An Unlikely Hero in a Sensible Suit
Let’s be honest, when you think of viral dance trends and teenage influencers, Oracle is hardly the first name that springs to mind. This is a company that built its empire on databases and enterprise software, the kind of stuff that makes your eyes glaze over. Yet here they are, at the very centre of the cultural zeitgeist. And to me, that’s precisely what makes this interesting.
Oracle isn’t just an investor here. It’s also the plumber. By providing the cloud infrastructure and the data security, it’s solving the very problem that landed TikTok in hot water in the first place. This gives Oracle a steady, recurring revenue stream tied directly to the app's success in America. It’s a clever move, transforming them from a reliable but rather dull tech giant into a key player in the creator economy.