What Metafide does

Metafide Corp. is a US-based predictive finance company that operates the SURGE platform, a skill-based gaming experience where players compete to predict the price movements of assets such as Bitcoin and NVDA. Founded on February 2, 2022, and headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (with a Miami presence referenced in firmographics), Metafide originally began as a real-time crypto ratings and signal product for professional trading desks before pivoting toward gamified prediction and launching the consumer-facing SURGE platform in 2025.

The core product, SURGE, hosts two main game modes — Spot On (predict a precise closing price) and Range Rivals (predict volatility bands) — where players stake USDC and receive rewards based on their accuracy ranking against other participants. The platform is powered by an AI signal engine using a neural network ensemble trained on historical and real-time market data, with price inputs aggregated from multiple top-tier exchanges. A native utility token, $FIDE, underpins the token economy, with on-chain mechanics for gameplay, rewards, and unlocks. Integrations include Coinbase for fiat on-ramp and Base for USDC deposits, with planned Solana support and DogeOS cross-chain integration.

Metafide monetizes through multiple streams: gameplay transaction fees on staked USDC, an institutional hedge fund product applying Metafide's predictive signals to systematic trading strategies for accredited investors, and the $FIDE token economy. The company is community-led in go-to-market, relying on Discord, Twitch-streamed Supercharged Events, referral programs, and partner community co-hosting for user acquisition. Following a $3.275 million seed round in July 2025 led by DIY Fund with broad venture participation, Metafide remains in beta with a lean team across product, engineering, data, operations, marketing, and growth.

Name

Metafide

Legal name

Metafide Corp.

Website

https://metafide.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metafide operates the SURGE platform, a skill-based predictive gaming product where users compete to forecast Bitcoin and NVDA price movements using AI-generated signals, serving crypto-native retail gamers via USDC-staked gameplay and accredited investors through a separate hedge fund product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Predictive Trading Gaming

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Metaverse Commerce & Monetization (virtual goods storefronts, payments, ads) (FSAPAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Systematic Volatility & Options (Vol Arb, Dispersion, Systematic Overlays) (FSAHAEAD), Player Wallets, Identity & Accounts for Games (embedded wallets, SSO, DID) (FSAPAGAF)

Keywords

• Predictive trading platform
• Skill-based prediction games
• AI market signals
• Crypto prediction gaming
• Tokenized gaming rewards

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Gameplay Participation and Rewards: Players compete in skill-based prediction games with stakes. Prize pools are determined by player participation. Rewards are distributed in USDC based on prediction accuracy ranking against other players.
2. Institutional Hedge Fund Product: Private product for accredited and institutional investors using Metafide predictive signals and tools. Separate from consumer gameplay with applicable fund and securities requirements.
3. Token Economy: $FIDE token powers the platform ecosystem. Token is used to play games, earned through performance, and unlocks rewards. On-chain mechanics drive engagement and value.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Metafide operates the SURGE platform, a gamified predictive trading system where players use AI-generated signals to forecast real market price movements for assets such as Bitcoin and NVDA. Players stake on each prediction and earn USDC and $FIDE token rewards based on accuracy and timing in PvP rounds, with games including Spot On (precise price prediction) and Range Rivals (volatility band selection). The company also operates a private institutional hedge fund product that applies Metafide's AI predictive signals to systematic trading strategies for accredited investors.

Product overview

Metafide operates as a unified predictive finance platform built around the SURGE platform. The core offering combines three interconnected products: Spot On (a skill-based price prediction game in Beta), Range Rivals (a range selection game in development), and an institutional hedge fund product. The platform is powered by an AI prediction engine that generates real-time market signals, and utilizes the $FIDE token for in-game transactions and rewards. The consumer games run on SURGE, while institutional products apply the same predictive technology to systematic strategies. The platform differentiates through free-for-all PvP gameplay, AI-generated forecasts, and on-chain mechanics without relying on chance or capital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SURGE: Metafide's gamified predictive trading platform where players compete to predict real price movements of Bitcoin and NVDA. Features games including Spot On (predict precise closing price) and Range Rivals (predict price volatility bands). Uses AI neural network forecasting combined with human intuition for market predictions.

Products and services

• SURGE Platform Gamified predictive trading platform that turns real market movements into skill-based games where players compete for rewards by predicting price with precision and timing. Combines AI signals, human intuition, and on-chain token mechanics.
• Spot On Skill-based price prediction game where players predict a precise closing price for assets like Bitcoin and NVDA as early as possible. Players can make up to five calls per round over one-minute or one-day timeframes, competing in free-for-all PvP with rewards based on accuracy and timing.
• Range Rivals Skill-based range selection game where players predict the high and low of real price movement by dragging and dropping a future volatility band. Tighter ranges yield higher point potential; wider bands are lower risk but lower reward. Range bands adjust dynamically based on recent volatility, asset behavior, and timeframe.
• $FIDE Token On-chain utility token that powers the Metafide platform. Used to play games, earned through prediction performance, and unlocks rewards as players progress.
• Metafide Institutional Hedge Fund Private product for accredited and institutional investors that applies Metafide's proprietary predictive AI signals and tools to systematic trading strategies. Operated separately from consumer gameplay under applicable fund and securities requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34,000+ predictions made on platform
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• DogeOScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2025Strategic partnership with DogeOS to develop SURGE platform, particularly targeting the Dogecoin market. DogeOS integration is in motion with future bridges planned across the Web3 stack.
• CoinbasecoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides fiat on-ramp service allowing users to deposit funds via debit card, bank transfer, and credit card in supported countries to fund gameplay.
• TwitchmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerStreams Supercharged Events live on Twitch where winners showcase leaderboard victories. MCs narrate gameplay like finance as a sport with extra prizes for chat participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Limitless Labs: Base-chain prediction market for real-world events using USDC. Comparable on-chain prediction infrastructure and token-incentivized participation, positioning it as a direct Web3-native competitor to Metafide.
• Kalshi: CFTC-regulated US prediction market exchange trading on event outcomes. Comparable to Metafide as a regulated alternative in the same prediction category, offering a clear competitive reference point for how regulators treat paid-out prediction products.
• Polymarket: Leading crypto-native prediction market where users trade on the outcome of real-world events using USDC. Directly comparable to Metafide on the 'prediction-as-product' axis and on the crypto/USDC rails, though Polymarket is event-based rather than price-prediction based.
• Azuro Protocol: Web3 prediction/gaming infrastructure protocol offering liquidity and tooling for on-chain prediction apps. Comparable as adjacent prediction-market infrastructure and as a potential B2B rails provider for Metafide-style games.

Broad incumbents

• Robinhood: US retail brokerage with gamified trading UX, prediction-market integrations, and crypto trading. Comparable as the mainstream incumbent Metafide competes against for retail 'trading-as-entertainment' mindshare.
• eToro: Social/copy-trading platform with gamified investing features. Comparable on the gamified-retail-trading axis and as a benchmark for how social-trading features compound engagement.
• Numerai: Crowdsourced AI-driven hedge fund that aggregates machine-learning predictions from a global community. Comparable to the institutional product leg of Metafide, where AI-generated signals are monetized through systematic trading strategies.
• Coinbase: Largest US-regulated crypto exchange and a key Metafide partner (fiat on-ramp). Comparable as the dominant crypto on-ramp/venue against which Metafide's $FIDE-tokenized gameplay must differentiate.

Emerging players

• Drift Protocol: Solana-based perpetuals DEX with gamified trading mechanics and prediction-style products. Comparable as a crypto-native gamified trading venue that overlaps with Metafide's Solana expansion plans.
• Stocktwits: Social platform for retail traders with Twitch-style streaming integrations. Comparable on the community-led, content-driven engagement loop that Metafide's Discord/Twitch strategy mirrors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubetwitch.tv/surgetoken
• Xx.com/FIDE_AI
• Facebookfacebook.com/metafide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metafide

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments

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