What Catizen does

Catizen is a cat café-themed mini-game adventure built natively as a Telegram Mini-App and deployed multichain across The Open Network (TON) and Mantle, with on-chain transactions, users, and a native utility token called $CATI. The core product is a free-to-play tap-to-earn game accessed via the @catizenbot (TON) and @Catizen_Mntbot (Mantle) bots, designed to lower the barrier to blockchain adoption for Telegram's roughly 1 billion monthly active users. Per the official website, Catizen has reached 12M+ gamers including 700K+ on-chain enthusiasts, while third-party reporting (KuCoin, October 2025) cites 34 million players among the top Telegram tap-to-earn games.

Around the core game, Catizen has built a four-module ecosystem: a Game Center and Game SDK with over 50 signed third-party games; an Open Task Center that sells targeted user-acquisition and airdrop-distribution services to Web3 project owners; a Launch Pool where $CATI holders can stake without impermanent loss while partner projects access premium launch distribution; and a Catizen AI module branded around a "Heal the World" AI Kitty digital companion. The business model combines a freemium consumer game, token transaction economics, staking yield mechanics, B2B user-acquisition services via the Open Task Center, and marketplace/SDK revenue share from third-party games distributed through the Game Center. The $CATI token is listed on Binance, KuCoin, and Bybit per third-party reporting.

The company is privately held, founded in 2022, with no disclosed headcount, legal domicile, management team, institutional investor roster, or financial figures. Disclosed funding is limited to a $50,000 raise from Paradox.investments on 2025-04-03. Distribution is exclusively digital, community-driven, and Telegram-native; there is no traditional sales channel.

Name

Catizen

Legal name

CATIZEN

Website

https://catizen.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Catizen operates a cat café-themed Telegram mini-game and a multichain (TON/Mantle) GameFi ecosystem — including a Game SDK with 50+ signed titles, an Open Task Center for Web3 project launches, a $CATI staking Launch Pool, and a Catizen AI companion — serving mass-market Telegram consumers and crypto-native on-chain users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. $CATI Token Economy: Catizen issues its native $CATI token, with utility expanding across the platform. The token is listed on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling trading, speculation, and ecosystem growth.
2. Play-to-Earn / Tap-to-Earn Game Rewards: Users earn token rewards through gameplay and task completion. Future airdrops and token rewards form a recurring engagement and monetization loop within the game ecosystem.
3. Launch Pool Staking Yield: $CATI holders can stake in the Launch Pool to earn yield without impermanent loss, generating staking-based revenue and supporting premium project launches.
4. Open Task Center / User Acquisition Services: Catizen sells targeted user acquisition and airdrop-driven growth services to third-party Web3 projects via the Open Task Center application process.
5. Game SDK / Game Center Distribution: Catizen onboards third-party game developers into its Game SDK and Game Center, enabling gamefi revenue share from over 50 signed games distributed through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Catizen is a cat café-themed Telegram Mini-App mini-game adventure deployed multichain on TON and Mantle, offering a free-to-play tap-to-earn gaming experience with a native $CATI utility token. The platform bundles a Game Center with a developer SDK, an Open Task Center for Web3 user acquisition and airdrops, a Launch Pool for $CATI staking, and a Catizen AI digital companion, serving both individual gamers and third-party Web3 projects/games.

Product overview

Catizen is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its core Catizen Game (a cat café-themed Telegram Mini-App mini-game adventure deployed multichain on TON and Mantle). Around this core product, Catizen offers four complementary modules: the Game Center (a hub with a Game SDK for game developers and a library of over 50 signed games), the Open Task Center (user acquisition and airdrop task rewards that expand $CATI utility), the Launch Pool (a staking venue for $CATI holders offering yield without impermanent loss, plus premium project launches), and Catizen AI (an AI-powered digital companion featuring a Unique AI Kitty users can feed, train, and bond with). The $CATI token ties the modules together as the platform's native utility and governance asset.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Catizen AI: AI kitty companion product: a personal AI kitty that users can feed, train, and bond with as a digital companion.
• $CATI

Products and services

• Catizen Game A cat café-themed tap-to-earn / play-to-earn mini-game adventure built as a Telegram Mini-App, playable for free on The Open Network (TON) via @catizenbot and on Mantle via @Catizen_Mntbot. Designed for individual consumers on Telegram to earn $CATI token rewards through gameplay, task completion, and airdrops.
• Catizen Game SDK and Game Center A software development kit and curated game distribution hub that empowers third-party game developers to integrate with Catizen's GameFi ecosystem and distribute their games to Catizen's 12M+ gamer base through the Game Center, generating gamefi revenue share.
• Open Task Center A user-acquisition and rewards service for Web3 projects that jumpstarts them with targeted seed-user acquisition and guides Catizen users to complete tasks in exchange for airdrops and rewards, expanding $CATI utility.
• Launch Pool

Quantifiable outcome

• 12M+ total gamers (700K+ on-chain) per official website
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, unknown and core.

• The Open Network (TON)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationTON is one of Catizen's two core blockchain platforms. Catizen operates its primary Telegram bot (@catizenbot) on TON and is explicitly marketed as "Multichain supported, seamlessly bridging TON and Mantle." TON provides the underlying infrastructure for Catizen's on-chain transactions, users, and $CATI token economy.
• MantleflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMantle is Catizen's second core blockchain alongside TON. Catizen runs a dedicated Mantle bot (@Catizen_Mntbot) and bridges seamlessly between the two networks, providing multichain coverage and expanded user reach.
• Catizen Website Partner Logos (16 unnamed partner entities)unknownOthersThe Catizen homepage displays a "Partners" section with 16 partner logos (partner-logo-01 through partner-logo-16). No partner names are provided in text form in the source.
• Cryptocurrency Exchanges (9 unnamed exchange logos)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Catizen homepage displays 9 exchange logos (exchange01 through exchange09) under an "Exchanges" section, indicating $CATI token listing partnerships. Combined with third-party reporting, these include Binance, KuCoin, and Bybit.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• STEPN: Move-to-Earn Web3 game with its own GMT/GST tokens. While the activity model differs, STEPN shares Catizen's broader positioning as a token-incentivized consumer crypto game with mainstream onboarding ambitions.
• Axie Infinity: Pioneer Play-to-Earn blockchain game on Ronin. While not Telegram-native, it established the Play-to-Earn model that Catizen is now extending into, and serves as the leading reference point for GameFi category economics.
• The Open Network (TON): The blockchain platform on which Catizen's primary bot (@catizenbot) runs. TON is a broader incumbent providing the underlying infrastructure for Catizen and most leading Telegram tap-to-earn games.

Direct peers

• TapSwap: Telegram-based tap-to-earn game with a native TAPS token and large user base. Directly competes with Catizen in the Telegram Mini-App tap-to-earn category.
• Hamster Kombat: Leading Telegram tap-to-earn game with hundreds of millions of users and its own HMSTR token. Directly competes with Catizen in the same Telegram Mini-App tap-to-earn category and was named alongside it in KuCoin's top-7 list.
• Major: Telegram tap-to-earn game with a native MAJOR token. Competes directly with Catizen in the Telegram Mini-App tap-to-earn category and was featured in the same KuCoin top-7 list.
• Notcoin: Pioneer Telegram tap-to-earn game on TON with massive user base and NOT token. Competes head-to-head with Catizen for Telegram gamer attention and was featured in the same KuCoin top-7 list.
• Rocky Rabbit: Telegram tap-to-earn game featuring a rabbit-themed gameplay loop. Competes directly with Catizen in the Telegram Mini-App tap-to-earn category.
• X Empire: Telegram tap-to-earn game with a native token and millions of users. Competes directly with Catizen for Telegram gaming mindshare.

Emerging players

• Pixelverse: Emerging Web3 gaming platform mentioned alongside Catizen in Bitget's GameFi roundup. Represents a comparable emerging GameFi project with overlapping audience and mechanics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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