What TipeeeStream does

TipeeeStream is a Paris-based, privately-held donation collection platform operated by the French simplified joint-stock company TIPEEE SAS (RCS Paris 529 108 334). Founded in 2015 and staffed by a team of approximately 15, it is positioned as the first European donation collection tool for live-streaming content creators, serving streamers broadcasting on Twitch.tv and YouTube.com. The platform enables streamers to receive both one-time punctual tips and recurring monthly donations (Tipeee Subs) through personalized collection pages, and supports six European languages (French, Spanish, English, German, Italian, Dutch).

The core technology is a web-based donation marketplace that integrates natively with Twitch (via Twitch Connect) and YouTube (via YouTube API Services) and processes payments through Adyen (with built-in KYC and bank payouts) and PayPal. The product suite includes a Dashboard with real-time event tracking, an Alert Creator (timeline-based keyframe animation editor), a Scene Creator (WYSIWYG overlay builder with real-time preview), and modular widgets (Donation Alerts with Text-to-Speech, Goals, Top/Last leaderboards, Counters), plus an integrated Tipeeebot chat feature and a public Open API for third-party integrations. Since inception, the platform has processed €85M in cumulative donations from more than 3 million donators at an average tip of €10.

The business model is a take-rate marketplace: TipeeeStream charges an 8% platform commission on Tipeee Subs (the primary revenue stream), while one-time tips carry contributor-borne transaction fees that range from roughly 28% on €1 tips down to about 2% on €1,000 tips. Payouts to streamers are automated weekly with no payout fees. Go-to-market is self-serve, product-led growth through tipeeestream.com, augmented by a Discord community server, Medium blog, SEO, and co-marketing partnerships with streaming ecosystem tools such as Wizebot. The customer base is a horizontal long-tail of individual European streamers, with no disclosed enterprise customers or institutional investors.

Name

TipeeeStream

Legal name

TIPEEE

Website

https://tipeeestream.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TipeeeStream is a Paris-based donation platform founded in 2015 that enables Twitch and YouTube streamers across Europe to collect one-time tips and recurring monthly donations, serving individual content creators with integrated alerts, overlay tools, and automated payouts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creator Monetization Platform

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Tipping, Donations & Micro-Payments (MPACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creator Monetization & Tipping Platforms (MPACABAE), Creator Monetization Tools (Subscriptions, Tips, Merch) (BPAMALAH)

Keywords

• Live stream donations
• Creator monetization
• Tipping platform
• Stream alerts
• Recurring subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Commission on Recurring Subscriptions (Tipeee Subs): TipeeeStream charges an 8% platform commission on Tipeee Subs (recurring monthly donations). This is the primary revenue stream. Streamers receive more than 80% of donations after commission and transaction fees.
2. Transaction Fees on One-Time Tips: For one-time punctual tips, fees are deducted from the tip amount. The fees include costs from payment system providers (PayPal, Adyen). The contributor pays the fees for one-time tips (fees vary by amount and payment method, ranging from roughly 28% on €1 tips down to ~2% on €1000 tips per the fees table).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TipeeeStream is a European donation platform for Twitch and YouTube streamers that lets creators collect one-time tips and recurring monthly donations (Tipeee Subs) from their viewers through personalized collection pages. The platform processes payments via Adyen and PayPal, delivers real-time customizable on-stream alerts, and provides overlay-building tools (Alert Creator, Scene Creator) along with automatic weekly payouts.

Product overview

TipeeeStream is a European donation and monetization platform for content creators, primarily serving Streamers on Twitch and YouTube. The core product is the TipeeeStream tipping platform (Page V1 for one-time tips, Page V2/Tipeee Subs for recurring monthly donations), built around a comprehensive Dashboard that displays real-time metrics. The platform offers modular overlay tools including Alert Creator and Scene Creator for designing stream alerts with keyframe animations, plus discrete widgets for Goals, Top/Last Donations, and Counters. An integrated Tipeeebot and Open API extend functionality to developers. The platform aggregates €85M from 3M donators with an average €10 tip, charging an 8% commission on recurring donations. Streamers receive automatic weekly payouts via PayPal or Adyen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tipeee Subs: Monthly recurring donation product for streamers, offering a recurring tip option at 8% commission plus transaction fees.
• Alert Creator
• Scene Creator

Products and services

• TipeeeStream Platform
• Tipeee Subs
• Alert Creator
• Scene Creator WYSIWYG interface enabling streamers to create, customize, and position all alerts and widgets on a single canvas with real-time preview of the stream overlay. It integrates all TipeeeStream alerts and widgets and includes dozens of pre-made overlay templates.
• TipeeeStream Open API Public REST API documented at api.tipeeestream.com that enables developers and third parties to build integrations and automations on top of the TipeeeStream platform, extending its functionality into other applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Streamers earn 70% more on TipeeeStream compared to streaming platforms (which return ~50% to streamers)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AdyencoreTechnology or IntegrationAdyen is the primary payment service provider for processing tips and managing payouts. Streamers who select Adyen as their payment method must provide their bank account details. Tips are wired to streamers' credit account or bank account via Adyen. Adyen also performs its own KYC/identity verification processing.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is an alternative payment service provider option available to streamers and contributors. Tips processed via PayPal are wired to the streamer's PayPal account on the same day. Both streamers and contributors are responsible for their own PayPal account setup and PayPal's own terms.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationTipeeeStream uses YouTube API Services for user authentication and to asynchronously retrieve channel data including subscriptions, memberships, and superchat information. Streamers must have a YouTube account to use the platform. Users agree to be bound by YouTube Terms of Service when connecting via YouTube.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Streamlabs (Logitech): Streamlabs is a creator-tools platform offering Twitch/YouTube alerts, donations, tipping, and overlays. It is the most direct global competitor to TipeeeStream with overlapping tipping, alert, and widget products targeting the same streamer audience.
• Buy Me a Coffee: Buy Me a Coffee offers creators one-time tips and recurring memberships with a simple self-serve onboarding. It is a direct peer to TipeeeStream's core tipping + recurring sub model for individual creators and streamers.
• StreamElements: StreamElements provides stream overlays, alerts, tipping, and loyalty tools for Twitch and YouTube streamers. It competes head-to-head with TipeeeStream on tipping, alerts, and overlay widgets for live creators.
• Ko-fi: Ko-fi lets creators receive one-time tips, monthly memberships, and sell digital goods. It is a direct peer in the creator tipping/subscription space, with a comparable self-serve PLG model targeting individual content creators.
• SubscribeStar: SubscribeStar enables creators to receive recurring subscriptions and tips from fans. It targets a similar individual creator/streamer audience with comparable subscription and tipping mechanics to TipeeeStream.
• Donorbox: Donorbox provides online donation and recurring giving pages for creators and nonprofits. It overlaps with TipeeeStream on donation-page infrastructure, recurring giving, and payment processing for individual creators.

Others

• Adyen: Adyen is the primary payment processor and payout rail that TipeeeStream depends on for collection and streamer payouts. It is an ecosystem enabler/infrastructure partner rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Patreon: Patreon is the largest subscription/membership platform for creators broadly. While it serves a wider creator base beyond streamers, it directly overlaps with Tipeee Subs on monthly recurring creator support and competes for the same donor wallet.
• Twitch: Twitch (owned by Amazon) is the primary live-streaming platform TipeeeStream integrates with. It is both the core distribution dependency and an indirect incumbent through Bits, subs, and native tipping features that compete with third-party tools.

Emerging players

• Flattr: Flattr offers micro-payment and subscription support for online creators. It is comparable to TipeeeStream on the creator micro-payments/monetization axis and overlaps on the recurring tip use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/t/terms
• Xx.com/TipeeeStream
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tipeeestream

Compliance1 record

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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