Zappaty
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Zappaty built an encrypted, cloud-based platform for sharing and storing very large files, designed for game development teams working in the Unity engine and later for small businesses. Founded in 2020 in Scotland by John Thornewill and David Stickland, it launched publicly in 2023 and had raised 1.2 million pounds by that year, building a user base across six continents.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Zappaty founded
John Thornewill and David Stickland founded Zappaty in Scotland to solve painful large-file collaboration problems they had experienced in game development.
- Public launch
Zappaty launched to the public, having raised 1.2 million pounds, and reported early international growth and a growing global user base.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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