What Adventure Foundry Inc. does

Adventure Foundry Inc. is a Canadian SaaS operator that runs a three-sided marketplace platform connecting tabletop gaming venues, Game Masters (GMs), and players for organizing, booking, and managing in-person tabletop gaming events. The platform supports TTRPGs, board games, card games, miniature wargames, paint nights, and learn-to-play sessions, with venue listings segmented by Canadian province (currently Alberta and Saskatchewan live; British Columbia and Ontario marked "Coming Soon"). Player accounts are free; GMs can sign up independently via a self-serve flow and may optionally enable home hosting subject to Stripe Identity government-ID verification and an 18+ age restriction. Venues subscribe to monthly plans, list events, accept bookings, and receive funds directly via Stripe Connect, with the platform deducting transaction fees before payout. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta under Canadian federal and Alberta provincial law, the company reports only three confirmed venue customers to date and uses a gmail.com contact address, indicating a very early, bootstrapped operating posture.

Underlying technology is a conventional Next.js web application deployed on Vercel, with authentication via NextAuth.js (Google and Discord OAuth), MongoDB Atlas as the database, Stripe (plus Stripe Connect and Stripe Identity) for payments and identity verification, Cloudinary for media hosting, Pusher for real-time messaging, and OpenStreetMap/Leaflet with Nominatim for mapping and geocoding. No proprietary AI/ML models, no patents or trademarks, and no third-party investor funding are disclosed. Differentiation is feature-level rather than IP-level: the GM Bounty System (a public reputation metric tied to sessions run and player feedback), age verification with minor safety protections, a 24-hour cancellation window, and Stripe Connect-based direct venue payouts. Marketing is community-led across Discord, X, Instagram, and YouTube, supplemented by city-specific SEO event pages.

Name

Adventure Foundry Inc.

Legal name

Adventure Foundry Inc.

Website

https://adventurefoundry.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Adventure Foundry Inc. operates a SaaS marketplace that connects tabletop gaming venues, Game Masters, and players to list, discover, and book in-person tabletop gaming events across Canadian provinces, monetizing via venue subscriptions and transaction fees processed through Stripe Connect.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Transaction Fees: Adventure Foundry charges platform transaction fees on paid Events processed through the Service. Fee rates vary by subscription plan and are automatically deducted from transaction proceeds before funds are deposited to the Venue's connected Stripe account. Separate from Stripe's payment processing fees.
2. Venue Subscription Plans: Venues access the Platform through recurring monthly subscription plans. Subscription fees, features, and transaction fee rates vary by plan. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled before the next billing date. Material changes communicated to active subscribers in advance.
3. Home-Hosting Verification Fee: One-time fee for GMs who enable home hosting on their account, covering the government-ID verification process through Stripe Identity.
4. Future Premium Player Features: Player accounts are currently free. Certain premium features or services may require payment in the future, which will be clearly disclosed before any charges are incurred.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adventure Foundry provides a web-based SaaS platform that connects tabletop gaming venues, Game Masters (GMs), and players for organizing, booking, and managing in-person tabletop gaming events. The platform enables venues to list events and sell bookings, processes payments through Stripe Connect with direct payouts to venue accounts, and supports a proprietary GM Bounty System for reputation tracking. It also includes Stripe Identity verification for GMs who enable home hosting and built-in age verification with minor safety protections.

Product overview

Adventure Foundry is a platform-plus-services architecture centered on the Adventure Foundry Platform — a technology marketplace that connects tabletop gaming venues, Game Masters (GMs), and players for organizing, booking, and managing in-person tabletop gaming events. The core platform encompasses venue discovery and listings (for venues to register and be found by region), event discovery and booking (for players to find and reserve seats at sessions), and the GM Bounty System (a reputation metric for game masters). Venues access the platform through subscription plans with varying features and fee structures. An optional home hosting feature allows independent GMs to host private sessions at residences, subject to identity verification and strict age restrictions. The platform supports tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), board games, card games, miniature wargames, and related events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adventure Foundry Platform A SaaS marketplace platform that connects tabletop gaming venues, Game Masters, and players for organizing, booking, and managing in-person tabletop gaming events including TTRPGs, board games, card games, miniature wargames, paint nights, and learn-to-play sessions. Venues subscribe to access event management tools, integrated booking, and payment processing via Stripe Connect; players use the platform free of charge to discover and book events; GMs host sessions and build reputation via the GM Bounty System.
• Home Hosting (GM Private Residence Sessions) A separately-gated offering that enables Game Masters to host tabletop gaming sessions at private residences, available only to GMs aged 18+ who complete government-ID verification through Stripe Identity. Includes mandatory house-rules disclosure requirements and a one-time verification fee.

Named customers3 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

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google OAuthcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle OAuth is used for sign-in authentication on the Adventure Foundry platform. When users sign in with Google, the provider may set temporary cookies during the authentication flow. Google receives the user's email and basic profile info during the login flow.
• Discord OAuthcoreTechnology or IntegrationDiscord OAuth is used for sign-in authentication on the Adventure Foundry platform. When users sign in with Discord, the provider may set temporary cookies during the authentication flow. Discord receives similar identity information during login.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes all financial transactions on the Platform. Venue payment accounts are established through Stripe Connect with direct fund flows. Stripe may set cookies on its own domain to process transactions securely. Adventure Foundry does not store credit card numbers. Stripe Tax may be used by venues for sales tax collection.
• CloudinarycoreTechnology or IntegrationCloudinary is used for image and media hosting on the platform. Uploaded images are stored on Cloudinary's servers. Images served via Cloudinary may log access.
• PushercoreTechnology or IntegrationPusher provides real-time messaging via WebSocket connections on the Adventure Foundry platform. Message content is transmitted through Pusher's infrastructure.
• OpenStreetMap / LeafletcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenStreetMap with Leaflet is used for map display on the platform. Map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap servers, which may log the user's IP address.
• VercelcoreTechnology or IntegrationVercel is the cloud infrastructure provider hosting the Adventure Foundry platform. Data may be processed through Vercel's cloud infrastructure.
• MongoDB AtlascoreTechnology or IntegrationMongoDB Atlas is used as the database for the Adventure Foundry platform. Data may be processed through MongoDB Atlas cloud infrastructure.
• Stripe ConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe Connect is used specifically for venue payment accounts, enabling payments to flow directly to the venue's connected Stripe account with automatic platform fee deduction.
• Stripe IdentitycoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe Identity is used for government-ID verification (document + selfie match) required for GMs who enable home hosting on their accounts. This is a mandatory verification step before hosting at private residences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Meetup: Community-driven event discovery platform widely used for tabletop gaming, board game, and hobby meetups. Comparable on the community-event discovery and RSVP mechanics Adventure Foundry uses for player-to-event matching.
• Roll20: Leading virtual tabletop platform for TTRPG sessions, serving the same Game Master and player audience Adventure Foundry targets. Comparable on GM tooling, session management, and TTRPG community, but focused on online play versus Adventure Foundry's in-person focus.
• Mindbody: SaaS booking and business management platform for studios, fitness venues, and activity-based SMBs. Comparable subscription SaaS model serving SMB venues that run scheduled, paid sessions—directly relevant to tabletop gaming venues using Adventure Foundry for event management.
• Peerspace: Hourly venue-booking marketplace connecting hosts and renters for activity-based sessions. Comparable marketplace structure (venue hosts, renters, transactions) and SaaS-for-SMB-vendors model, though focused on short-term space rental rather than recurring tabletop events.
• Yelp: Local venue discovery platform with geolocation-based business search. Comparable on the venue-discovery-by-region mechanic Adventure Foundry uses to help players find nearby tabletop gaming venues, though Yelp is not specialized in gaming events.
• Eventbrite: General-purpose event ticketing and discovery platform with similar venue listing, payment processing, and discovery flows used by many small businesses including hobby gaming venues. Comparable on event-booking SaaS mechanics, though not specialized in tabletop gaming.
• D&D Beyond: Official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons serving the same TTRPG player and DM audience. Comparable audience overlap with Adventure Foundry's player and Game Master segments, though D&D Beyond focuses on character sheets and content rather than venue booking.

Direct peers

• StartPlaying: Online marketplace connecting tabletop RPG Game Masters with players for paid sessions. Directly comparable business model: GM marketplace with reputation, payment processing, and session booking—although StartPlaying operates virtually rather than for in-person events like Adventure Foundry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AdventureFndry
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCogjbb9jntufoSCHS6imMsQ
• Instagraminstagram.com/adventurefoundrynetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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