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Fantom

Founded| 2009; 16 years ago (2009)[1]
Founder| Paul Healy, Áine Maria Mizzoni
Country of origin| Ireland
Headquarters location| Dublin
Publication types| online sticker albums
No. of employees| 5 (as of 2013)[2]
Official website| fantom.me

Fantom is an online sticker album publisher and software developer founded in 2009. It is a privately owned company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company both sells the software platform to brands and licenses content onto its platform to create online sticker albums.

## Formation

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The company was founded in 2009 by Paul Healy, a "former information technology journalist".[1] The Fantom Online Sticker Album platform was launched in April 2012, using content from the US Impact Wrestling franchise. The company began life as a social media tool for politics, under the brand iCitizen. When this proved not to be a commercial idea the founders pivoted into the newly defined digital collectibles space.[citation needed]

Fantom won a place on the inaugural DCU Propeller Venture Accelerator in 2011,[3] obtaining a €30,000 investment in the company.[4] Later that year, a full seed funding round was completed bringing the total of outside investment in the company to €490,000.[5] Investors at the time included Enterprise Ireland,[5] Kevin Neary (formerly of GameStop),[5] the AIB Seed Capital Fund[6] and Bloom Equity.[7]

The company's software platform was built using PHP and MySQL.[8]

## Clients

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Several English soccer clubs have used the Fantom platform as a digital engagement tool on their Facebook pages. These have included Queens Park Rangers,[9] Derby County FC,[10] and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9]

As of January 2018, Fantom also held licences for Fifth Harmony and Guinness World Records.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Kids going crazy online". Irish Times. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
2. ^ "Collectible stickers app hits goal target". Irish Examiner. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2025. "Fantom now employs [..] five and is set to recruit three this year"
3. ^ "About Propeller Venture Accelerator". ryanacademy.ie. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
4. ^ "Tech start-ups apply for €30,000 accelerator package". siliconrepublic.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
5. ^ a b c "Start-up Fantom takes collectors' cards online". The Irish Times. December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011.
6. ^ "AIB Seed Capital Fund Portfolio". aibseedcapitalfund.ie. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
7. ^ "Bloom Equity Portfolio". bloomequity.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
8. ^ "Platform". fantom.me. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "the database is mySQL and the code is PHP and JQUERY"
9. ^ a b "Wolves join QPR and Derby in launching Fantom app". sportspro.com. 15 March 2013.
10. ^ "Facebook app firm Fantom wins deal with UK football club Derby County". siliconrepublic.com. 3 January 2013.

## External links

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* Official website

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