section_path: Business ventures/Investments and partnerships
section_name: Investments and partnerships
paragraph_text: Investments and partnerships
  
  Donaldson is an investor in the tech startup Backbone, which produces the Backbone One, a controller accessory for smartphones, and the Backbone app, a content creation and social tools app for its users.
  
  In March 2021, Donaldson partnered with the Creative Juice financial network to introduce Juice Funds, a $2 million investment fund for content creators.
  
  In April 2021, Donaldson became a long-term investor and partner of financial technology company Current. The same month, Donaldson received backlash after fans lost significant amounts of money in a cryptocurrency scheme that Donaldson had invested in and promoted.
  
  In November 2022, Donaldson partnered with East Carolina University to create a course centered around YouTube content creation.
  
  In May 2023, Donaldson was featured as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars show.
  
  Donaldson announced that he is collaborating with James Patterson on a thriller novel, which will be published by HarperCollins in 2026.
  
  Donaldson is an investor in the tech startup Backbone, which produces the Backbone One, a controller accessory for smartphones, and the Backbone app, a content creation and social tools app for its users.
  
  In March 2021, Donaldson partnered with the Creative Juice financial network to introduce Juice Funds, a $2 million investment fund for content creators.
  
  In April 2021, Donaldson became a long-term investor and partner of financial technology company Current. The same month, Donaldson received backlash after fans lost significant amounts of money in a cryptocurrency scheme that Donaldson had invested in and promoted.
  
  In November 2022, Donaldson partnered with East Carolina University to create a course centered around YouTube content creation.
  
  In May 2023, Donaldson was featured as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars show.
  
  Donaldson announced that he is collaborating with James Patterson on a thriller novel, which will be published by HarperCollins in 2026.