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# Step
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**Type:** Company
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**Domain:** Entertainment (secondary: Internet Finance)
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**Status:** Acquired
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**Founded:** [Date unknown]
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**Headquarters:** [Location unknown]
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## Overview
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Youth-focused fintech app acquired by Beast Industries in February 2026.
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## Timeline
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- **2021** — Valued at $920M with 7 million users
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- **2026-02-10** — Acquired by Beast Industries (Jimmy Donaldson's parent company). No financial terms disclosed. Acquisition follows Beast Industries' strategic expansion into financial services including trademark filings for 'Beast Financial' (October 2025) and $200M investment from Bitmine for DeFi platform (January 2026).
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## Strategic Context
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Step acquisition represents Beast Industries' entry into regulated financial services, using MrBeast's 470M subscriber base (39% of YouTube's 13-17 demographic) as customer acquisition funnel. CEO Jeff Housenbold framed strategy as 'meeting our audiences where they are, with practical, technology-driven solutions.'
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## Sources
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- American Banker, "Beast Industries Acquires Step" (2026-02-10) |