# Fliq by EthosX

> Fliq is a creator-owned, mobile-first prediction market built by EthosX (YC S22), the DeFi derivatives protocol founded by ex-JP Morgan derivatives quant Deepanshu. Fliq turns trading into simple yes/no questions on sports, politics, memes and culture, letting local creators launch their own markets. Built on the Aptos blockchain with USDT settlement, it aims to onboard the ~95% of people in markets like India who have never traded, making prediction markets as engaging as short-form video.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Claymont, Delaware, United States
- **Founders:** Deepanshu (Co-founder & CEO), Smit Patoliya (Co-founder & CTO), Surbhi Singh (Founder, Fliq)
- **Team size:** 6
- **Products:** Fliq, EthosX derivatives protocol, SWITCH, Institutional OTC / RFQ platform
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch, Raised $1.8M (December 2023) from Franklin Templeton, YC, Austen Allred and others; ~$2.3M total, Testnet: 3,500+ active traders with a reported 45% profitability rate

## Products & services

- **Fliq** — A creator-owned, mobile-first prediction market on the Aptos blockchain. Users trade simple yes/no questions on sports, politics, culture and memes using USDT; creators launch their own markets and share revenue. Currently accessible via a Telegram bot.
- **EthosX derivatives protocol** — On-chain, non-custodial infrastructure for trading financial derivatives without exchanges, clearinghouses or banks - the foundation Fliq is built on.
- **SWITCH** — A perpetual rolled-over put-options token pair enabling non-custodial perpetual put options on crypto assets.
- **Institutional OTC / RFQ platform** — Request-for-quote system with on-chain clearing, portfolio margin and liquidation-protection products for lending protocols.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch
- Raised $1.8M (December 2023) from Franklin Templeton, YC, Austen Allred and others; ~$2.3M total
- Testnet: 3,500+ active traders with a reported 45% profitability rate
- Limited mainnet: 1,000+ qualified traders with zero fund losses reported
- Fliq reported growing 150% month over month
- Grew community organically from 30 testers to 2,000+ members

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Fliq launched real-money prediction markets for everyone; announced live at fliq.one and grew 150% month over month.
- **2025-04** — Fliq expanded onto Instagram and ramped creator-led market distribution.
- **2025** — Trading migrated into a Telegram bot (FliqTGBot) as the web app was retired.
- **2023-12** — EthosX closed a $1.8M raise led by top crypto and traditional-finance investors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fliq.one
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fliqpredictions
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/predictonfliq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nou8odaOFkU
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/predictonfliq

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Last updated: 2026-07-31