Creator economy platform Deaku has raised £480K in a pre-seed round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from prominent creators including Rob Landes, Charles Berthoud, Rob Van Impe and Mario Joos – the latter the strategist behind many of MrBeast’s viral videos.

Founded by childhood friends Oscar Ferguson (a former NHS doctor) and Harrison Chapman, Deaku is building an AI-powered workspace designed to replace the fragmented stack of tools creators currently rely on with one connected platform combining strategy, analytics, collaboration and AI.

The funding will support product development, engineering hires and go-to-market partnerships with leading creator-economy voices.