GameOn Technology

What GameOn Technology does

GameOn Technology is a San Francisco-based, privately held mobile technology company founded in 2015 by Alex Beckman (CEO), Kalin Stanojev (CPO), and Nate Simmons (COO), all previously of the live-events platform EVNTLIVE. The company operates a sports fan engagement platform that pairs a mobile chat application with a multi-platform chatbot ecosystem, enabling fans to communicate in real time while receiving live sports scores, news, and athlete-branded emoji and sticker content. Its core product is the GameOn sports chat app, distributed on the iOS App Store and Google Play, supplemented by a portfolio of branded chatbots including the SI x GameOn NFL Bot (with Sports Illustrated), the Sky Sports Jeff Bot (with Sky Sports and Jeff Stelling), the Gary Payton Trash Talk Bot, and lifestyle bots such as Real Simple and Travel + Leisure.

The technical foundation is conversational bot software built on Microsoft's Bot Framework, deployed natively across five messaging platforms—Slack, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Kik—with Facebook Connect for authentication. The company has assembled a content library of athlete-branded emojis and "Embiiji" characters tied to nine professional athlete and celebrity partners, including Joe Montana, Snoop Dogg, Joel Embiid, Yasiel Puig, and E-40.

GameOn monetizes through three streams: in-app advertising on the free consumer app, sales of athlete-branded emoji packs and merchandise (with proceeds partially supporting athlete foundations such as Joe Montana's Four Rings Foundation), and B2B licensing of its conversational bot platform to sports media brands. The consumer app follows a freemium model at zero price, while enterprise pricing for bot licensing is not publicly disclosed. The company is backed by minor venture investors Quest Venture Partners, XG Ventures, and SkyStar Ventures, alongside celebrity investors Joe Montana and Snoop Dogg, and maintains a small team of roughly ten people at its 550 Bryant Street headquarters.

Name

GameOn Technology

Legal name

GameOn Inc.

Website

https://getgameonapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GameOn Technology, founded in 2015 in San Francisco, builds a mobile sports chat app and a multi-platform chatbot ecosystem (Slack, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, Kik) for sports fans and media partners like Sports Illustrated and Sky Sports, monetizing via advertising, athlete-branded emoji sales, and B2B bot licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Chat & Conversational AI Software

NAICS

Amusement Arcades (713120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Communications & Voice/Chat Platforms (Discord-like, in-game comms) (MPAFAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gaming Community, Chat & LFG Platforms (BPAMAKAK)

Keywords

• Sports chat app
• Conversational ai bots
• Athlete emoji content
• Real-time sports data
• Messaging platform bots

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The app displays targeted advertisements and sponsored content to users, with ads potentially based on user content and search queries
2. Athlete Merchandise Sales: Sale of athlete-branded merchandise including emoji pins and digital content, with some proceeds benefiting athlete foundations
3. B2B Bot Licensing: Licensing of conversational bot technology and platform to media companies like Sports Illustrated and Sky Sports for branded content delivery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GameOn Technology builds a mobile chat application that lets sports fans message friends while receiving real-time team scores, news, and athlete-branded emoji/stickers. The company also develops and licenses conversational AI chatbots (built on Microsoft Bot Framework) for media partners such as Sports Illustrated and Sky Sports, distributed across Slack, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Kik.

Product overview

GameOn Technology offers a mobile messaging app for sports fans combined with an ecosystem of chatbots across multiple messaging platforms. The core GameOn app enables users to chat with friends while receiving real-time sports updates, featuring athlete emoji characters. The product portfolio includes specialized chatbots for Sports Illustrated NFL coverage (SI x GameOn NFL Bot), Sky Sports Premier League coverage (Sky Sports Jeff Bot), celebrity athlete bots (Gary Payton Trash Talk Bot), and lifestyle/entertainment bots (Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, FPSF). The chatbots are distributed across Slack, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Kik, powered by Microsoft Bot Framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GameOn Sports Chat App Mobile application for iOS and Android that lets sports fans chat with friends while receiving real-time scores, news, and athlete-branded emojis and stickers.
• SI x GameOn NFL Bot Conversational AI chatbot co-developed with Sports Illustrated delivering NFL news, expert analysis, videos, and photos across Slack, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, and Kik.
• Sky Sports Jeff Bot Conversational AI chatbot in partnership with Sky Sports featuring Jeff Stelling, providing Premier League scores, fixtures, results, news, and videos across multiple messaging platforms.
• Gary Payton Trash Talk Bot Celebrity athlete chatbot delivering NBA Playoffs coverage including scores, schedules, news, and trash talk videos across multiple messaging platforms.
• Real Simple Bot Lifestyle chatbot on Facebook Messenger providing holiday stress tips, gift suggestions, and recipes.
• Travel + Leisure Bot Travel chatbot on Facebook Messenger delivering travel tips and destination recommendations.
• FPSF Bot Festival chatbot for Free Press Summer Fest (FPSF) providing artist information, ticket guidance, and event details via Facebook Messenger.
• Athlete Emoji Platform Custom emoji and 'Embiiji' characters featuring partnered athletes such as Joe Montana, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Yasiel Puig, and Joel Embiid, sold as in-app purchases with proceeds supporting athlete foundations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cross-platform availability on iOS, Android, Slack, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, and Kik
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Microsoft Bot FrameworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform powering GameOn's SI x GameOn Olympics Skype Bot and other conversational bots; Microsoft transmits user content to enable bot services
• Sports IllustratedflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed SI x GameOn NFL Bot delivering Sports Illustrated content including news, analysis, videos, and photos across Slack, Telegram, Messenger, and Skype
• Sky SportsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed Sky Sports Jeff Bot with presenter Jeff Stelling for Premier League coverage including scores, fixtures, news, and videos across messaging platforms
• Gary PaytoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBA Hall of Famer featured in Gary Payton Trash Talk Bot providing NBA scores, schedules, news, and Trash Talk videos during NBA Playoffs

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bleacher Report: Sports-focused social/media platform aimed at younger fans with mobile-first chat-style engagement. Directly comparable target customer (sports fans) and product surface (social sports engagement).
• Overtime: Mobile-first sports media and community brand targeting Gen Z sports fans. Comparable as a sports-native content-and-community platform competing for the same sports-fan attention.
• The Athletic: Subscription sports media brand (under New York Times) providing deep sports coverage. Comparable as a sports content brand that media partners like Sports Illustrated compete with, and that GameOn could one day power chat distribution for.

Emerging players

• Cameo: Marketplace for personalized celebrity/athlete video messages. Comparable as a sports-celebrity-IP monetization platform competing for athlete-fan commercial engagement budgets.
• Fantasy sports platforms (e.g., Sleeper, Yahoo Fantasy): Mobile chat-forward sports engagement apps. Comparable because they capture sports-fan social/chat attention that GameOn's consumer app targets.

Broad incumbents

• Discord: Dominant consumer/community chat platform with strong sports-fan server usage. Comparable to GameOn as the broader chat-layer destination GameOn targets via verticalized sports features and bot integrations.
• WhatsApp Business / Messenger: Meta-operated messaging platform and a primary distribution surface for GameOn's bots. Comparable because sports chatbots increasingly launch natively on Messenger, shifting power away from middleware vendors like GameOn.
• Slack (Salesforce): Enterprise messaging platform that hosts GameOn's SI NFL Bot and Sky Sports Jeff Bot as integrations. Closely comparable as the underlying chat surface where GameOn distributes conversational sports content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gameon-technology

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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