STAN
Category: AI in Media / Gaming / Entertainment
STAN is a social platform for gamers and creators to connect, engage, and monetize their communities. STAN was founded in 2022. The company is led by Parth Chadha. Based in Bengaluru, India. Team size: 51-200. Total funding raised: $11.2 million. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include ["General Catalyst","Better Capital","Eximius Ventures","Google","Japanese gaming companies"].
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Team size
- 51-200
- Total funding
- $11.2 million
Value proposition
To empower creators and fans to connect, engage, and monetize through a dedicated platform with features like digital collectibles, tournaments, and exclusive content.
Products and solutions
["Digital Collectibles (NFTs and non-NFTs)","Interactive Clubs and Chat Rooms","Esports Tournaments (e.g., BGMI, Free Fire)","Fan Experiences and Activations","Monetization tools for creators (brand deals, ads, gifting)"]
Unique value
STAN uniquely combines a social community platform with a marketplace for digital collectibles (both NFT and non-NFT), specifically targeting the Indian esports and gaming creator ecosystem.
Target customer
Gamers, content creators, and esports fans
Industries served
["Esports","Online Gaming","Creator Economy"]
Technology advantage
Leverages a blockchain-based mechanism for secure and transparent transactions of digital collectibles. Has a first-mover advantage in partnering with top-tier Indian esports creators.
How they differentiate
STAN is a fan engagement platform specifically for gaming and esports fans in India. It allows users to collect, trade, and upgrade officially licensed digital collectibles of their favorite esports titles, players, and teams. The platform also enables creators to host interactive clubs and monetize their communities through brand deals, ads, and gifting.
Main competitors
["Discord","Clubhouse","YouTube Gaming"]
Key partnerships
["Naman Mathur (Mortal)","Animesh Agarwal (Thug)","Lokesh Jain (Goldy)","GodLike Esports","PVS Gaming","ROCKY & RDX","MADHU PENNEM GAMING","Assassins Military","Black Flag Army","Gaming with Laila","TSG Legend","NON Prevent Army"]
Notable customers
["Mortal","Goldy","Thug","GodLike Esports","PVS Gaming","Assassins Army","FanCraze"]
Major milestones
["Launched a Web3 community marketplace in India.","Became India's first platform to launch NFTs of gaming creators and esports athletes.","Partnered with major esports influencers and organizations in India.","Secured a significant Series A funding round from major international investors."]
Growth metrics
The STAN app is available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The company has over 134,000 followers on Instagram.
Market positioning
STAN is a specialized platform targeting the Indian gaming community, positioning itself as a leader in the gaming fan engagement space in India.
Geographic focus
India
Patents and IP
Publicly available information on patents is not found.
About Parth Chadha
Co-Founder & CEO at STAN. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of EWar Games, a vernacular gaming platform. He also worked as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan, where he developed fintech solutions.
Official website: https://getstan.app/