ALKMY Technologies, LLC

What ALKMY Technologies, LLC does

ALKMY Technologies, LLC operates Spots, a Discord-native gamified social marketplace and virtual convention platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The core product, Spots, transforms Discord servers into interactive, commerce-enabled environments where independent artists, vendors, and brands can build digital booths, connect existing e-commerce stores (Etsy, Shopify, Big Cartel, Ko-Fi), and participate in gamified events with mini-games and gacha reward systems. The technology is built entirely on top of Discord's platform using custom bots and the Spots application distributed via Discord's App Directory (250M+ monthly active users), with an underlying ALKMY Marketplace Bot providing reputation tracking, transaction threads, and PayPal-escrowed payments. Supporting modules include Discord Server Management Services for community optimization and moderation.

The company serves a four-segment customer base: independent creators (anime artists, illustrators, VTubers, collectors) needing low-friction digital storefronts; physical convention organizers seeking virtual extensions (case studies include ComplexLand at 700,000 peak participants); Discord server owners and admins needing marketplace infrastructure and profit-sharing; and brands seeking to reach Gen-Z and Millennial audiences on Discord. Notable partnerships and engagements include SIDESHOW (premium collectibles), Wacom (featured event sponsor), FiGPiN (integrated store), and the largest Discord anime and art communities — Anime Soul (760,000+ members), Kokoro (110,000+ members), and Arts & Commissions.

ALKMY's business model combines a freemium vendor-side offering (no booth fees, transaction fees, or revenue cuts to ALKMY) with three monetization streams: marketplace transaction commissions shared with Discord server admins, quote-based convention and event hosting services for organizers, and brand/sponsor integration through immersive advertising, exclusive drops, and environmental placements within virtual events. Go-to-market is heavily community-led — leveraging deep integrations inside large Discord servers and a physical-convention recruiting presence (Anime Los Angeles, Anime Impulse, Anime Gaming Con) — supplemented by direct enterprise outreach via Calendly and email. The company is privately held, has disclosed a single $545,000 funding round (August 2022), and operates with 11-50 employees.

Name

ALKMY Technologies, LLC

Legal name

ALKMY Technologies, LLC

Website

https://alkmy.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ALKMY Technologies operates Spots, a Discord-native gamified social marketplace and virtual convention platform serving independent artists, physical convention organizers, Discord server admins, and brands targeting Gen-Z and Millennial audiences through free vendor tools and event sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Virtual Convention Platform

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Metaverse & Social Virtual Worlds (BPAMAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual Event Registration, Ticketing & Access Control (Authentication, Paywalls, Badging) (THAHAOAI)

Keywords

• Virtual convention platform
• Social commerce marketplace
• Discord marketplace bot
• Gamified marketplace platform
• Virtual event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Thousand Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform / Marketplace Commission: Admin profit-sharing model where server admins earn a percentage of every transaction happening in their communities, creating a sustainable revenue share for community management. The core platform takes a cut from marketplace transactions facilitated through the Discord bot.
2. Convention / Event Hosting Services: ALKMY builds and hosts virtual convention extensions for physical events (e.g., SIDESHOWCON, Anime AlleyCon, AlleyCon). The company likely charges conventions/organizers for the platform infrastructure and event production services.
3. Brand / Sponsor Integration: ALKMY integrates sponsors and brands into virtual events through immersive advertising placements (e.g., rooftop billboards, environmental ads, exclusive item drops) within the Spots platform, monetizing brand access to Gen-Z and Millennial Discord audiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ALKMY Technologies operates Spots, the first fully gamified social marketplace and convention solution built on Discord, enabling artists, exhibitors, and brands to build free digital booths, connect existing e-commerce stores, and participate in virtual events with gamification features. The company also provides the ALKMY Marketplace Bot, a Discord-native bot enabling buying, selling, and trading with reputation tracking, escrowed payments via PayPal Buyer Protection, and transaction threads. Additionally, ALKMY builds and hosts custom virtual convention extensions for physical events such as Anime AlleyCon, AlleyCon, and SIDESHOWCON.

Product overview

ALKMY Technologies, LLC operates as a unified platform offering Discord-based virtual convention and marketplace solutions. The core product is Spots, the first fully gamified social marketplace and convention solution that transforms Discord into an interactive, commerce-enabled hub. Supporting this core are virtual event offerings including Anime AlleyCon (a digital anime artist alley), AlleyCon (Arts & Commissions virtual artist alley), SIDESHOWCON (collectibles virtual booth), and ComplexLand (COVID-era virtual convention case study). Additional modules include the ALKMY Marketplace Bot for Discord-based commerce with reputation tracking and payment protection, and Discord Server Management Services for community optimization. The platform connects artists, exhibitors, and brands with Gen-Z and Millennial audiences, enabling vendors to build free shops, organizers to host gamified events, and communities to facilitate commerce with no booth fees, transaction fees, or revenue cuts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spots - Gamified Social Marketplace The first fully gamified social marketplace and convention solution for Discord. Spots transforms social platforms into interactive, commerce-enabled hubs, allowing artists, exhibitors, and brands to build shops, participate in events, and engage with gamification features including mini-games and gacha systems.
• ALKMY Marketplace Bot A Discord bot enabling buying, selling, and trading within Discord servers. Features include reputation tracking, escrowed payments with PayPal Buyer Protection, transaction threads with communication logs, and profit sharing for server admins.
• Virtual Conventions on Discord Virtual, interactive convention extensions that allow event organizers to reach more attendees and vendors. Provides a platform for conventions to expand their reach online, include vendors who didn't make physical cut, and engage fans who cannot attend in person.
• Anime AlleyCon A fully digital artist alley virtual convention hosted on Discord for anime artists. Bridges the gap between virtual artist events and physical conventions, featuring artist booths, VTuber participation, and a companion experience for physical anime conventions.
• AlleyCon A virtual artist alley event featuring Discord's Arts & Commissions community. Provides a platform for highly motivated, talented creators to build immersive, expressive digital booth spaces within Discord.
• SIDESHOWCON Virtual event platform featuring immersive 'super booth' experiences for collectibles. Translates digital showcase content into walkable virtual spaces with category-specific wings and community-driven collector challenges.
• Discord Server Management Services Community management services including Discord server creation, optimization for performance and engagement, user experience enhancement, custom bots and apps development, and ongoing community moderation to keep servers active and safe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x participation increase with virtual event extensions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• FiGPiNsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2023FiGPiN integrated their enamel pin and character online store into select Discord servers (Kokoro, Art & Commissions, CSULB Esports Association) through the ALKMY Marketplace, enabling fans to explore and purchase FiGPiN products directly within Discord. A 15% welcome discount was offered for orders through this channel.
• SIDESHOWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALKMY partnered with SIDESHOW, America's largest premium collectible company, to create the virtual SIDESHOWCON — a fully immersive super booth that translated their digital showcase into a walkable virtual format across categories (ARTIST ORIGINALS, HORROR, STAR WARS, ART PRINTS, SUPERHEROES). The experience was structured with daily wing openings and a community challenge. SIDESHOW's VP subsequently asked ALKMY to build an entire event around the concept, validating the platform's potential as a standalone virtual convention.
• WacomsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerWacom was a featured sponsor of AlleyCon November 2025, with a large-scale gallery tied to the server's most popular art competition. Sponsor placements were integrated across the virtual event environment — from rooftop billboards to environmental ads — creating natural, immersive brand collaboration within the event.
• Anime SoulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnime Soul is Discord's largest anime community with over 760,000 members. ALKMY worked with Anime Soul on virtual events and identified them as the key community super-user group for anime artists. The partnership informed ALKMY's strategy to focus on US-based anime convention artists for Anime AlleyCon.
• Arts & CommissionssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Arts & Commissions Discord community (one of Discord's largest commission artist communities) reached out to ALKMY after Anime Soul's project concluded, leading to the collaborative creation of AlleyCon — a virtual artist alley that proved virtual artist alleys can be vibrant, scalable, and deeply engaging.
• KokorocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKokoro is Discord's largest anime art server with over 110,000 members comprising anime artists, collectors, and fans worldwide. Kokoro hosts Anime AlleyCon, bringing the reach, coordination, and community trust needed to make the virtual artist alley a reliable event for artists and fans.
• CSULB Esports AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCSULB Esports Association is one of the Discord servers where FiGPiN's store launched via the ALKMY Marketplace, serving as a distribution channel for the collectibles brand within the Discord ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hopin (RingCentral Events): Hopin/RingCentral Events is a virtual and hybrid event platform offering online venues, registration, networking, and exhibitor booths. It directly competes with ALKMY's Spots virtual convention extension product for organizer budgets.
• vFairs: vFairs provides virtual event, trade show, and exhibition platforms with 3D booths and exhibitor halls. It competes with ALKMY's booth-builder and convention-extension capabilities targeting organizer-side deals.
• Bizzabo: Bizzabo is an in-person + virtual event platform with registration, exhibitor management, and engagement tools. It targets the same convention and trade-show organizer buyers that ALKMY courts for its virtual extensions.
• Swapcard: Swapcard delivers virtual and hybrid event platforms with community, networking, and exhibitor marketplaces, used by trade shows and conventions. It overlaps with ALKMY's virtual convention and community-led monetization model.
• 6Connex: 6Connex is a virtual events and environment platform serving enterprise events with exhibitor booths, sponsorship, and engagement features. It is a direct match for ALKMY's virtual convention offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale ticketing and event-management marketplace for in-person and online events. It overlaps with ALKMY's convention/event registration and attendee access use cases at much broader scale.
• Cvent: Cvent is an enterprise event management platform covering in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings with registration and exhibitor management. It competes at the higher end of ALKMY's convention-organizer opportunity.

Emerging players

• Circle: Circle is a community platform used by creators and brands to host paid communities, events, and commerce. It addresses the same server-admin persona ALKMY targets but across broader community use cases.
• Mighty Networks: Mighty Networks enables creators to run paid communities with events, courses, and member monetization. It competes for community-manager wallet share that ALKMY's Discord admin profit-sharing also targets.
• Geneva: Geneva is a multi-purpose community app combining chat, events, voice, and member management for groups. It serves communities adjacent to Discord, where ALKMY adds marketplace and convention layers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/alkmytechnologies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alkmy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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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