Clash is launching Drops as a new kind of tip jar for creators.
Clash is launching Drops as a new kind of tip jar for creators.
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Clash raises $9.1M and enables creators to earn money with digital Drops

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Clash has raised $9.1 million in funding and today is launching Drops, which are in-app digital goods that fans buy to give to their favorite creators.

Drops are akin to tips in the real world. When fans buy them and share them with creators, it’s like putting money in a tip jar laid out in front of your favorite neighborhood entertainer.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.