What STELSI does

STELSI is a private, Web3-based metaverse project founded in 2022 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, focused on architectural planning, design, construction, and real estate. The company operates gallery.stelsi.org, an integrated web platform comprising seven modules: a core Gallery for showcasing architectural projects, Competitions for global design challenges, Jobs for architecture career opportunities, News aggregating third-party content from ArchDaily, Dezeen, and Designboom, Shorts for short-form video, a Project Submission portal, and an Admin dashboard. The underlying technology stack combines blockchain, Unreal Engine 5, and immersive XR to support metaverse architectural visualization, with wallet-based authentication including MetaMask and auto-wallet creation for social logins. The platform is multilingual (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) and distributed through Telegram, KakaoTalk, and email newsletters.

The company serves individual architects and designers as its primary user base, with architecture firms and studios as a secondary segment for hiring and content consumption. Its go-to-market is product-led growth combined with community-led engagement: users submit projects for editorial review, participate in competitions, and contribute to a curated gallery. The stated revenue model is subscription-based recurring, though no pricing tiers or publicly disclosed prices are available, and no revenue, ARR, or customer counts have been reported. STELSI has secured two strategic investments in 2023 — from NGC Ventures' $100 million Metaverse Fund (August 25, 2023) and from blockchain venture capital firm NEXUS ONE (October 4, 2023) — both with undisclosed amounts, aimed at advancing the platform, expanding global reach, and fostering the metaverse architecture ecosystem.

The platform currently shows minimal commercial traction signals: no disclosed revenue, no named enterprise customers, no patents or certifications, no published management team, and a headcount range of 11–50 employees. The product is positioned as a community and discovery surface rather than a transactional SaaS, with monetization frameworks appearing to be roadmap-stage. The company's strategic posture is concentrated on ecosystem buildout — combining curated UGC, blockchain identity, and immersive XR visualization — to establish a niche in the metaverse architecture vertical.

Name

STELSI

Website

https://stelsi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

STELSI is a Seoul-based Web3 metaverse project that operates a multilingual gallery and community platform for architects and designers, integrating blockchain, Unreal Engine 5, and immersive XR to showcase architectural projects and host global competitions and jobs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metaverse Architecture Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Metaverse & Social Virtual Worlds (BPAMAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

In-Game Asset Standards & Infrastructure (NFT items, marketplaces, royalties, asset registries) (FSAPAGAE)

Keywords

• Metaverse architecture platform
• Architectural design community
• Blockchain design projects
• Immersive visualization platform
• Architecture competitions portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Services: STELSI operates a gallery platform where architects can submit and display their projects. Revenue appears to be generated through platform engagement, submissions, and potentially premium features for professionals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

STELSI operates a Web3-based metaverse architecture gallery platform where individual architects and designers can submit and showcase projects, participate in global design competitions, find architecture jobs, and consume curated industry news and short-form video. The platform integrates blockchain technology with Unreal Engine 5 to deliver immersive XR experiences for architectural visualization in the metaverse.

Product overview

STELSI is a metaverse architectural project comprising a unified platform with multiple integrated modules: the core STELSI Gallery for project showcasing, Architecture Competitions for design challenges, Architecture Jobs for career opportunities, Architecture News for industry content aggregation, STELSI Shorts for short-form video content, a Project Submission System for user-generated content, and an Admin Dashboard for platform management. The platform leverages blockchain technology and Unreal Engine 5 to deliver immersive XR experiences in the metaverse architecture space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STELSI Gallery A metaverse architecture gallery platform that allows architects and designers to showcase projects, browse architectural visions, and share work with the global community through a curated, admin-reviewed publishing flow.
• Architecture Competitions A global design competition platform enabling architects and designers to participate in open, closing soon, and closed architectural competitions.
• Architecture Jobs A career platform connecting architects and designers with job opportunities including full-time, part-time, internship, and freelance positions.
• Architecture News A curated news platform delivering architecture industry updates aggregated from sources like ArchDaily, Dezeen, and Designboom.
• STELSI Shorts A short-form video platform showcasing moments of metaverse architecture content.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dezeen: Leading architecture and design media publication with job listings, competitions, and editorial content. Overlaps with STELSI's news and competitions modules and represents an established competitor in the curated architecture content space.
• Designboom: Long-running architecture and design magazine covering projects, news, and competitions. Directly competes with STELSI's news aggregation and project gallery features and is explicitly listed as a source STELSI aggregates from.
• ArchDaily: The world's most-visited architecture website featuring project galleries, news, jobs, and products. STELSI's news and gallery modules directly overlap with ArchDaily's core offering, though STELSI adds a metaverse/web3 layer.

Emerging players

• Enscape: Real-time rendering and VR plugin for architectural visualization within Revit, SketchUp, and similar tools. Comparable as an immersive visualization layer for architecture, though positioned as a design tool rather than a community platform.
• Yulio Technologies: VR/AR platform purpose-built for architects to present designs in immersive formats. Directly comparable in the architectural-XR intersection where STELSI also operates, though Yulio focuses on client presentations rather than metaverse galleries.
• CGTrader: 3D model marketplace used by architects and designers for visual assets. Adjacent competitor for showcasing 3D architectural work but without STELSI's metaverse or Web3 positioning.
• Metaverse Marcom (Mverse): Web3-based metaverse marketing and virtual commerce platform. Comparable as a Web3 metaverse enablement business for specific verticals, though focused on retail/commerce rather than architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Decentraland: One of the largest decentralized metaverse platforms with virtual land and 3D scene-building tools. STELSI competes for metaverse architecture attention but Decentraland focuses on broader social/gaming use cases rather than architecture specialization.
• The Sandbox: Major blockchain-based virtual world where users create and monetize experiences. Comparable as a Web3 metaverse platform but oriented toward gaming and NFTs rather than architectural content.
• Artsy (Architecture Vertical): Online marketplace and editorial platform for art and design, including architectural works. Comparable as a curated gallery and discovery platform for creative professionals but with a broader art-design focus.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stelsi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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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