Weverse Company Invests in US Platform Startup Pave with Equity Stake

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] HYBE subsidiary Weverse Company announced on the 17th that it has made a minority investment in FAVE, a U.S.-based startup developing a Fan-To-Fan (F2F) platform.

FAVE is a company that provides fandom-based F2F platform services. In its founding year last year, it was selected as the "Startup of the Year in music tech" at the 2020 Music Tectonics Conference, an event that reviews new technology trends in the music industry and shares insights. Recently, FAVE released a beta version and aims for commercialization in the second quarter of this year.

The main features of FAVE include a fan community social platform function for smooth communication among fans and a marketplace function for exhibiting and trading digital creations made by fans. The fact that fans share and trade content they create themselves, facilitating communication, is evaluated as FAVE's competitive edge that differentiates it from existing fandom platforms.

Through its investment in FAVE, Weverse Company plans to explore new business opportunities in the F2F platform sector while expanding synergies in the fandom business.

Kim Taeho, CEO of Weverse Company, said, "This investment is aimed at discovering new business opportunities in the U.S. and responding proactively. We expect that FAVE, which possesses know-how and technology in the U.S. fandom platform market, will bring synergy to strengthen Weverse Company's platform business."

Jacquelle Horton, CEO of FAVE, said, "We are pleased to partner with Weverse Company, which has already achieved tremendous success in the fandom platform sector. Through this partnership, fans will be able to have even more valuable experiences related to the artists they love."

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