
HUSSLUP enables creators in media and entertainment to build a diverse global community through personal profiles with verified credits and vouches and encrypted creative samples. Users can connect with each other and create and share annotated contact lists organized by project. HUSSLUP enables creators to connect with jobs, mentors, and representation through Pro Search tool that enables executives, producers, and representatives to search for the talent they need to hire. HUSSLUP enables creators to collaborate through sharing encrypted creative projects in their working groups and private messages.

HUSSLUP enables creators in media and entertainment to build a diverse global community through personal profiles with verified credits and vouches and encrypted creative samples. Users can connect with each other and create and share annotated contact lists organized by project. HUSSLUP enables creators to connect with jobs, mentors, and representation through Pro Search tool that enables executives, producers, and representatives to search for the talent they need to hire. HUSSLUP enables creators to collaborate through sharing encrypted creative projects in their working groups and private messages.
What: Networking and job-search platform for creative professionals in film and television
Founded: 2021
Founder / CEO: H. (Heather) Schuster
Funding: $2.5M seed (Dec 2022) plus pre-seed support
Status (reported): Paused operations / indefinite hiatus (reported Sept 2024)
Hiring, discovery, and collaboration for media and entertainment creatives
2021
Media & Entertainment / Professional networking
Pre-seed support associated with Techstars / Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs
2500000.00
Seed round announced December 2022 with additional participation from Ulu Ventures, Gaingels, and 360 Venture Collective
“Fuel Capital; f7 Ventures; Techstars; Ulu Ventures; Gaingels; 360 Venture Collective; individual investors including Josh Yguado and Sharon Tal Yguado”