At a time when creators are evolving into full-stack entrepreneurs, the tools that support them have fallen behind. The creator economy—often thought of as digital-first—is colliding with the rise of real-world communities, where followers want experiences, not just content.
Enter Suvir Wadhwa, the 23-year-old founder of Flite. As a college student at NYU, Wadhwa, along with his co-founder Rahul Surana, found himself managing backend logistics for a half-dozen creators: ticketing, promotions, taxes, and vendor payouts. But the ceiling was clear. "I realized I was essentially acting as the backend for these creators. It wasn't scalable," he said. That bottleneck inspired him to build what he calls the operating system for real-world creator commerce.
