India, March 11 -- Angad Bhatia, the founder of MensXP, has joined Network18's Firstpost and Creator18 as its chief executive officer after exiting Mensa Brands.

Creator18 is a new venture of Network18, which aims to build a creator network on off-platform extensions across its digital properties, a company statement said.

"An experienced builder of digital businesses, Angad brings deep expertise in starting and scaling B2C media ventures," it added.

This comes nearly a month after Inc42 exclusively reported that Bhatia was quitting Indian Lifestyle Network (ILN), which operates MensXP, iDiva, and Hypp. ILN was acquired by Mensa Brands in a $100 Mn deal from Times Internet in 2022.

The three brands, which operate under the ILN umbrell...