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A first to market gamified vertical content network for sci-fi, fantasy and genre fanatics.
The Attention Economy is devouring Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Millennial time. They are leaving the living room — migrating to interactive, mobile-first content at unprecedented scale.
The vertical content market is $5B+ and growing — yet 95% of all short-form series are romance and melodrama. Sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, and genre fans are completely underserved.
The short-form mobile series market is projected to surpass $15B+ by 2030. Yet nearly all of it targets a single genre. Vertex enters through the gap no one is serving.
Vertex is a mobile-first, AI-powered platform that produces and distributes short-form genre content — sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, horror — with gamified community engagement. The audience exists. The platform didn’t. Until now.
The first all-iPhone production studio — iPhone 17 Pro + Blackmagic Camera hardware — with an AI Pre-Production → Human Production → AI Post-Production workflow via Runway Gen-4 and Luma Ray2 that collapses Hollywood costs by 95%+.
Scripts, storyboards, concept art & previz via AI.
Blackmagic hardware. Real actors. Skeleton crews.
Runway Gen-4 & Luma Ray2 VFX, LoRAs & compositing.
Mobile-first. AVOD + SVOD + Arcs monetization.
VERTEX partners with A-list talent through deal structures where creatives retain full IP ownership. Talent earns upside based on views — aligning incentives across the board.
Full ownership stays with the creative. We produce & monetize.
Revenue share tied to engagement. More views = bigger payouts.
AI amplifies human creativity — it doesn’t replace it. Every frame starts with a human decision.
Every asset we build is legally defensible. Customized LoRAs, human-driven workflows, and original scripts mean VERTEX owns what it creates.
Millions of sci-fi/fantasy comics, indie games, and novels with real fanbases that will never get optioned by Hollywood. VERTEX produces vertical microfilms at a fraction of traditional cost.
Thousands of genre games with passionate communities adapted into serialized vertical content.
The sci-fi & fantasy book market is massive. Authors partner with us to bring stories to screen.
Visual worlds from indie creators translate perfectly to AI-assisted vertical production.
From indie games to self-published novels — stories Hollywood ignores, served to passionate audiences
Brands don't buy ads on VERTEX — they build branded entertainment studios inside our ecosystem. Story Partners fund original genre content, and fans who engage with brand experiences earn Arcs to unlock free episodes. Proven by Club Canela with McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Hyundai.
Brand integrations command 3-5x CPM premiums over programmatic ads. Brands become part of the narrative — not an interruption to it.
Branded entertainment division with Mookie Betts' OMG — genre content Y1, sports-first expansion Y2.
Brands fund original series. Not pre-roll — narrative-integrated branded entertainment at 3-5x CPM.
Fans earn Arcs engaging with Story Partners — redeemable for content, merch & voting tokens.
Free tier (ad-supported), Premium ($9.99), Executive ($19.99) — 70% start free, convert to paid.
Genre AI creators build audiences on social but monetization is broken. VERTEX guarantees 5-10x revenue for windowed exclusivity, plus bounties for driving engagement.
Every VERTEX user starts as a Production Assistant. Through watching, rating, reviewing, and community participation, they earn EXP to level up through Hollywood's actual production hierarchy — unlocking exclusive content, voting power, and creative influence. Arcs are the platform's virtual currency, earned through engagement or purchased, and spent to watch premium content, unlock early access, and more.
Arcs are earned through engagement or purchased directly. Spend them to watch content, unlock early access, buy voting tokens, cosmetics & exclusives. Mirrors TikTok's $6B+ in-app economy.
Higher ranks = more votes. Quarterly Greenlight Votes on new series. Continuation Votes for sequels. Story Direction Polls for narrative forks.
Duolingo-style daily streaks drive 2.4-3.6x retention. Genre-themed milestones: Recruit (7d), Explorer (30d), Voyager (100d), Architect (365d).
Deep space survival aboard a decaying station
Dark fantasy dungeon crawlers and undead armies
Anime-inspired catastrophe and survival
Supernatural horror in frozen wastelands
Steampunk adventure and retro-futurism
AI music video — surreal and atmospheric
Sci-fi frontier towns on alien worlds
Underwater adventures and cosmic creatures
Each generation migrates ~15 percentage points further toward mobile-native content. Vertex is built for where audiences are going — not where they've been.
A phased approach — from AI development and content production through MVP launch, Series A, and full-scale audience growth.
Competitors focus on drama verticals. VERTEX is the only platform combining sci-fi & fantasy content, gamification, AI-powered production, and brand partnerships in a single ecosystem.
| VERTEXSci-Fi & Fantasy Verticals | ReelShortDrama Focused Verticals | DramaBoxDrama Focused Verticals | TikTokUGC & Scripted Dramas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original IP & Content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Genre, Gamification & Community | ✓ | — | — | — |
| AI Supported Production | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Ad Revenue, Brand Partnerships & Branded Content | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
A multi-channel strategy leveraging creators, communities, and brand partners to drive virality and sustainable audience growth.
Leverage creators & social media for virality. Partner with Twitch and Discord channels. Engage users with cliffhanger clips. Partner with popular AI creators to monetize their content & drive audience.
Collaborate with brands for promotions. Implement referral programs to incentivize users. Build strategic partnerships with gaming studios for cross-promotion.
Host community events for user engagement. Build the VERTEX Guild as a retention flywheel. Optimize app store for discoverability and organic growth.
Measure and adjust based on feedback. Test Earned / Owned / Paid media campaigns. Scale what works across all channels.
4-year pro forma with 37.9% EBITDA margins by Year 3, eleven diversified revenue streams, and AI-hybrid production at $1,400 per episode.
| Revenue Stream | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | $38K | $3.6M | $16.5M | $40M |
| In-App Purchases | $50K | $2.3M | $9M | $22M |
| Advertising | $25K | $1.8M | $6M | $14M |
| Branded & Production | — | $1.8M | $9M | $20M |
| Vertex Guild | $13K | $1.5M | $5.5M | $12M |
| IP Licensing | — | $450K | $2.5M | $5M |
LTV:CAC 526:1 by Year 2. $0.45 CPI. Payback under 1.5 months.
$17M total capital. $10.2 in revenue per dollar invested over 4 years.
EBITDA-positive Year 2. $42.8M EBITDA by Year 3 at 37.9% margin.
A decade building streaming platforms, CTV networks, and AI-integrated content studios.
Decade building streaming platforms and CTV networks. Pluto TV, Netflix, Tubi ecosystems.
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AI storytelling at AGBO (Russo Brothers). Hollywood craft meets AI-native workflows.
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Eight-figure ad revenue across major brands and FAST networks. Brand partnerships & monetization.
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Hundreds of hours for Tubi, Pluto + branded content for Axe/P&G, BetMGM, Progressive.
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Veteran producer across Radical Media, Anonymous Content, RSA. Virtual concerts for Meta. AI & real-time 3D at Offworld Entertainment.
LINKEDIN →From Hollywood-approved generative AI to back-to-back World Series champions. Our advisory board partners with Disney, Marvel, James Cameron and more for original production, AI-assisted workflows, and global distribution.
Coppola family filmmaker. Co-founder of Utopia, Altavod, and PowerFlix. Directed Dreamland, The Unicorn. Produced The Last Showgirl.
CEO of Mob Scene. Hollywood's top creative agency for trailers and entertainment marketing. Former Fox exec. Clients: Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros.
8x MLB All-Star, 4x World Series champion, 2018 AL MVP. Co-founded One Media Group (OMG). Producing deal with Propagate.
VFX supervisor and CIO at OutSyders. AI pipelines for 3D conversion. Credits: Thunderbolts*, Deadpool & Wolverine, Ready Player One.
We're raising our pre-seed round to launch the platform no one else is building.
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