Executive Summary: GasBuddy is a platform that tracks and displays fuel prices. Users themselves are the ones who update the prices and thus keep the platform up-to-date. GasBuddy makes money from advertising, referral fees, subscription fees, licensing fees from its white-label software, as well as by selling aggregated and anonymized data. Launched in 2000, GasBuddy … Read more
Executive Summary: CoinMarketCap is a platform that tracks the price development of blockchain-related assets like cryptocurrencies, indices, and more. CoinMarketCap makes money from subscription fees for its API, job listing fees, referral fees, as well as through advertising. Founded in 2013, CoinMarketCap has become the world’s leading cryptocurrency price tracking platform. It was acquired by … Read more
Executive Summary: Sweatcoin is a mobile app that allows users to earn virtual currencies when they are walking outside and engaging in other activities such as running. Sweatcoin makes money by promoting other brands, subscription fees, and by partnering with insurance companies and other governmental bodies. Founded in 2015, Sweatcoin has managed to attract 100 … Read more
Executive Summary: Gumtree is an online classifieds advertising platform that allows users to both buy and sell a variety of different goods and services. Gumtree makes money from listing fees, product promotions, referral fees, as well as banners ads on its website. Founded in 2000, Gumtree has risen to become one of the world’s largest … Read more
Executive Summary: GIPHY is a social platform and search engine that allows users to discover, share, and save GIFs, digital stickers, as well as videos. GIPHY makes money by helping to create as well as promote sponsored GIFs. The content is sometimes created in cooperation with its own design studio. Launched in 2013, GIPHY has … Read more
Executive Summary: Waze is a navigation app that allows users to update their fellow drivers about any interruptions or road changes they face. Waze makes money via advertising, service fees from its carpooling product, Bluetooth beacon installations, referral fees, as well as by selling access to aggregated data. Founded in 2007, Waze has grown to … Read more
Executive Summary: Quora is an online platform that enables users to ask as well as answer questions about thousands of topics. Quora makes money via text, image, and video advertising as well as from monthly or yearly subscription fees. The business model of Quora is thus reliant on advertising. Founded in 2009, Quora has grown … Read more
Executive Summary: Barstool Sports is a digital media company that produces audio, video, and text content in the areas of sports and pop culture. Barstool Sports makes money via display, podcast, and video advertising, subscriptions, betting, pay-per-view events, as well as eCommerce sales. Founded in 2003, Barstool has grown to become one of the leading … Read more
Executive Summary: Unsplash is a platform, accessible via its website, mobile and tablet apps, as well as on smart TVs, which offers over 2 million high-resolution images that can be downloaded free of charge. Unsplash makes money via native advertising on its platform. It partners with brands like Microsoft or Samsung to delivery these ad … Read more
Executive Summary: Tubi TV is a streaming platform that serves on-demand video content free of charge. Users can access over 35,000 movies and TV shows. Tubi TV makes money by showing commercials within the video content or when switching between them. It thus relies on an advertising business model. Launched in 2014, the firm has … Read more