Trips

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2022 by founder Michael Finkelstein, Trips Platform, Inc. provides a platform designed to help content creators monetize their works. The company's platform helps creators protect their content and transform their copyrights into tangible financial assets that they can then further monetize. In November 2023, Trips Platform, Inc.

raised USD 2. 5 million in pre-seed funding co-led by investors Shima Capital, Animal Capital, Blackwood Ventures, Serafund, and Calligraphy Digital, with participation from Blizzard Fund. The company provides a platform that helps creators establish an immutable stamp on their works, bringing their digitally native IP assets on-chain and confirming their copyright's initial digital provenance. Using a three-click interface, creators mint a TCI (digital proof of copyright ownership), creating a secure record of their content as an asset.

Trips enable creators to access liquidity by offering opportunities for institutional capital providers to purchase partial ownership of copyrights, allowing creators to remain in full creative control. The platform's unique approach empowers creators to own their future, using the proceeds to enhance their content creation, connect with more fans, or upgrade equipment. The company plans to use the November 2023 funding to support its growth and expand to more platforms.