Doriot
Seed Round

Raising in Public.

Doriot is raising its Seed round publicly.

We are building infrastructure to organize early-stage venture discovery for communities beyond Silicon Valley. Raising in public is a natural extension of that mission — if we believe access should be wider, our own process should reflect it.

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What We Believe
The foundations of this raise.

These are the structural convictions behind Doriot — and behind the decision to raise openly.

01

Access Through Merit

Venture participation has historically been confined to a narrow network. Doriot is building infrastructure where access is earned through insight and conviction, not through connections or geography.

02

Early Participation

Most investors encounter startups after value has already been captured. VentureStaking® organizes structured discovery at the earliest stage — before pricing, before rounds, before traditional gatekeepers arrive.

03

Infrastructure for the AI Era

AI is expanding the number of capable founders faster than existing systems can evaluate them. Doriot provides the discovery layer — community-driven, compliance-first, and designed to scale with this new reality.

Progress
What has been built.

Real milestones from the journey so far. No vanity metrics. No projections. Just what has been completed and what is underway.

Now
Expressions of Interest Open
Collecting non-binding indications of interest from potential community members and investors. No money is being accepted at this time.
Completed
FantasyStartup® R&D Platform
Launched the venture behavior research simulation. 13,000+ participants across ages 18–70 have generated 1.5M+ structured decisions, informing VentureStaking® design.
October 2025
Filed U.S. Patent Application
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 19/370,362 — “A Gamification System and Method for Managing a Venture Staking and Prediction Market.” Filed October 27, 2025.
May 2025
VentureStaking® Trademark Secured
Published May 20, 2025 for use in connection with educational, research, and governance-based discovery services for early-stage ventures — including gamified systems for evaluating startup milestones and non-investment venture information platforms.
Completed
Architecture & Compliance Framework
Designed VentureStaking® as a community-based discovery mechanism that separates discovery activities from capital formation, with compliance built into the architecture.
Completed
Community Arena Model
Developed the Arena framework — structured spaces where communities discover, evaluate, and support founders using local context and shared governance.

Participate in the infrastructure.

Doriot is building venture discovery infrastructure designed for communities, not just Silicon Valley. If that resonates, we welcome your interest.

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