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Thumzup Media Corporation provides a social media marketing platform that connects brands with everyday consumers who create authentic content for compensation. The company operates a mobile application available on iPhone and Android devices that allows users to select a brand, take a photo, and post it to their social media accounts. By enabling regular consumers to become paid content creators, Thumzup aims to democratize influencer marketing and tap into the growing gig economy workforce. The firm’s headquarters are in Los Angeles, California.

The company generates revenue primarily by charging advertisers a per post fee for each approved piece of user generated content published through its platform. Advertisers set a budget and select a cost per post, which typically ranges from one dollar to one thousand dollars, and Thumzup retains a portion of that fee as its service revenue. In addition, the platform may earn ancillary income from optional services such as accelerated payment processing or premium analytics offered to advertisers. As of the latest filing, the company has recorded only nominal revenues while it continues to expand its user base and advertiser network.

The company operates through the following segments.

• Social Media Marketing: This segment includes the development, maintenance, and operation of the Thumzup mobile app and the accompanying advertiser dashboard, which together facilitate the matching of brands with creators, the review and approval of posts, and the processing of payments to users.

Thumzup positions itself as a niche player in the broader influencer marketing industry by focusing on nonprofessional creators rather than established influencers, which it believes yields more authentic and cost effective word of mouth promotion. The company notes that the closest comparable market is influencer marketing, which generated approximately $16.5 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $199.6 billion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 28.6 percent. Key competitors include GRIN, CreatorIQ, Aspire, Influencer, Traackr, and other platforms that primarily serve professional influencers, giving Thumzup a distinct advantage in targeting everyday consumers.

The company’s customer base consists mainly of advertisers seeking to amplify brand awareness through genuine consumer endorsements, spanning sectors such as retail, food and beverage, technology, and lifestyle brands. In addition, Thumzup serves a growing community of content creators who earn compensation for posting about products they genuinely use and enjoy, including gig economy workers, students, and hobbyists. While specific advertiser names are not disclosed in the filing, the platform reports having worked with over seven hundred forty six distinct advertisers and having paid out on more than twenty eight thousand approved posts to approximately one thousand five hundred ninety two users since inception.