🇵🇱 Gotiva

Sector: Digital Entertainment • Creator Economy • Mobile Gaming  Type: B2C / Visual Content Monetization Platform Headquarters: Warsaw, Poland  Founded: 2021  Website: gotiva.global

Description: Gotiva is a Polish-Bosnian startup behind Jigsaw Puzzle Universe, a mobile app that allows digital creators (illustrators, photographers, AI artists) to monetize their visual content through interactive jigsaw puzzles. Users engage with puzzles made from submitted artworks, and creators earn revenue based on engagement.

The platform already features content from over 200 creators across 40+ countries. Gotiva plans to expand into other media formats (e.g. video, audio) with dedicated apps for distribution and monetization.

Funding: • Pre-seed (2022): undisclosed – Heracles Capital, 18 angel investors • Seed (Dec 2023): €1.11M – SMOK Ventures, Movens Capital, Big Bets • Total raised: €1.91M • Status: active and preparing for expansion and future funding rounds