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Story is building open IP infrastructure for the internet era.
Est 2022|Valuation $2.3B|Raised $164.3M
Story is building open IP infrastructure for the internet era.
Published May 15, 2026
| Starting Price | No SaaS list price; pay gas in network-native token; engineering cost is material | Pay to store data permanently (one-time fee model); app/tooling costs vary | Pay gas for transactions; tooling/infra costs vary |
| Best For | IP tokenization and licensing primitives with protocol-level attribution/royalty concepts | Permanent storage of content/metadata; censorship-resistant publishing | General-purpose smart contracts; broad ecosystem and standards |
| Key Strength | IP-specific licensing and attribution/royalty concepts documented in protocol materials | Permanent storage model and established niche for durable data storage | Largest developer ecosystem and composability |
| Key Weakness | Limited enterprise-style reviews/certifications visible; adoption is still emerging | Not an IP licensing protocol; licensing must be implemented separately | IP licensing requires custom implementations; complexity and fees can be high |