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By Tipper
Tipper is the platform for LaAm content creators who want to monetize their audience & receive USDC on Stellar
Tipper is the best platform for Latin American influencers, artists, and communities who want to monetize their audience, receive support from fans around the world, and automatically convert tips and earnings into Digital Dollars by receiving USDC on Stellar. Creators love to finally be able to receive and withdraw their funds in Dollars anytime, from anywhere—especially those who do not have a U.S. dollar bank account, and even those who do not even have a bank account.
Tipper enables content creators to receive small payments from their fans around the world and converts those payments into Digital Dollars (USDC on Stellar); this feature enables content creators to unleash revenue streams, creates new product opportunities, and allows them to be more independent and free.
**After completing and being awarded a validation prize during the kickstarter program, we're have been adding those insights and suggestions into our roadmap: we are ready to hit mainnet fast, and focus on growth and scale.
Tipper is composed of three different modules; we'll build the first two for our initial launch
Content creator’s hub: This is where creators can share their personal story, their passion and links to their social media and best work. This hub will allow creators to channel their following to read and learn from them, and share love from their fans, as well as it being the epicenter for them to sell their artwork or subscriptions.
Monetizing network: Once the fan agrees to support their favorite creator’s , they are then moved to the monetizing hub, where fans select in which way they want to pay for the support they are giving. Initially card payments , as well as USDC on Stellar are enabled. In the future this will also have other less common payment methods, as well as other crypto.
Tipper APP: IN A FUTURE SUBMISSION we will build a non-custodial app that receives funds and withdraws to one whitelisted address to begin with, and will improve the app for our future versions, in order to improve the tipper experience. WE’ll do this as a result of our interviews and first interactions with content creators, after delivering our proof-of-concept MVP in order to validate our initial kickstart findings.
Through seamless integration of all its components, Tipper offers a platform that empowers content creators to monetize their passion and audience in an easy and affordable way, while automatically receiving payments via the Stellar network—helping to drive greater adoption of Stellar, increasing demand and awareness for Stellar as the driving force on the space and a real-world tool of crypto adoption.
Maybe in the future, but not in this submission
$70.9K
We will focus our user acquisition for our early adopters on those jurisdictions, as we focus on solving one main problem: Social media content creators in these regions cannot monetize their content in an automatic way.
Run our MVP with around 50 test users by launch; grow to 100 testers in first months; surpass 500 registrations before end of 2025, and achieve at least 5000 registered users in H1 2026.
Transact the first 1,000 USDC on Stellar in the first month, then get to 5,000 ARR in Q1 2026
Get to high 3 figures of TX count in 2025, then surpass mid 4 figs in 2026
Grow our social media presence to a community of over 5,000 in H1-2026
Drive usage among beta testers and design partners.
We aim to generate at least $1000/month in transactions from our initial dozen beta testers and design partners. We’ll refine and improve the product based on their feedback and encourage them to recommend Tipper to their network. Our goal is to grow this a closed group of 50 early adopters in a private community.
Kickstart adoption in three underserved niches.
We’ll target cosplayers, musicians, and donation-driven animal shelters — groups that are now overlooked but rely heavily on small, loyal networks. Growth in these niches will be driven by word of mouth and an invitation-only sign-up process, helping us reach our first 500 users by the end of Q4.
Focus on three underserved regions.
We’ll concentrate on Bolivia, Paraguay, and Venezuela — markets not served today by incumbent companies. Initially, access will remain invitation-only, then expand via access codes. This approach will allow us to build a strong foundation, enabling our goal of reaching at least 5,000 subscriptions by 2026.
To execute this, we’ll partner with mid-sized social media creators who already have engaged audiences in regions with complex financial systems — starting with Venezuela and Paraguay, and exploring Bolivia, Caribbean islands, and similar markets.
We are working with the following users as initial design partners:
Fax1703 (IG 2540 Follows)
albanycoiman (IG 6042 Follows)
carlospenalozao (IG 42.6k Follows)
CheoChop_Oficial (IG 92k Follows)
ReveronRichie (IG 102k Follows)
@cxrrly (Twitter/X 173.2k Follows)
6 others (Combined following of around 100k, including Ezio Rojas, and more)
We will focus user acquisition for our early adopters on those jurisdictions, as can solve a big issue they have: Content creators in these regions cannot monetize their content.
For Creators: "Now you can finally get direct support from your fans. With Tipper you can earn more, and build stronger relationships with your fanbase."
For Fans: "Support your favorite local creators instantly. Small tips, big impact."
Work and fine-tune our product by working closely with our first 50 content creators:
Closed invitation only beta product for the first 50 creators leveraging our personal networks (Personal, plus X and Linkedin invitations from founding team); heavy social media marketing actions.
Establish direct relationship with influencers (partner with relevant creators to promote Tipper; offering zero fee for a year, which has no cost to us)
For sign ups after the 50 first creators, we will create FOMO with a waitlist
Organize influencer marketing meetup or/and webinar
The other component of our launch plan includes working on Fan Acquisition:
Social media marketing (target fans of specific creators)
Social media promotions: Meet & greet days
Creator promotion (creators encourage their fans to use Tipper)
In a nutshell, we have:
Grown 451% followers on main social media (Instagram) by sharing we will soon be available. IG grew from 100 followers to almost 600 in just one month. [Visit Tipper's IG]
We grew 5,320% visits to our website, after sharing we'll soon be available. Today, our only traffic source is IG. We'll triple once we add more channels.
Through website visits we have a whitelist of +200 possible beta testers, who organically registered to our website.
Group of 20 design partners who use social media for income, and want to increase their performance.
Combined reach of 550,000 followers from our first dozen beta testers/design partners.
Since we began validating the idea and interviewed content creators as design partners, we secured a loyal group of two dozen launch partners who have more than 500,000 followers in aggregate.
You can see a detailed report of our grown on this three slide doc:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fCGUg0Vq4ROs2KciVq0L4Ev_Nrh3XPZlwtMtN00epro/edit?usp=sharing
A key insight we want to share is that every one of the initial group of influencers has invited someone else on their network as a Tipper user for our closed beta; this happens because Tipper solves a real pain point they are frustrated with: LatAm influencers are currently limited on how to monetize their audience.
We initially set to speak to only ten influencers and through their own interest, we crossed over 24 interviews.
In our closed-door demo, during bitcoin pizza day in Venezuela, 100% of surveyed attendees liked the concept, 93% of them signed up to join the waitlist, and almost ½ of them requested more features, such as shared revenue from promoted sales, and adding specific tipping amounts for crowdfunding, which are As a result of this, we conclude our product concept has strong market demand.
Even though we have not gone live with our platform, the demand we are seeing on social media, leads us to expect hundreds of new accounts signups per month during all of launch in Q4 2025, as our posts get dozens of comments of people wanting to try it out.
Brief description: Build the base and working functionalities for the Content creator’s hub. This hub will allow creators to channel their following to read and learn from them, and share love from their fans, as well as it being the epicenter for them to sell their artwork or subscriptions.
How to measure completion: Creator’s page is working and they are able to create, edit and share their profiles, so their followers can learn more about them and their passions
Component 1: Core System (Backend)
Description: Authentication, profile creation, tip system, public/private feed
Estimated hours: 110 ; Cost: 13750
Component 2: Core System (Web frontend)
Description: Authentication, profile creation, tip system, public/private feed
Estimated hours: 90 ; Cost: 11,250
Estimated date of completion: 1 month after beginning.
Tranche 2 - Testnet: *
Brief description: Monetizing network build; this is the component where fans select in which way they want to pay for the support they are giving. We will Initially card payments , as well as USDC on Stellar. In the future this will also have other local, common payment methods, as well as other crypto.
How to measure completion: Monetizing page is working, and fans are able to select an amount they want to tip and pay. As well as sharing a message with the tip
Component 3: Credit Card Cash-In Integration
Description: Integration with Card cash in rails and integration for receiving card payments (Using legal set up company of sister company)
Estimated hours: 30 ; Cost: 3,750 USD
Component 4: Bank transfer cash-in (Mexico, Colombia and Argentina)
Description: Integrate into secondary anchor or another gateway (Alfred Pay and more)
Estimated hours: 55 ; Cost: 6,875 USD
Component 5: USDC cash-in
Description:Integrate USDC on Stellar as cash in payments
Estimated hours: 35 ; Cost: 4,375 USD
Component 6: Cash-Out Integration with Stellar Horizon
Description: Wallet setup, withdrawals, balance check, transaction signing and submission
Estimated hours: 45 ; Cost: 5,625 USD
Estimated date of completion: 4 weeks after tranche 1.
Tranche 3 - Mainnet: *
Tipper Go-Live
Description: The platform is live, operating with the first group of beta testers openly.
How to measure completion: The page is working properly and anyone with an invitation is able to create a profile, and we are operationally active, with a complete KYC system and all parts functioning correctly.
Component 7: KYC system set up
Description: Integrate manual KYC system on influencer side based on global standards (Manage first 1000 subs)
Estimated hours: 50 ; Cost: 6,250 USD
Component 8: Legal review and documentation
Description: Obtain legal opinion; prepare Terms & conditions; and get tailored privacy policy done for the cash in needs
Cost: 9,000 USD in legal fees, as per quotation
Component 9: Admin Dashboard for Influencers
Description: Stats dashboard, tip history, withdrawal options via Stellar
Estimated hours: 40 ; Cost: 5,000 USD
Component 10: QA, user testing, and deployment support
Description: Functional testing, bug fixing, deployment assistance
Estimated hours: 40 ; Cost: 5,000 USD
Estimated date of completion: 6 weeks after tranche 1.
The team is led by Ernesto Contreras; and includes people with experience in social media influencer management, payment applications, and fintech development.
Team members include:
Ezio Rojas: For Growth and community engagement. Ezio is a crypto OG with past experience as the LatAm growth lead of Polkadot, and Chief editor of Cointelegraph in Spanish. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezio-rojas/
Ernesto Contreras: Strategy and Business development. Ernesto is a builder, experienced in real world crypto-Fiat integrations, launched Unalivio with the Stellar community. https://www.linkedin.com/in/contrerasernesto/
Ruben Padilla: Backend and development. Senior developer with over 5 years experience in Fullstack, focused on ReactJS, NextJS for Desktop and Mobile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenp0492/ Fabian Fariñas: Cash-in integrations and backend support. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ffarinas/
In the past we have integrated into three different stellar anchors and have processed over 100,000 USD in payments for our merchant partners; and as a result of this success we received dozens of inquiries from friends and followers, requesting we develop a system that works for the 18 million influencers in LatAm, who have limited options for receiving tips, payment for content sold, and overall support from their loyal fans around the world.
After launching Tipper focused on the cosplayer niche, our already onboarded content creators exceed 1M combined followers (https://tipper.lat/hub) and 91% joined via word of mouth, with zero paid ads. So we know we're onto something massive!
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