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VentureStaking®

The participation instrument that powers community-based founder discovery. Everyone plays the same game — at their own comfort level.

$10 = 1 VentureStake

VentureStakes are participation instruments — not securities, not financial products. They represent your commitment to discovering great founders alongside your community.

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What Is a VentureStake?

A VentureStake is a Vote of Confidence in a founder. Place VentureStakes to signal you believe in their potential. If they raise a Seed Round, you may get premier access to invest.

Price per VentureStake
$10 = 1 VentureStake
$10
Seed Investment Perks (not Guaranteed)
1 VentureStake = 100x Perks
100x

Higher conviction = more VentureStakes. Lower conviction = fewer, or pass.

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Designed for Every Budget

VentureStaking® is built so everyone gets to play the same game — at their own comfort level.

VentureStakes
Annual Cost
10
$100 / year
100
$1,000 / year
500
$5,000 / year
1,000
$10,000 / year

Everyone discovers founders through the same process — regardless of budget.

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How Founders Earn Grants

When the community places VentureStakes on a founder, those stakes aggregate into a grant that funds the founder’s early discovery work.

10,000 VentureStakes from the community
= $100,000 Grant for the Founder
$100K

Grants support exploration — not investment.

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The Game: Finding Breakout Founders

Discover great founders and earn premier access to invest in their Seed round — priority access and/or a valuation discount.

Typical breakout rate
~1 in 10 founders break out
~10%
If you are really good
3–4 in 10 break out
30–40%