What Tipeee does

Tipeee is a Paris-based crowdfunding platform dedicated to internet content creators, founded in 2013 by Michaël Goldman, who previously created MyMajorCompany, Europe's first crowdfunding website. Operating as TIPEEE SAS with €278,243 share capital, the platform enables creators to receive direct financial support from their communities through three funding modes: Classic recurring monthly tips, goal-based project crowdfunding (all-or-nothing with refunds if unmet), and Pre-orders for e-commerce-style campaigns (books, merchandise, tickets). Since launch, the platform has processed €59.67M to 20,904 creators from 722,210 Tippers, with an average tip of €21.

The platform is a self-serve web application built around a creator dashboard, payment processing, and a suite of community tools. Technical components include streaming overlays for live tip display on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook, Discord role-assignment integration, an embeddable hosted payment module for creator blogs, and a Promo Kit for cross-internet promotion. Payments are routed through Adyen (cards, Sofort, Giropay, iDeal, Paysafecard) and Hyperwallet/PayPal, with social authentication via Google, Facebook, and TikTok. The company explicitly does not offer a mobile app and relies entirely on its web surface.

Tipeee monetizes via an 8% commission on amounts paid out to creators, with no subscription fee for creators and a €1 minimum tip. The go-to-market is product-led and community-led: creators self-onboard and bring their existing audiences from YouTube, Twitch, and social platforms. The customer base is a long tail of European SMB creators across verticals such as journalism, illustration, gaming, podcasting, and political commentary. The company operates with a small team of 1–10 employees and has no disclosed external funding, suggesting it is founder-financed and profit-disciplined.

Name

Tipeee

Legal name

TIPEEE SAS

Website

https://tipeee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tipeee is a Paris-based crowdfunding platform founded in 2013 that enables internet content creators to receive direct, recurring tips and project funding from fans via an 8% commission model. It serves 20,904+ creators and 722,210 tippers across European SMB content verticals including journalism, illustration, gaming, and podcasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crowdfunding Platform

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Tipping, Donations & Micro-Payments (MPACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creator Fundraising & Crowdfunding Platforms (Recurring/Project-Based) (MPACAFAJ), Fan Membership, Subscriptions & Patronage Platforms (MPACABAF), Creator Monetization Tools (Subscriptions, Tips, Merch) (BPAMALAH)

Keywords

• Creator crowdfunding platform
• Recurring fan tipping
• Content monetization platform
• Project crowdfunding
• Creator support platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Commission: Tipeee charges an 8% fee on amounts paid out to creators. This is the primary revenue stream. Unlike platforms that can take up to 50% of creators' earnings, Tipeee only retains what's necessary to maintain the service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tipeee is a web-based crowdfunding platform that enables internet content creators to receive direct financial support from their fans through three funding modes: recurring monthly tips (Classic), goal-based project crowdfunding (Per-Project), and pre-order campaigns for merchandise, books, and tickets. The platform integrates with Discord for community role management, supports streaming overlays for Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook, and provides an embeddable payment module for creator websites, charging an 8% commission on payouts.

Product overview

Tipeee is a #1 European crowdfunding platform dedicated to content creators, operating since 2013. The platform offers a unified ecosystem comprising the core Tipeee Platform for crowdfunding, with three funding modes: Classic (recurring monthly tips), Crowdfunding/Per-Project (goal-based project funding), and Pre-orders (e-commerce-style pre-order campaigns). The platform includes integrated tools for creators including a Dashboard for analytics, Posts & Messages for community engagement, Streaming Resources for live tip display on Twitch/YouTube/Facebook, Discord Roles for community management, Personalized Rewards for tiered incentives, Hosted Payment modules for external sites, and a Promo Kit for marketing. Tipeee charges an 8% commission and supports payments via Adyen, Hyperwallet, and PayPal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tipeee Classic (Recurring Tips) Recurring monthly support option that allows Tippers to support content creators on a continuous basis with automatic monthly payments and no required time limit or funding target. Creators receive recurring revenue tied to fan engagement and can configure tiered rewards at different price points.
• Tipeee Crowdfunding (Per-Project) Project-based crowdfunding where creators set a monetary goal and campaign duration; creators receive the funds only if the goal is reached, otherwise Tippers are reimbursed. Designed for one-off projects such as special episodes, seasons, or events.
• Tipeee Pre-orders E-commerce-style pre-order campaigns allowing creators to launch goal-based pre-orders for books, merchandise, tickets, and other products on dedicated pages, expanding beyond tip-based and project-based funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platform has facilitated €59.67M in total creator earnings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AdyencoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider handling credit card payments, Sofort, Giropay, iDeal, and Paysafecard transactions. Part of the payment infrastructure enabling tip processing.
• HyperwalletcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider for PayPal transactions and fund transfers to creators. Enables payout functionality for the platform.
• DiscordcoreTechnology or IntegrationDiscord integration allowing creators to automatically assign roles and access to their Tippers on their Discord servers by connecting it to their Tipeee page.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ko-fi: Direct competitor offering one-off tips, memberships, and a creator storefront. Overlaps directly with Tipeee's tipping, membership, and pre-orders feature set.
• Memberful: Software for paid memberships and subscriptions for creators. Comparable tiered membership and subscription functionality to Tipeee's Classic and rewards offerings.
• Patreon: The dominant global creator membership/tipping platform. Closely comparable to Tipeee's recurring-tip and tiered-reward model, but operates at vastly larger scale and primarily in the US/English-speaking market.
• SubscribeStar: Creator subscription platform positioned as an alternative to Patreon. Closely comparable to Tipeee's recurring membership and tiered reward model.
• Buy Me a Coffee: Lightweight creator tipping and membership platform. Comparable to Tipeee's classic recurring tips and one-off donation model with a similar low-friction onboarding experience.
• Ulule: Paris-based European crowdfunding platform. Most direct geographic and product peer to Tipeee, covering both creator support and project-based crowdfunding in the French and European markets.
• Liberapay: Open-source recurring donation platform for creators. Comparable recurring-tip model to Tipeee's Classic offering, with a strong European/open-source community overlap.

Broad incumbents

• GoFundMe: Largest consumer donation crowdfunding platform. Adjacent to Tipeee's tipping model but oriented around personal causes rather than ongoing creator monetization.
• Kickstarter: Large project-based crowdfunding platform. Comparable to Tipeee's per-project crowdfunding product, but operates at global scale with a broader creative-projects focus rather than recurring creator support.

Emerging players

• Donorbox: Recurring donation platform with strong overlap to Tipeee's recurring-tip use case. Targets nonprofits and creators, with comparable tier and payment functionality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tipeee_Officiel
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLJadsl33hJwT9jtzftRDRw
• Facebookfacebook.com/tipeeeofficiel
• Instagraminstagram.com/tipeee_international
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tipeee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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