Fanbase

Name

Fanbase

Legal name

Fanbase Social Media, Inc.

Website

https://fanbase.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Virtual Currency (Love): Users purchase Love virtual currency through in-app purchases. When users tip creators with Love, each Love is worth $0.01, with the platform taking a portion of each transaction. Creators must accrue at least $25 before withdrawal.
2. Subscriptions: Creators can offer subscription-based exclusive content access to subscribers. Subscribers pay for premium content, providing creators with recurring monthly income. Platform takes a share of subscription revenue.
3. Content Unlocks: Users can unlock exclusive content posted by creators by spending Love currency. This pay-per-content model allows one-time purchases for access to specific premium posts.
4. Equity Crowdfunding: The company raises capital through equity crowdfunding campaigns on StartEngine, allowing retail investors to purchase shares. The 2023 crowdfunding round surpassed $4.5 million with total raised funds reaching $10 million.
5. In-App Purchases (Auto-Recurring Subscriptions): Platform offers additional products and services for purchase through iTunes App Store, Google Play Store, and other application platforms. Auto-recurring periodic subscriptions are billed monthly until cancelled.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fanbase is a social media platform that enables content creators to monetize their content through subscriptions, the proprietary Love virtual currency, paid content unlocks, and tips. The platform supports photos, short-form video (Flickz), long-form video (Fanbase+), live audio rooms, and live streaming (Fanbase Live) for individual creators and content consumers. Creators can begin earning immediately without follower thresholds, and fans can support creators through subscriptions, Love currency purchases, and content unlocks.

Product overview

Fanbase is a next-generation social media platform that operates as a unified platform architecture combining a core social media app with multiple integrated modules. The core Fanbase App provides the foundational social media infrastructure, while specialized modules include Fanbase+ for long-form video, Flickz for short-form video editing, Fanbase Audio for live audio rooms, Fanbase Live for video streaming, Media Posting for content sharing, and TikTok Migrator for content transfer. The platform's monetization ecosystem is built around the Love virtual currency system and subscription features. A November 2025 partnership with pocstock added AI training compensation capabilities, allowing users to earn money when their content is used for AI model training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flickz: A feature for creating and editing TikTok-style short-form videos with audio mixing and multi-layer editing capabilities.
• Fanbase Audio
• Fanbase Plus (FB+)
• TikTok Migrator

Products and services

• Fanbase App The primary social media platform and mobile application enabling content creators to monetize their posts through subscriptions, the proprietary Love virtual currency, paid content unlocks, and tips. Designed for individual creators and fans seeking direct creator-to-audience monetization across photos, audio, and video.
• Fanbase+ Long-form video hosting and streaming feature on the Fanbase platform, allowing creators to upload extended video content and monetize it through subscriptions, Love tips, and content unlocks. Targeted at creators producing episodic, tutorial, or full-length video content.
• Flickz Short-form vertical video creation and discovery feature within the Fanbase platform. Allows creators to publish short videos with built-in monetization via Love tips, content unlocks, and subscriptions, marketed as a TikTok-style alternative with creator-first revenue.
• Fanbase Audio (Camps) Live audio rooms feature (Camps) within the Fanbase platform where creators can host live audio conversations with fans. Includes ticket-based entry, host controls, and monetization via Love currency, positioned as a Clubhouse-style social audio experience.
• Fanbase Live Real-time live streaming feature on the Fanbase platform that allows creators to broadcast live to their audience. Viewers can support creators during streams by sending Love virtual currency tips.
• TikTok Migrator Content migration utility that allows creators to transfer their existing short-form video content and audience data from TikTok to the Fanbase platform, reducing friction for creators switching platforms.
• Media Posting Content creation and posting feature within the Fanbase platform that supports photos, paid media, and pay-per-view content unlocks. Creators can set prices on individual posts and unlock fees, while fans pay via Love currency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Creators earn $0.01 per Love tipped by users, with withdrawal available once $25 threshold is reached
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• pocstockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Fanbase partnered with pocstock to pay users and media companies for AI training of their content. This partnership enables creators to earn compensation when their content is used for AI model training, setting a new standard in the social media economy. pocstock secured funding to develop diversity-focused AI imaging solutions.
• PropelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partnership for promotional and marketing activations. Propel is one of the brand partners featured on the Fanbase partners page.
• MAC CosmeticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partnership for promotional and marketing activations. MAC Cosmetics is featured as a brand partner on the Fanbase partners page.
• LinktreeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partnership for promotional and marketing activations. Linktree is featured as a brand partner on the Fanbase partners page.
• BranchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand partnership for promotional and marketing activations. Branch (deep linking platform) is featured as a brand partner on the Fanbase partners page.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ko-fi: Ko-fi offers tips, memberships, and shop features for creators, closely overlapping with Fanbase's combination of micro-tipping, subscriptions, and exclusive content unlocks. Direct competitor for independent creator monetization.
• Patreon: Patreon is the leading subscription-based creator monetization platform, allowing fans to pay recurring fees for exclusive content. Directly comparable to Fanbase's subscription and fan membership model, with a broader creator base but web-first delivery.
• OnlyFans: OnlyFans enables creators to monetize via subscriptions, tips, and pay-per-view content unlocks — a nearly identical monetization architecture to Fanbase. It is the largest direct competitor in subscription fan membership, with much larger scale.
• Buy Me a Coffee: Buy Me a Coffee lets creators receive one-time tips and recurring memberships from fans, mirroring Fanbase's Love tipping and subscription features. It is a smaller, web-based direct peer in the same creator-monetization niche.
• Substack: Substack enables writers and creators to monetize via paid email subscriptions, sharing revenue with creators. Comparable to Fanbase's subscription content model, though focused on long-form written/ newsletter content rather than video, audio, and live streams.

Broad incumbents

• Twitch: Twitch is the dominant live-streaming platform with subscriptions, Bits (tipping), and creator monetization. Comparable to Fanbase Live and subscription features, but with a much larger scale and gaming-focused audience.
• TikTok: TikTok is the leading short-form video platform and the primary competitor Fanbase targets via its TikTok Migrator. Overlaps with Flickz and Media Posting features but operates at vastly greater scale with a different monetization model (ads + creator fund).
• Instagram: Instagram offers subscriptions, Reels, Stories, and Live — all features Fanbase provides. As a Meta-owned broad incumbent, Instagram competes for the same creators and fan engagement use cases with significantly greater distribution.

Emerging players

• Clubhouse: Clubhouse pioneered audio-only rooms with live conversation — directly comparable to Fanbase Audio Rooms / Camps. Clubhouse is an emerging player with similar audio community mechanics but no native tipping or monetization layer equivalent to Love.
• Cameo: Cameo enables fans to pay creators for personalized video messages. While the format differs, the direct fan-to-creator monetization model parallels Fanbase's mission of fan-supported creator income, particularly in the celebrity/influencer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/fanbaseapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fanbaseapp
• Instagraminstagram.com/fanbase
• TikToktiktok.com/@fanbaseapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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