TradeX GTM brain

TradeX wound down its Indian prediction-market product and announced a pivot to Mindbase AI, whose current site offers managed video production and creator distribution.

category

AI-assisted video and creator marketing

market profile

  • text: TradeX says it moved away from prediction markets in April 2025 to build Mindbase AI; the current Mindbase site emphasizes video production and creator distribution.
  • text: The old real-money event trading business was closed in India; historical competitors and customers should not be treated as the current ICP.
  • text: Mindbase's current site and an older LinkedIn description differ, and its site footer identifies another company; verify ownership and current offer before outreach.

personas

  • title: Growth marketing lead at a consumer brand
    pains:
    • Needs a steady supply of short-form creative for launches and paid ads
    • Coordinating editors and creators adds management work
  • title: Founder or marketing manager at a direct-to-consumer brand
    pains:
    • Needs product videos without organizing a full shoot
    • Wants creative approvals and reach reporting from one partner
  • title: AI video editor or creator
    pains:
    • Finding consistent paid briefs
    • Building skills and access to brand campaigns

icp

  • text: Consumer-facing brands in beauty, fashion, local apps, fintech, real estate and automotive that invest in short-form video; account size unspecified.
  • text: Independent AI video editors and social creators seeking briefs and distribution work constitute the supply side.

message pillars

  • text: One brief coordinates production and distribution.
  • text: Make AI video without a shoot.
  • text: Keep brand approval and track results.

objections

  • objection: Will content match our brand?
    response: Agree on the brief and approval process before production; the site states clients approve each cut.
  • objection: How much does a campaign cost?
    response: Request a scoped quote for production and distribution; terms vary by project.

competitors

  • name: Billo
    why: Creator-generated video ads for brands compete for short-form creative budgets.
  • name: Insense
    why: Creator marketplace and campaign management overlap with creator distribution.
  • name: Polymarket
    why: Historical event-trading alternative, not a current video competitor.

influencers

  • name: Divij Goyal
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divijgoyal
    why: TradeX founder who has posted about Mindbase.

keywords

  • AI video ads for brands
  • short form video production
  • creator marketing platform India
  • AI video editors
  • UGC creators for brands
  • reels production agency

voice

  • Direct and conversational
  • Outcome and speed oriented

signals

  • text: A consumer brand is launching products and hiring creators for recurring short-form campaigns.
  • text: A marketing team needs both video production and creator distribution on social platforms.

pricing

model: contact_sales

motion

hybrid

channels

  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • TikTok

confidence

low

Founders

  • name: Divij Goyal
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Engineer, Poker player, Trader, Learner, Product Geek. An avid user of product hunt. Technologist by heart. Started career as a software developer. Wore different hats over time from being a Trader in S&P500 to Product Lead for a NBCF. Former Founder at CityMall, A half a billion dollar social commerce in India. Took early exit. Make some money and started TradeX
  • name: Indrajeet Roy
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: An Industrial Engineer graduate from IIT Delhi, Founder- Hoi Foods- India's 5th largest cloud kitchen company. Build and Sold Employability Assessment Platform Skillwill in 2016. An avid Crypto trader and first principle business thinker
  • name: Ankit Shrivastava
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: 10+ years of experience in technology. I have worked with PwC, JPMC and developed a couple of Apps and Games as hobby projects which are live on PlayStore. A part time trader in Indian stock market and love to do sketching, play guitar and photography as hobbies.

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