Eternal
AcquiredYC W20Los Angeles, US · 15 employees · 4 known investors
Eternal is a Los Angeles NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips, a Y Combinator W20 company now listed as acquired.
Also known as Zelos
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W20)
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Eternal (eternal.gg) is a Los Angeles–based company that operated an NFT marketplace for trading clips of Twitch streamers, described by Y Combinator with the tagline "Own the best moments in streaming" and categorized under entertainment, video, media and live [3]. A company-directory profile characterizes the business as a blockchain-based marketplace platform for fan engagement, spanning gaming and interactive entertainment, fintech and marketing/commerce technology sectors [4].
The company participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch and is recorded there with a team size of 15 and a status of "Acquired" [3]. A directory profile gives a founding year of 2019 and names Derek Chiang and Jeffrey Tong as founders, while a separate headcount range of 50–200 appears on the same page without supporting detail [4]. Available sources do not identify an acquirer, an acquisition date, or disclosed financial terms.
Several similarly named entities appear in public sources and are distinct from this company: Eternals, an online tabletop wargame by Lance Games; Eternal.ag, a greenhouse robotics developer; an athlete-focused longevity healthcare company also called Eternal; the 2009 MMORPG Earth Eternal; and Eternal Limited, the Indian listed holding company formerly named Zomato. None of these relate to eternal.gg.
Business model
Sources describe Eternal as operating a marketplace where users buy and trade NFTs representing Twitch streamer clips, positioned as a fan-engagement platform [3][4]. The sources do not detail pricing, fee structure or how revenue is generated.
Traction
Y Combinator lists a team size of 15 for Eternal [3]. A directory profile reports no available figures for annual revenue, net profit, EBITDA or employee count, while separately showing a headcount band of 50–200 [4]. No user, transaction or volume metrics appear in the sources.
Latest developments
The most recent Eternal-specific item in the sources is Y Combinator's listing of the company as acquired, together with a linked September 28, 2021 TechCrunch headline reporting that Mark Cuban and Coinbase backed the NFT marketplace [3]. A directory profile likewise names Mark Cuban and Coinbase Ventures as investors and references coverage titled "NFT Marketplace Eternal Gets Funding From Coinbase & Mark Cuban" [4].
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, history, risks & controversies
Market position
A directory profile places Eternal among NFT, metaverse and digital-collectible platforms, listing Virtua, DoubleMe, Klaytn Foundation, STYLE Protocol, ARterra and PolkaFantasy as competitors, with ARterra similarly described as an NFT-based collectibles provider for esports enthusiasts [4]. The sources provide no market-share, revenue or user-base figures for Eternal.
Technology
The product is described as blockchain-based, using non-fungible tokens to represent ownership of streaming clips traded on the company's marketplace [3][4]. No further technical detail, such as the underlying chain or infrastructure, is given in the sources.
Go-to-market
Coverage frames the offering around streaming audiences and fans seeking ownership of notable moments from Twitch streamers, i.e. viewers and collectors in the live-streaming and gaming community, alongside the streamers whose clips are traded [3][4].
History
A directory profile states the company was founded in 2019 in Los Angeles by Derek Chiang and Jeffrey Tong [4]. Eternal went through Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch [3]. In September 2021, press coverage reported backing from Mark Cuban and Coinbase for the Twitch-clip NFT marketplace [3][4]. Y Combinator's directory now lists the company's status as acquired [3].
Risks & controversies
The sources contain no reports of controversies, litigation or regulatory action involving Eternal. Data quality is a limitation: the main directory source is partially paywalled and internally inconsistent on headcount, and no primary announcement of the reported funding or of the acquisition is present in the material reviewed [3][4].
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsA TechCrunch article headline dated September 28, 2021, linked from Y Combinator's company page, reports that Mark Cuban and Coinbase backed Eternal, an NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips. A separate directory profile lists Mark Cuban and Coinbase Ventures as investors in the company and references coverage titled "NFT Marketplace Eternal Gets Funding From Coinbase & Mark Cuban." No amount, round label or valuation is stated in either source.
Y Combinator's company directory lists Eternal's status as "Acquired." The acquirer, transaction date and terms are not disclosed in the source; the date shown here is the latest year evidenced on the page and is not a stated acquisition date.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
Elara Capital raises Eternal allocation to 85-90%, says avoid Swiggy for now - CNBC TV18cnbctv18.com · Aug 2026
Swiggy, Eternal Surge As Zepto's IPO Valuation Reset Raises Market Share Hopes – Outlook Businessoutlookbusiness.com · Jul 2026▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Eternals — The Online Tabletop Wargameeternals.gg · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Eternal do?
- Eternal is a Los Angeles NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips, a Y Combinator W20 company now listed as acquired.
- Who founded Eternal?
- Eternal was founded by Jeffrey Tong.
- Who are Eternal's investors?
- Eternal's investors include Arrington Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Y Combinator, Arrington XRP Capital.
- Where is Eternal headquartered?
- Eternal is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.