Where Imagination & Investments Grow Together.
Join us for the LongBox Fireside Chat October 29th - 6:00 pm at The Moore — an evening of mezcal, fintech, and storytelling.
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Two Problems, One Solution
Finance apps fail to build lasting habits
Fintechs churn with high CAC & families choose entertainment over saving. $170B+ spent on comics & mobile entertainment - 70–80% fintech churn in the first 3 months - $3,000+ CAC per wealth management client. The result: Over half of U.S. families are excluded from wealth-building.
We turn entertainment into investing
Families already spend billions on digital content — we don’t ask them to change the habit, just the location. Exclusive content draw users in. To unlock content, they make a deposit into a managed account. Repeating the loop builds lasting financial habits. Serialized content keeps users engaged — Longbox, as a RIA, manages their investments.
Explore Our Expanding IP Universe
How Longbox Works
Invest. Earn Seeds. Unlock. Read.
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Dashboard
Portfolio balance, Seeds, and new releases — Your personal hub where financial growth and storytelling meet.
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Earn Seeds
Add money to your invesment account to earn Seeds. Each deposit grows your balance and gives you credits to unlock comics.
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Unlock Stories
Use Seeds to access issues from top publishers. Each unlock pays creators directly — everyone wins as you read.
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Read
Pages flow smoothly, and progress saves as you go. Enjoy great stories while your investment grows behind the scenes.
Our Team
We are a team of entrepreneurs, technologists, and financial experts with a shared passion for storytelling and innovation.
Stephan Velez
Founder & CEO
Independent graphic novelist by night, business development powerhouse by day. The creative force and vision behind LongBox.
Ignacio Sapetnitzky
CIO
Babson College grad and former J.P. Morgan Private Banker who managed $5B+ in assets. The financial architect behind LongBox’s engine.
Max Abrutsky
CTO
Unicorn tech veteran who scaled a startup to a $1B+ valuation. The technomancer turning vision into code.
William Sieveking
CSO
SMU graduate and serial entrepreneur with a proven track record across multiple industries. The strategist driving growth and partnerships.
Ken Norensberg
CCO
Two-time FINRA Board of Governors member with 20+ years in securities regulation. The steady hand guiding LongBox’s compliance and ethical standards.
Shared Growth for Publishers & Creators
LongBox turns reader engagement into real financial growth. When users invest to unlock stories, those deposits grow their portfolios while generating instant payouts for creators and publishers. Every unlock strengthens the ecosystem — investors build wealth through participation, and storytellers earn more as their audiences expand.
Innovative Payouts
Each reader deposit creates “Seeds” that unlock content and trigger a payout for its publisher or creator. The more readers engage and reinvest, the more consistent your earnings become — a direct link between creative impact and recurring revenue.
Unprecedented Dashboard Insights
Our creator dashboard gives full visibility into how your content performs. Track unlocks, reader retention, and total payouts — all tied to investment data. Understand your audience and earnings in one place, with complete ownership and transparency.
LongBox Fireside Chat & Demo
The Moore · 4040 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Join us for an intimate fireside chat as we celebrate the kickoff of LongBox’s pre-seed round
Experience
- • Mezcal Tasting by Zunte
- • Longbox Fireside Chat with Partners
- • Interactive App Demo + Investor Preview
- • Networking Mixer at Oaxaca Mi Alma
Why Attend
- • See how LongBox turns entertainment into investing
- • Hear from partners behind our creative initiatives
- • Be first to access our prototype on-site
- • Private investor preview of the pre-seed kickoff
Request an Invite
Space is limited. Please RSVP below — our team will confirm your spot by email.
Be Part of Our Journey.
"With financial literacy on the decline and content losing its values, LongBox is a win-win solution, combining storytelling with the tools to build a more financially intelligent future." -Stephan Velez, CEO
stephan@thelongbox.app