Fantv
Dubai, AE Β· 2 known investors
FanTV is an AI-powered platform where users create and watch videos, offering creator tools (including text-to-music and idea-to-video generation), watch-and-earn features, and Web3 perks such as NFTs and staking. It serves content creators and viewers, combining AI content creation with a crypto-based monetization and rewards model.
Also known as Artistfirst Technology FZE Β· FanTV
Investors Β· 2
Also in the syndicate Β· 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026FanTV is an AI-powered content platform that lets users create and watch videos, operating on the Sui blockchain. Its creator tooling converts text into music, generates AI video from ideas, and supports podcasts, web series, vlogs and short-form content, with distribution across multiple platforms. Alongside creation tools, the platform offers watch-and-earn mechanics and Web3 features including creator coins, content tokenization, profile NFTs and staking.
The product is operated by Artistfirst Technology FZE, registered at Sheikh Rashid Tower, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company's website lists a 2025 roadmap spanning AI text-to-music and idea-to-video creator tools, a recommendation engine update, social quests, community and short-form video versions, a FanStore, an advertisement engine, a profile NFT marketplace, live streaming (launch through mainnet rollout), creator keys, engagement points, testnet content nodes, a gamezone and staking. A whitepaper and an airdrop program are also promoted on the site.
The leadership team listed publicly comprises founder and CEO Prashan Agarwal, Varinderpal Singh (Head of Product), Jaswant Kumar (Head of Technology), Rahul Agarwal (Head of Android), Saikat Roy (Head of Content) and Manthan Thaker (Head of Strategy).
Founding story
FanTV was founded by Prashan Agarwal, previously CEO of Indian music streaming platform Gaana, which he grew to 180 million users and which raised $115 million from Tencent. Earlier he cofounded proptech company PropTiger in 2011, which reached over $500 million in GMV before his exit at a valuation exceeding $100 million. He is also founder and CEO of FanTiger, an NFT marketplace for music artists. Reports differ on FanTV's start date: Inc42 and The AI Insider state the platform was founded/launched in 2023, while entARABI states it was founded in 2022.
Business model
FanTV combines paid AI-powered content creation tools with engagement-based rewards. Users buy credits to access premium AI features, tip and gift creators, and access exclusive content; creators can issue their own creator coins and tokenize content, monetizing through views, engagement and direct audience interaction.
Revenue is generated from sales of credits for premium AI content-creation features, alongside tipping/gifting flows and creator token and content tokenization mechanics; the roadmap also includes an advertisement engine, a FanStore and a profile NFT marketplace.
Traction
The company's site reports more than 1 million videos, over 80,000 creators and more than 7 million users earning on the platform. March 2025 press coverage cites over 8 million users/on-chain wallets, 80,000+ creators and more than 30 million transactions processed. Notable creators on the platform include TrevinVSNFT, Kashif Raza, CryptoIndia, BlockFuel and MrBreadSmith.
Latest developments
In March 2025 FanTV announced a $3 million strategic investment from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures and Illuminati Capital, to be spent on advanced AI creator tools, global creator onboarding and user growth. Its 2025 roadmap includes AI text-to-music and idea-to-video tools, live streaming launch and mainnet rollout, an advertisement engine, a profile NFT marketplace, creator keys, testnet content nodes and staking.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Coverage describes FanTV as the leading AI agent platform for content on Sui and, per company claims cited in press, the largest AI-powered content platform across blockchains, with over 8 million users/on-chain wallets and 80,000 creators.
FanTV pairs AI agents for content creation with blockchain-based ownership and monetization, aiming to lower production barriers while distributing value to both creators and viewers through creator coins, tokenized content and engagement rewards.
Technology
The platform is built on the Sui blockchain and uses AI agents for content generation, including text-to-music, AI video generation and formats such as podcasts, web series and vlogs, plus machine-learning-driven recommendations. Web3 components include creator coins, content tokenization, NFTs, staking and planned content nodes.
Go-to-market
Growth is driven by onboarding creators globally, an airdrop program, social quests and engagement rewards that pay users for watching and interacting, plus cross-platform content distribution by creators.
Digital content creators β from emerging talent to established influencers across more than ten content categories β and viewers who consume content and earn rewards on the platform.
Geography
Operating entity Artistfirst Technology FZE is registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an Indian contact number and email; coverage links the company to the Indian creator economy and describes a global creator onboarding strategy.
History
Sources place FanTV's launch in 2023 (with one report citing a 2022 founding). The company raised $5.5 million from investors including Multicoin Capital, Woodstock Fund, Krafton, IOSG Ventures, Pravega Ventures and Tykhe Block Ventures, and in March 2025 announced an additional $3 million strategic investment from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures and Illuminati Capital, described in some coverage as bringing total Series A funding to $8.5 million. Proceeds were earmarked for advanced AI creator tools, global creator onboarding and user growth.
Risks & controversies
Reported founding dates and user figures are inconsistent across sources (2022 versus 2023 founding; 7 million users on the company's site versus 8 million users/on-chain wallets in press coverage), and user and transaction metrics are company-claimed.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β 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 β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 3
launches, deals, and filingsCoverage reported FanTV's Series A totaling $8.5 million, combining the new $3 million investment with $5.5 million previously raised.
$8.5M source β
FanTV announced an additional $3 million strategic investment from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures and Illuminati Capital to fund advanced AI creator tools, global creator onboarding and user growth.
$3M source β
The company published a 2025 roadmap covering AI-powered text-to-music and idea-to-video creator tools, recommendation V2, social quests, community and Shorties V2, FanStore, advertisement engine, profile NFT marketplace, live streaming launch and mainnet rollout, creator keys, engagement points, testnet content nodes, gamezone and staking.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Fantvfantv.world Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Fantv do?
- FanTV is an AI content creation and consumption platform on the Sui blockchain where creators make videos, music and podcasts and users earn.
- Who are Fantv's investors?
- Fantv's investors include Woodstock Fund.
- Where is Fantv headquartered?
- Fantv is headquartered in Dubai, AE.