What Deca does

Deca, operated by Pattern Engine, Inc., is a multi-chain NFT curation and discovery platform launched in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco. The platform enables registered users to create personal galleries that organize and display digital visual art linked to non-fungible tokens across Ethereum, Tezos, and Polygon blockchains. Its core product surface includes the Gallery system for user-curated collections, the Decagon — an evolving membership NFT designed by generative artist Kjetil Golid that anchors the "Decaverse" ecosystem — Decals (CC0-licensed symbolic artwork series), and an auxiliary RCs component. Infrastructure relies on Alchemy for NFT content delivery and IPFS for decentralized storage.

The business model is transactional rather than subscription-based: Deca captures revenue through configurable Secondary Sale Fees on Deca NFT resales and from primary minting of Deca NFTs. Go-to-market is community-led and self-serve, with no enterprise sales motion; users onboard via web browser by connecting compatible digital wallets. Marketing is driven organically through trending galleries, top collections, and social discovery features surfaced on the platform itself. Target customers are digital art collectors, NFT enthusiasts, and generative artists who need an accessible cross-chain venue to curate, mint, and showcase work.

Deca has no public API, SDK, or developer offering, and operates with a 1–10 person team. The company raised a single disclosed $6.2 million seed round in May 2022 led by Offline Ventures, with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Betaworks, Collab+Currency, Flamingo DAO, Pareto Holdings, and Samsung NEXT. There are no subsequent funding rounds, M&A activity, regulatory actions, or leadership changes reported in the available data, and the service remains operational.

Name

Deca

Legal name

Pattern Engine, Inc.

Website

https://deca.art

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Deca is a multi-chain NFT curation platform on Ethereum, Tezos, and Polygon that lets collectors and generative artists create galleries, mint NFTs, and discover digital art through a community-driven, self-serve web experience anchored by the Decagon membership token.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NFT Curation Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Art & 1/1 Digital Art NFT Marketplaces (FSADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

NFT Marketplaces & Aggregators (primary/secondary, discovery, cross-market routing) (FSAPAFAB), General NFT Marketplaces (Multi-Category) (FSADANAA)

Keywords

• NFT curation platform
• Digital art galleries
• Multi-chain NFTs
• Generative art platform
• NFT minting service

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Secondary Sale Fees: Deca charges a Secondary Sale Fee on any resale of a Deca NFT after the initial mint. This provides a recurring revenue stream based on NFT trading activity on the platform.
2. Primary NFT Minting: The platform facilitates minting of Deca NFTs and may set fees and terms related to initial token creation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Deca is a multi-chain NFT curation and discovery platform (deca.art) where registered users create personal galleries to curate and display digital art linked to NFTs across Ethereum, Tezos, and Polygon. The platform supports on-platform minting of "Deca NFTs" with configurable terms, including Secondary Sale Fees, and provides community-driven discovery via trending, top, and recent rankings. It is operated by Pattern Engine, Inc. as a self-serve web service available globally to wallet-connected users.

Product overview

Deca is a single, unified NFT art curation platform that enables users to create personal galleries of digital visual art linked to NFTs across multiple blockchains (Ethereum, Tezos, and Polygon). The core Deca platform serves as the main product, supplemented by Decagon (the membership NFT/token of the Decaverse ecosystem), Decals (symbolic creative permission artworks), and RCS (an auxiliary component). These products collectively form the Decaverse, with Decagon holders gaining access to the broader community and utilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Decagon: Membership NFT token of the Decaverse, designed by Kjetil Golid, serving as the platform's primary membership token
• RCs
• Decagon
• Decals

Products and services

• Deca

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rarible: Multi-chain NFT marketplace with minting, aggregation, and community features. Closely comparable to Deca in offering minting plus multi-chain discovery with an art/community orientation.
• Art Blocks: Premier curated generative-art platform on Ethereum, frequently featured in Deca galleries. Closely aligned on the generative-art vertical and collector base.
• fxhash: Decentralized generative-art platform on Tezos, also surfaced in Deca's curated galleries. Direct peer on Tezos-based generative art and overlapping creator/collector community.
• Foundation: Curated digital art NFT marketplace focused on 1/1 art and creator drops. Comparable to Deca on the high-end digital art vertical and the artist-collector community dynamic.
• Blur: Pro-trader NFT marketplace and aggregator with multi-chain support and analytics tools. Directly comparable to Deca on multi-chain aggregation and discovery, with a much larger team and capital base.
• Magic Eden: Multi-chain NFT marketplace originally focused on Solana, now expanded to Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin. Direct competitor in multi-chain NFT discovery and trading for collectors.

Emerging players

• Zora: Open protocol and marketplace for NFT creation and curation with an emphasis on creator tools and on-chain media. Comparable to Deca on the creator-empowerment and curation ethos.

Regional players

• Objkt: Leading Tezos NFT marketplace with strong generative-art curation, directly comparable to Deca on the Tezos chain and the generative-art collector base.

Broad incumbents

• OpenSea: The largest general NFT marketplace supporting multiple chains. Overlaps with Deca on multi-chain NFT discovery and trading, but OpenSea is a broad horizontal marketplace rather than a curated art/community platform.

Others

• Reservoir: NFT liquidity aggregator and API infrastructure provider powering marketplaces and apps. Comparable to Deca on the multi-chain aggregation thesis, but operates as B2B infrastructure rather than a consumer platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/0xDecaArt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deca10x

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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

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