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Paranoid Fan
Techstars '16Dallas, US · Founded 2011 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Dallas-based maker of a stadium and concert-venue mapping app for live-event fans, described as "Waze for stadiums."
Also known as Paranoid Fan
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Paranoid Fan is a Dallas, Texas company that develops a mobile mapping and food delivery platform built around live events. Its app maps stadiums and concert venues, marking points of interest such as beer stands, T-shirt shops and tailgate hotspots with emojis and graphics so attendees can navigate a venue and find amenities. Founder Agustin Gonzalez describes the product as "Waze for stadiums and concert venues."
Beyond preset venue destinations, the app includes social features: users can place geo tags on specific locations, for example the exact spot of a tailgate party, so invited friends can find it. The company has also discussed adding live webcams at congestion-prone areas of venues so fans can check line lengths and crowd levels in real time, with the stated aim of routing fans to their seats or to the shortest concession line in the way a traffic app routes drivers around congestion.
Founding story
Founder Agustin Gonzalez, a Dallas native who attended the Air Force Academy and graduated from Southern Methodist University, conceived the product from his own experience as a Dallas Cowboys and World Cup soccer fan, where finding beer, merchandise and tailgate gatherings at large concerts and sporting events was difficult and lines or crowds shifted quickly. He built the Paranoid Fan app as a response to those friction points.
Business model
Paranoid Fan operates an app-based business selling to organizations rather than directly to consumers, working with sports teams, venues and brand sponsors that use its venue mapping and content features within team and event apps.
Traction
As of December 2017 the company reported securing $2.5 million in funding, growing from four to 16 employees in nine months, and deployments and partnerships with NFL teams in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonville as well as international venues; more than 80 percent of its users were located outside the United States.
Latest developments
In December 2017 Paranoid Fan opened a Madrid office to serve international demand following exposure at the World Football Summit, and said it was focused on overseas demand as the NFL season wound down.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
The company positions its product as a navigation and discovery layer for live-event venues, analogous to consumer traffic navigation apps, sold into professional sports and large entertainment venues.
Technology
A mobile application that maps the interiors and surroundings of stadiums and concert venues, highlighting points of interest with emoji and graphic markers, supporting user-generated geo tags for locations such as tailgate parties, and with plans for live webcam feeds at congested areas to show real-time line and crowd conditions.
Go-to-market
The company sells through partnerships with teams, venues and sponsors. In the United States it has worked with NFL teams in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonville, Florida, including a Jacksonville Jaguars app launch in September 2017. Internationally it gained exposure by presenting its product to Spanish soccer clubs at the World Football Summit, partnered with World Cup venues in Russia, and held talks with Mexico's national World Cup team about showing official watch parties. Stated next targets were partnerships with NBA and MLB teams.
Professional sports teams and leagues, stadium and concert venue operators, soccer clubs, and consumer brands sponsoring in-venue activations, with end users being fans attending live sporting events and concerts.
Geography
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with an office opened in Madrid, Spain in December 2017 led by Cristina Morena Sánchez, formerly head of business development for the World Football Summit. More than 80 percent of the user base is outside the United States, with activity spanning Spain, Russia and Mexico alongside U.S. NFL markets.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 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 · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe company reported having secured $2.5 million in funding, including a large contribution from brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev; the partnership lets the app highlight sponsor activations such as the Bud Light tent on game day.
$2.5M source ↗
Paranoid Fan opened an office in Madrid, Spain, led by Cristina Morena Sánchez, former head of business development for the World Football Summit, following exposure to Spanish soccer clubs at that event.
Paranoid Fan worked with the Jacksonville Jaguars on the team's app launch in September; the team's VP of marketing and digital media cited jointly built features enhancing content and game day experiences.
The company partnered with World Cup soccer venues in Russia and was in talks with Mexico's national World Cup team regarding displaying official watch parties.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
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- The Pitch Deck Paranoid Fan Used to Raise $750Kfailory.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Paranoid Fan do?
- Dallas-based maker of a stadium and concert-venue mapping app for live-event fans, described as "Waze for stadiums."
- Who are Paranoid Fan's investors?
- Paranoid Fan's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Paranoid Fan headquartered?
- Paranoid Fan is headquartered in Dallas, US.