Fantom (company)
| File:Fantom sticker logo.png | |
| Founded | 2009[1] |
|---|---|
| Founder | Paul Healy, Áine Maria Mizzoni |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Headquarters location | Dublin |
| Publication types | online sticker albums |
| No. of employees | 5 (as of 2013)[2] |
| Official website | fantom.me |
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Fantom is an online sticker album publisher and software developer founded in 2009. It is a privately owned company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company both sells the software platform to brands and licenses content onto its platform to create online sticker albums.
Formation
The company was founded in 2009 by Paul Healy, a "former information technology journalist".[1] The Fantom Online Sticker Album platform was launched in April 2012, using content from the US Impact Wrestling franchise. The company began life as a social media tool for politics, under the brand iCitizen. When this proved not to be a commercial idea the founders pivoted into the newly defined digital collectibles space.[citation needed]
Fantom won a place on the inaugural DCU Propeller Venture Accelerator in 2011,[3] obtaining a €30,000 investment in the company.[4] Later that year, a full seed funding round was completed bringing the total of outside investment in the company to €490,000.[5] Investors at the time included Enterprise Ireland,[5] Kevin Neary (formerly of GameStop),[5] the AIB Seed Capital Fund[6] and Bloom Equity.[7]
The company's software platform was built using PHP and MySQL.[8]
Clients
Several English soccer clubs have used the Fantom platform as a digital engagement tool on their Facebook pages. These have included Queens Park Rangers,[9] Derby County FC,[10] and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9]
As of January 2018, Fantom also held licences for Fifth Harmony and Guinness World Records.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kids going crazy online". Irish Times. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Collectible stickers app hits goal target". Irish Examiner. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
Fantom now employs [..] five and is set to recruit three this year
- ↑ "About Propeller Venture Accelerator". ryanacademy.ie. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tech start-ups apply for €30,000 accelerator package". siliconrepublic.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Start-up Fantom takes collectors' cards online". The Irish Times. December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011.
- ↑ "AIB Seed Capital Fund Portfolio". aibseedcapitalfund.ie. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bloom Equity Portfolio". bloomequity.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
- ↑ "Platform". fantom.me. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
the database is mySQL and the code is PHP and JQUERY
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Wolves join QPR and Derby in launching Fantom app". sportspro.com. 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Facebook app firm Fantom wins deal with UK football club Derby County". siliconrepublic.com. 3 January 2013.
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