Afterparty is a platform that provides creators with live streaming, 1:1 chats, IRL community events, and token-gated collectibles to monetize and deepen fan relationships. The company is introducing Afterparty AI to deliver AI voice, photo, and video messaging that allows creators to scale personalized, 24/7 fan interactions. Fan-generated images and videos become one-of-a-kind collectibles verified on the blockchain and can serve as access points to exclusive experiences like livestreams and IRL events. Afterparty says its livestream format can double or triple creator livestream revenue with a higher cost-per-view compared to TikTok Live. The platform serves thousands of creators, including musicians, dancers, and podcasters, and has evolved since debuting in 2021 from token-gated fan access to a broader interactive destination. The company has raised capital to support product development and growth, bringing total capital raised to $12 million. Afterparty is a Web3 company that builds an NFT ticketing platform enabling creators to monetize fan relationships and deliver token-gated real-world events and experiences. Its core product uses NFTs to grant lifetime membership access, VIP benefits, and priority rights to festival and event tickets, positioning tokens as dynamic tools for IRL experiences rather than static digital art. Afterparty demonstrated proof of concept with its first token-gated festival in Las Vegas, which featured The Chainsmokers and The Kid LAROI and drew over 6,000 attendees; the platform has since scaled to include hundreds of musical artists and creators. The company plans to expand its events lineup nationwide, bring the festival to Los Angeles this fall via a second-generation Guardian NFT drop that will mint 10,000 NFTs as lifetime festival memberships, and continue pop-ups and gallery showings. Financially, Afterparty closed a $4 million strategic community round that brings total capital raised to $7 million and aims to use the funding to scale product and platform growth. Since launching in 2021, Afterparty has attracted notable investors, creators, and celebrity participants and positions itself as an educator and partner in live minting to broaden NFT access for creators. Afterparty builds an end-to-end Web3 creator platform that lets artists launch NFTs, manage collector relationships, and host NFT-gated live experiences. Its events platform enables creators to “token gate” exclusive fan experiences, and the company plans to launch an Ethereum- and Polygon-based NFT marketplace in January. The events product made its public debut in August 2021 following a beta with Ethereum and Deso and has hosted household-name creators and influencers. Over 20 early adopters, including Echosmith, Tropix, and Bryce Hall, have launched social tokens on the platform and seen growth in token market cap and direct income. Afterparty is scaling its team and hiring across engineering, marketing, and operations while expanding its virtual event series. The company was founded and is led by David Fields and Dan Rahmel, with co-founder Eytan Elbaz and Robert Graham in leadership roles, and positions itself around creator ownership and direct monetization.

Total raised

$12M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2023