The startup offers an e-sports management platform that integrates payment services within Discord, enabling seamless organization of tournaments. By allowing participants to pay entrance fees and receive prize distributions in Bitcoin, the platform streamlines event administration and enhances the competitive experience for gamers.
Funding
$600K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Organizing esports tournaments on Discord often involves cumbersome manual processes, leading to administrative overhead and potential errors in registration, scoring, and bracket management. Tournament organizers struggle with managing player check-ins, distributing match access codes, and updating brackets, which can be time-consuming and detract from community engagement.
Solution
Dustup is a Discord bot designed to streamline esports tournament management by automating key administrative tasks. The platform automates registrations, role management, bracket generation, and scoring, reducing the manual effort required to run tournaments. By integrating directly into Discord, Dustup allows organizers to manage tournaments without relying on external platforms, keeping the community engaged within their existing environment. The bot supports various tournament types, including single-elimination, double-elimination, and battle royale formats, and offers features like automated player check-ins, AI-powered score processing, and customizable bracket updates.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes esports organizers, community managers, and tournament administrators who host online competitions within Discord servers.
Features
- Automated player registration and check-in process via Discord reactions
- Automatic role assignment and channel creation for tournament participants
- AI-powered score processing from screenshots, demo files, or match codes
- Customizable bracket generation and updates for single-elimination, double-elimination, and battle royale tournaments
- Support for group stages with smooth progression to single-elimination brackets
- Customizable bot branding options
- Real-time updates on registration and check-in status in the Discord lobby
- Integration with Discord for distributing match access codes