Market Opportunity
Prevent AI-stolen game art: licensed artist marketplace + provenance API targets a $3.6B = 180K game studios x $20K avg annual spend on art/assets/licenses total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 10% = asset marketplaces and indie dev spend growth driven by tools & indie game growth.
Key trends driving demand: AI backlash -- studios increasingly avoid unvetted AI images to protect reputation and legal exposure; Indie game growth -- more small teams buying third-party art rather than hiring full-time artists; Platform policy tightening -- stores and platform holders are setting rules on AI-sourced content and provenance; Tooling maturity -- engine APIs and payment rails enable rapid integration and micro-commissions.
Key competitors include Unity Asset Store (Unity Technologies), Unreal Marketplace (Epic Games), ArtStation Marketplace (Epic-owned), Fiverr / Upwork (commission marketplaces), Shutterstock / Adobe Stock (stock imagery platforms).