Press Room
Everything journalists, investors, and partners need to know about Buddzy. One page, no friction.
✉ press@buddzy.appAbout Buddzy
Buddzy is a private social game for real friend groups. Players give Stars to rank their closest friends, maintain daily Streaks, dare each other with Challenges, and test who knows them best with Lore Quizzes. No feed, no followers, no strangers — just your actual circle turned into a living game. Free on iOS and Android.
Why Buddzy wins
- The moat. Stars can never be purchased — monetization runs through optional cosmetics and rewarded video ads, never through selling data, so the friendship metric stays honest and the business does not depend on data.
- No cold start. The app works before friends register: Stars accumulate for contacts, and claiming them on sign-up is the hook.
- Five pillars, one loop. Signal (Stars), Visualization (the Galaxy), Rituals (Streaks, Missions), Activities (Challenges, Lore Quizzes, Reveal), Sharing.
- Regulatory tailwind. DSA minor-protection guidelines, the UK Online Safety Act and the Australian under-16 ban all favor a product that is safe by architecture.
Founders
16+ years shipping production systems. 3x CTO across EdTech (BrainPOP, 5M+ students), telecom, and senior care. Solo-built Buddzy from blank repo to both app stores — backend (Node.js, Fastify, tRPC, Prisma, PostgreSQL), mobile (React Native + Expo), AI avatar generation, server-side video rendering. Based in Paris. Trilingual (FR/EN/HE).
15+ years building enterprise platforms at government scale. Lead architect of a Salesforce deployment for the Israeli Ministry of Labor. Owns Buddzy's product vision, game economy design (Stars, Orbs, Aura, Current Orbit), and five-pillar engagement system. Based in Jerusalem. Trilingual (FR/EN/HE).
Milestones
App Screenshots
High-resolution store screenshots. Right-click to save. For original files, contact press@buddzy.app.
Brand Assets
Logo
WebP format. Use on dark backgrounds only.
Budd — The Mascot
Budd the fox. Use freely for editorial coverage.
Brand Colors
#7C3AED (Purple) · #06B6D4 (Cyan) · #030014 (Cosmic Dark)
Key Links
Media Inquiries
For press inquiries, interviews, or high-resolution assets:
✉ press@buddzy.app