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The intelligence layer for trading card collectors

figoca turns scattered card knowledge into instant decisions: what's it worth, is it worth grading, and where can I buy or sell it best.

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8M+
Listings indexed
36k+
AI grades delivered
+156%
New users last 30 days

Market opportunity

Europe is the next leg of growth for trading cards. The sports-card market alone is $2.79B in 2025 and reaches $5.04B by 2033 at 7.7% CAGR. The European TCG market (Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh) adds another $1.34B today, growing to $2.82B by 2035.

  • Germany is the largest sports-card market in Europe at $616M in 2025, projected to $1.11B by 2033.
  • Pokémon TCG was the #1 toy category in Germany in 2025 with +59% year-over-year growth, against a 7% market average.
  • Adult collectors increasingly treat cards as an alternative asset class, with Cardmarket and eBay Germany as the dominant secondary venues.
  • figoca starts in Germany because tooling here lags the US even though prices and volumes do not. That is our wedge.

Problem

Trading card decisions are fragmented across eBay, grading sites, and forums. Buyers overpay, sellers underprice, graders submit wrong cards, and dealers spend hours on research. The hobby is moving from emotion to data, but tooling has not caught up.

Solution

figoca is the intelligence layer collectors and dealers reach for first.

  • AI grading: PSA-style grade estimate in 30 seconds before paying $50+ per submission.
  • Comps: real eBay sold prices, raw and graded, with deal signals on every listing.
  • Scanner: identify any card from a photo and get an instant value range.
  • Extension: sold-price overlays directly on eBay listings while collectors browse.
  • CardMash: viral, event-driven engagement that turns shows into a continuous data and acquisition engine.

Traction

figoca is at the inflection point: a deep data moat is already live, and growth is accelerating on top of it.

  • 8,059,321 listings indexed across 14 years of sold history, dating back to 2012.
  • 36,446 AI grades delivered to 3,158 distinct users — ~500 grades per day and accelerating.
  • 3,765 signups, with 2,294 (+156%) joining in the last 30 days alone.
  • 84 active Pro subscribers, 64% of them added in the last 30 days.
  • 443,000 product events captured in 30 days — full instrumentation across web, extension, and grader.
  • Coverage: 29k master cards, 68k player and character profiles, 256k parallels, 8 sport and IP verticals.

Why now

AI vision is finally good enough to evaluate cards from photos. Collectibles became mainstream during 2020-2024. Grading wait times and submission costs created a real, paid problem for buyers. The audience is on mobile and used to apps that price decisions instantly.

Distribution

figoca runs three compounding distribution loops:

  • SEO: programmatic rookie-card pages, comps pages, glossary, grading-company guides.
  • Product virality: AI grading shares, browser extension installs, CardMash event game with sharable entries.
  • Live events: Card Madness Frankfurt is the first sponsor activation. Recurring contests like Card of the Month keep the funnel running.

Business model

figoca Pro subscription unlocks unlimited grading, market values, advanced scanner, and price alerts. Future revenue: dealer/breaker tools, marketplace fees, premium data feeds, and partner placements.

What we need from investors

We are raising to extend the lead while the data moat compounds. We are looking for partners, not just capital.

  • Capital: extend AI grading capacity, ship the mobile app, fund the Card Madness 2026 activation.
  • Distribution: introductions to Bundesliga and DFL, Cardmarket, large German LCS chains, and EU collector communities.
  • Product: design partners among dealers and breakers; advisors who have shipped consumer collectibles or marketplaces.
  • Hiring: senior frontend (Vue/Nuxt) and ML engineer (vision/grading) — angels with operator networks especially welcome.

Product surface today

AI Card Grader

PSA-style grade estimate from photos. Free for one card per day, Pro for unlimited.

Card Scanner

Camera-based identification with instant comps for raw and graded cards.

Browser Extension

Sold-price overlays and deal indicators on every eBay listing.

CardMash

Reusable contest engine that powers Card Madness 2026 and recurring events.

Let's talk

Bootstrapped, founder-led, with 8M+ listings indexed and 156% user growth in the last 30 days. If you're an operator, founder, or angel in collectibles, marketplaces, or AI consumer products, we'd like to hear from you.

Reach out to Nico See us at Card Madness