Fanon
Creator Economy
Investing Stage & Year
Seed
Seed, 2024
Founding Year
2024
Status
Active
Creator Economy
ConsumerTech

Platform dedicated to fanfiction comics

Fanon is building the single destination where fans can explore alternate storylines through stories, comics, and videos, discuss theories, and engage with a community that shares their obsession. The platform currently hosts fan works across 1,000+ stories and 6000+ episodes, spanning Harry Potter, Marvel, Hazbin Hotel, My Hero Academia, and The Lion King, – among 250+ other fandoms.

Leadership

Jatin Nayak
Jatin Nayak
Co-founder & CEO
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Nesar Rao
Nesar Rao
Co-founder
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Arvindmani Satyanarayan
Arvindmani Satyanarayan
Co-founder & CTO
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Why Did Kalaari Invest in Fanon?

Fanon is building the single destination where fans can explore alternate storylines through stories, comics, and videos, discuss theories, and engage with a community that shares their obsession. Fanon has grown organically to 125,000+ users with roughly 20,000 MAU with daily time spent averaging 20+ minutes. The top stories have individually crossed 100,000+ views, with the five biggest titles collectively at over 1.5 million views.β€―

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What the

founder says

What the

founder says

"A few years ago, I was watching the finale of Succession. I was hooked and wanted to keep up with everything fans were putting out. But we realized we were scrambling across platforms. We're changing that with Fanon. One platform where fans can binge long-form stories, discover new creators, and connect with their fandoms. Built around the characters, tropes, and storylines fans actually care about. We’ve now raised capital fom Kalaari Capital, who believed in us on day zero. Our goal is simple. No matter how niche your obsession, we want to give you a space on Fanon where you can share it with others. "
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Jatin Nayak
Co-founder & CEO
Kalaari’s conviction showed early β€” not just in the idea, but in the details. Vani flew to Mumbai to see our backend firsthand. That level of curiosity and belief from an investor is rare.
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Founder & CEO, BlueStone
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