CineBlock Holdings Inc.

What CineBlock Holdings Inc. does

CineBlock Holdings, Inc. is a privately held Delaware corporation headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, that operates CineBlock Films™, an SEC-approved equity crowdfunding marketplace for entertainment media projects. The company was founded by a group of college friends with backgrounds in film, technology, finance, and entertainment and launched its flagship platform in January 2026 through its wholly owned operating subsidiary CineBlock Films, LLC, a Maryland LLC registered as a funding portal with the SEC and a member of FINRA. The platform serves two primary customer segments — retail investors (both accredited and non-accredited U.S. investors) seeking equity exposure to entertainment projects, and independent creators (filmmakers, game developers, VR creators, YouTubers, and other digital content producers) seeking an alternative to traditional studio financing.

The core technology is a blockchain-enabled investment marketplace that manages ownership records and cap tables for offerings across film, television, gaming, virtual reality, YouTube content, sports franchises, and other digital media. The platform supports multiple investment instrument types including SAFEs, Revenue Share, Convertible Notes, Corporate Bonds, and equity/common stock, with creators able to raise up to $5 million per year under SEC Regulation Crowdfunding rules. Payment processing is handled through third-party providers BitGo (contracted electronic payment processor for electronic funds transfers) and Stripe (transaction payment processing). The product is distributed via a self-serve web application at app.cineblockfilms.com and operates under the broader CineBlock® App Suite, a film-tech software suite positioning the company to participate in the creator economy, which is projected to grow from $191 billion to $528 billion by 2030.

CineBlock generates revenue through transaction fees on crowdfunding portal intermediary services and professional services for creator fundraising, while investors are not charged platform fees. Distribution is direct-to-consumer and product-led, relying on content marketing across a Medium blog, YouTube, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok channels plus downloadable investor guides. Strategic partnerships with STUFF.IO (fundraising and distribution) and ADLUNAM (movie financing transformation) were announced in January 2026. Total disclosed funding across 2024–2025 rounds is approximately $404,000 from undisclosed investors, with no institutional venture or growth capital and no external parent company. The team comprises 1–10 employees based at the single Gaithersburg headquarters.

Name

CineBlock Holdings Inc.

Legal name

CineBlock Holdings, Inc.

Website

https://cineblockfilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CineBlock Holdings operates CineBlock Films™, an SEC- and FINRA-compliant equity crowdfunding marketplace that uses blockchain-based cap tables to enable retail investors to purchase equity stakes in entertainment media projects including film, television, gaming, VR, and digital content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equity Crowdfunding Marketplace

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Brokerages & On/Off-Ramps (fiat rails, instant buy/sell) (FSAPADAG)

Keywords

• Equity crowdfunding platform
• Entertainment media financing
• Regulation crowdfunding portal
• Blockchain securities offerings
• Film investment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaithersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crowdfunding Portal Intermediary Services: CineBlock Films operates as a registered funding portal intermediary facilitating securities offerings. The platform permits prospective investors to independently search and invest in securities offerings. The portal does not charge investors fees for making investments, though third-party payment processors may impose fees.
2. Creator/Filmmaker Fundraising Services: Filmmakers and creators can raise up to $5 million annually under SEC crowdfunding regulations through the platform. The platform provides fundraising options via Reg CF portal for various types of digital and transmedia content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CineBlock Holdings operates the CineBlock Films™ marketplace, an SEC-approved equity crowdfunding platform where creators (filmmakers, game developers, VR and digital media producers) can raise up to $5 million annually from U.S. investors under Regulation Crowdfunding rules. Investors, both accredited and non-accredited, can browse offerings and purchase equity stakes via blockchain-recorded ownership and cap tables, with investment structures including SAFEs, Revenue Share, Convertible Notes, Corporate Bonds, and Equity/Common Stock.

Product overview

CineBlock Holdings Inc. operates a platform ecosystem centered on CineBlock Films™, an SEC-approved equity crowdfunding marketplace that democratizes entertainment media financing. The platform is part of the CineBlock® App Suite and enables retail investors to purchase equity stakes in film, television, gaming, and digital media projects using blockchain technology. CineBlock Films™ also operates as a Reg CF portal, allowing creators to raise up to $5 million annually from fans and investors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CineBlock Films™: SEC-approved investment marketplace platform enabling fans and retail investors to buy equity stakes in entertainment projects using blockchain technology
• CineBlock® App Suite

Products and services

• CineBlock Films™ Equity Crowdfunding Marketplace SEC-approved investment marketplace where fans and retail investors (accredited and non-accredited) can browse, research, and purchase equity stakes in entertainment media projects including film, television, gaming, VR, YouTube content, and sports franchises. Creators can raise up to $5 million annually under SEC Regulation Crowdfunding rules, using blockchain-recorded ownership and supporting instruments such as SAFEs, Revenue Share, Convertible Notes, Corporate Bonds, and Equity/Common Stock.
• CineBlock® App Suite A suite of film-technology software applications designed to democratize the entertainment media industry by allowing anyone to legally fund, invest in, or profit from media projects. The CineBlock Films marketplace operates within this broader App Suite.

Quantifiable outcome

• Creator economy projected to grow from $191 billion to $528 billion by 2030
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• STUFF.IOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026STUFF.IO partnered with CineBlock to empower filmmakers with next-generation fundraising and distribution models. This partnership enables filmmakers to access both equity crowdfunding capabilities and distribution opportunities through the STUFF.IO platform.
• ADLUNAMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026ADLUNAM and CineBlock Films forged a groundbreaking partnership to transform movie financing. This strategic alliance represents a mutual collaboration to advance innovative financing solutions for entertainment media projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Honeycomb Credit: Honeycomb Credit is an SEC-registered Reg CF portal focused on small business and community lending/investing. It competes in the same regulated crowdfunding intermediary space with similar issuer services.
• Republic: Republic operates a multi-jurisdictional (Reg CF, Reg A+, Reg D) investment platform with a strong focus on technology and consumer startups, plus Republic Studios for media/entertainment deals. It directly overlaps CineBlock in equity crowdfunding intermediation and includes a dedicated entertainment vertical.
• StartEngine: StartEngine is a major SEC-registered Reg CF and Reg A+ funding portal with a large issuer base and broad investor audience. It is one of CineBlock's most direct competitors for U.S. equity crowdfunding volume and issuer services.
• SeedInvest: SeedInvest (a StartEngine subsidiary) operates a curated Reg CF and Reg A+ platform for vetted startups. It competes with CineBlock for issuer capital raises and accredited/non-accredited retail investor dollars under similar SEC regulatory frameworks.
• Netcapital: Netcapital is an SEC-registered funding portal providing Reg CF and Reg A+ capital-raising services to small businesses and startups. It overlaps with CineBlock in serving issuers seeking retail capital via SEC-registered crowdfunding.
• Wefunder: Wefunder is one of the largest SEC-registered Reg CF funding portals in the U.S., enabling retail investors to purchase equity in startups and other ventures. It competes head-on with CineBlock Films for the same issuer and investor base, with a much larger established user community.
• Mainvest: Mainvest is an SEC-registered funding portal focused on revenue-sharing investments in small businesses, particularly Main Street franchises. It uses Reg CF and overlapping revenue-share structures that mirror CineBlock's flexible instrument support for creators.

Emerging players

• Slated: Slated is a film industry deal-making and financing platform connecting filmmakers with financiers and distributors. While not a Reg CF funding portal, it overlaps with CineBlock in entertainment media financing workflows and could be a complementary or competitive platform for filmmakers.
• Seed&Spark: Seed&Spark is a crowdfunding and community platform dedicated to independent film. It uses a rewards/donation crowdfunding model rather than SEC equity crowdfunding, but competes for the same independent filmmaker audience CineBlock targets on the creator side.

Broad incumbents

• AngelList (now AngelList Venture): AngelList operates Roll Up Vehicles, syndicates, and other private investment infrastructure heavily used by startups and funds. It competes with CineBlock for accredited investor capital deployment and represents a broader, more established fintech ecosystem player.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cineblockfilms
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CineBlockFilms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cineblock/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/cineblockfilms
• TikToktiktok.com/@cineblockfilms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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