Tiny Spark

What Tiny Spark does

Tiny Spark is a for-profit, privately held podcast and multimedia platform founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company produces editorial content investigating "the Business of Doing Good," covering topics such as social enterprise, impact investing, philanthropy, and nonprofit effectiveness. It operates with a small team of 1-10 employees, distributing content through its website at tinyspark.org and presumably through major podcast hosting and distribution platforms.

The company is positioned as an independent media outlet within the niche of impact-sector journalism rather than a venture-backed or commercially scaled media business. As a small operation in the impact-media space, its business model would typically be sustained by a combination of listener donations, sponsor reads, foundation grants, and project-based commissioned content, though no specific revenue mechanics, sponsors, or funding sources are disclosed in the available data. The platform has no disclosed enterprise customers, no named advertisers, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public scale metrics (downloads, subscribers, audience size) that would allow triangulation of commercial traction.

It is important to flag that the structured data blocks provided in the source aggregation reference a materially different entity (Xoilac TV, a Vietnamese live-sports streaming platform founded in 2020 in Da Nang with betting-partner advertising as its primary monetization), and this data has not been treated as evidence about Tiny Spark's actual products, revenue model, or partnerships. The company description above reflects only the firmographic facts consistent with the stated company name.

Name

Tiny Spark

Legal name

Xoilac TV

Website

https://tinyspark.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tiny Spark is a Boston-based podcast and multimedia platform founded in 2011 that investigates the Business of Doing Good, including social enterprise, impact investing, and nonprofit effectiveness, operated by a small independent team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podcast and Multimedia Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Form Video Advertising & Brand Collaboration Platforms (MPACAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Short-Form User-Generated Video Platforms (MPACABAB)

Keywords

• Podcast production
• Investigative journalism
• Social impact media
• Multimedia storytelling
• Nonprofit business reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The primary revenue stream comes from advertising, specifically from partnerships with online betting/gambling companies (casinos). The website displays banner advertisements for betting platforms like 8XBET throughout the site, particularly on the homepage and during live streams. These advertising partnerships with licensed betting operators in Asia constitute the main monetization strategy.
2. Affiliate/Referral Commissions: The platform drives user referrals to betting partner sites (8XBET) and earns commission for each user who signs up or places bets through their referral links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tiny Spark is a podcast and multimedia platform that investigates the "Business of Doing Good." The company produces and distributes audio and multimedia content focused on social enterprises, impact ventures, and the commercial mechanics behind socially purposeful business activity. Its work serves listeners and viewers interested in how for-profit and nonprofit organizations pursue social and environmental goals.

Product overview

Xoilac TV is a comprehensive online sports streaming platform operating as a single unified product. The platform provides live streaming coverage of football (Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, V-League, World Cup, Euro, Copa America), basketball (NBA, WNBA, international leagues), tennis (ATP, WTA tournaments), volleyball, and esports (League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO). It offers supplementary features including match schedules, results, highlights, league standings, betting odds, and livescore updates. The platform operates 24/7 and is accessible via web on desktop and mobile devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bongdalu Vip: VIP livescore service providing fast and accurate score data updates

Products and services

• Tiny Spark Podcast and Multimedia Platform The company's flagship offering: a podcast and multimedia platform publishing investigative content on the commercial mechanics of social enterprise and the "Business of Doing Good." Targeted at individual listeners and viewers seeking in-depth impact-business reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of thousands of daily visits

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 8XBETcoreGTM or Marketing Partner8XBET is a major Asian betting company and the primary advertising partner of Xoilac TV. The partnership is described as a 'formal partnership' with Manchester City FC, positioning 8XBET as 'Asia's most reputable bookmaker.' Xoilac TV displays 8XBET banner advertisements prominently on its platform and provides direct referral links to the betting site. The company is referred to as the 'chủ quản' (managing/owning entity) of Xoilac TV in the copyright notice, suggesting a deep financial and operational relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• VTVcab ON: Vietnamese state-broadcaster-affiliated sports and entertainment streaming service holding legitimate rights to major football leagues. Competes for the same Vietnamese sports-audience attention as Xoilac TV but with a licensed, subscription-supported model.
• beIN Sports: Major regional sports broadcaster with rights to Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, NBA, and more across MENA and Southeast Asia. Represents the licensed, premium sports content model that Xoilac TV competes against (or substitutes for) in Vietnam.
• FPT Play: Leading licensed Vietnamese OTT platform offering live sports (including top European football leagues), films, and TV. Serves the same Vietnamese sports fan segment via a legitimate, paid/subscription model — the most direct licensed alternative to Xoilac TV.

Others

• 8XBET: Asian betting operator that is Xoilac TV's core advertising and affiliate partner (referenced as the platform's 'chủ quản'). Not a peer in product terms, but a strategically critical ecosystem participant — the dominant revenue counterpart and effectively the platform's commercial anchor.
• Bongdalu: Vietnamese livescore and football statistics platform referenced by Xoilac TV (which even operates a 'Bongdalu Vip' sub-brand). Operates as an adjacent data/comparison service rather than a direct streaming competitor, but addresses the same sports-bettor user need.

Direct peers

• 90Phut TV: Vietnamese live football streaming service with betting-affiliate advertising and similar small-team operations. Comparable in traffic scale and revenue model to Xoilac TV.
• Mitom TV: Another Vietnamese free live-sports streaming platform (football and beyond) with similar reliance on betting-affiliate monetization. Direct head-to-head competitor in the Vietnamese market for unlicensed sports streaming traffic.
• Rakhoi TV: Vietnamese sports streaming site providing live football matches and related sports content, monetized via betting partnerships. Closely comparable in product scope, monetization model, and target audience to Xoilac TV.
• Cakhia TV: Vietnamese live sports streaming site offering football, basketball, and other sports with free access and Vietnamese-language commentary. Operates in the same grey-market, ad-supported niche as Xoilac TV, competing for the same Vietnamese fan audience and betting-affiliate revenue.
• Xembongda (Xem Bóng Đá): Long-running Vietnamese live football streaming site with multiple mirrors, betting-ad integration, and free D2C access. Same content, same monetization mechanic, same regulatory exposure as Xoilac TV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tinyspark_org
• YouTubetwitch.tv/xoilactvznet
• Facebookfacebook.com/289098877793597
• Instagraminstagram.com/xoilactvznet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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