What if the people funding your app were also the people using it, sharing it, and helping it grow? That’s the idea behind raising with us on @MetaDAOProject. Apps in our portfolio have 10x'd their users and went on to raise VC capital. Could be you too

Welcome to Backable, a global fundraising platform for frontier ideas built by MetaDAO, designed for the bold, the brave, and the radically different. Build a business. Chase a dream. Be early to something big. The only question that matters is “Are you Backable?”

Some personal news: I recently joined MetaDAO. Working at Colosseum with Matty, Clay, Nate, and Max was a dream job. I learned a tremendous amount from each of them, and I will miss the team deeply. Colosseum represents the very best of our industry -- running the world’s largest hackathons, writing checks before ideas are fully formed, and building open-source tools so a thousand flowers may bloom. It’s been an honor to work with our founders, and I’m excited to keep supporting them from my new seat. Ever since I got oneshotted in 2023, I've thought about MetaDAO every single day -- with only a few notable exceptions. And along the way, I’ve tried to help. At Delphi, that meant writing slightly verbose research reports to spread the gospel. At Colosseum, it was STAMP, the Inaugural MetaDAO Owners Meeting, and [redacted]. Now, it’s time to go all in. I love this industry and am optimistic about what we will build. But we haven’t lived up to our own expectations. The blockchains work. And the stablecoins work. So where are all the generational businesses? It’s not that crypto is useless. It’s that too often, we reward launching tokens more than building lasting companies. I believe MetaDAO can help change that by giving founders a better way to raise money and build businesses on the internet. Fundraising is how we will bring decision markets to the world. Our ambition goes beyond helping founders raise money -- it’s to change how companies are run and, ultimately, how institutions and perhaps even AIs make decisions. For three years, I’ve believed in what MetaDAO could become. Now I get to help build it alongside Prophet, Kollan, and the rest of the team. Long live the Meta DAO

Looking to fund 2-3 app builders with $100k-$350k. Must haves: -All in on your app -Willing to build in public -Have 10 or more paying customers We'll also provide up to $10k/mo in ad spend, support from our design team, and thousands of people who want to see you win. DM me!

It's really cool that MetaDAO has thousands of investors. All over the world, there are people in our corner fighting for us 24/7. Founder intros. Feedback on product. Investor intros. Niche industry expertise. Basically anything I need as an operator to make MetaDAO a massive success, there's usually someone in our network who can help. This community ownership thing.. we might be onto something here

I sat down with @MaxHirsch13 in NYC to talk about growing consumer apps. A couple takeaways: - Make your own content, find what works, then hire creators to scale it. - Build in public, keep talking to users and improving the product, not just pushing more content. What do y'all think of his advice?

Be @allocateur Raise $250,000 on MetaDAO to build Hot Wheels gacha + marketplace Launch 1.5 months later, all packs sell out in ~an hour 2 weeks later, raise $475,000 at a 5x markup from @dba_xyz and angels, who are making the bet that the business could get a lot bigger

It’s very rare for us solo app builders to have any VCs on our side. We are often overlooked because we’re building in “saturated markets” or because we’re not researchers from MIT. That said, there are always exceptions. @mitchellsniffle from @MetaDAOProject is THE exception. I’ve never met an investor that rooted for the scrappy, bet-against founder like Mitchell. What he’s building at MetaDao is genuinely awesome and provides founders with a) instant liquidity and b) investors that can supercharge their growth. He’s currently looking for scrappy founders like you to invest $100-$300k in. Message me for a warm intro or message him yourself. This is not a paid advertisement, just a true appreciation post for an awesome platform

Today on MCG $SOLO | @solomon_labs w/@oxranga Solomon Labs builds USDv, a Solana stablecoin that stays at $1 and earns yield automatically while remaining fully usable Highlights include: 00:03 - Solomon labs recap 01:32 - MetaDAO sponsored, $45M raised 02:41 - USDv launch video 03:19 - Ranga's journey 06:48 - Vs USDC/USDT, no yield 07:27 - Yield-bearing distinction 17:00 - Compares Solomon to Raydium and MetaDAO growth 26:53 - Dividend infra analogy 28:18 - Revenue model, SaaS plus 1-3% 29:36 - Revenue to treasury 30:22 - Scaling math, $1M to $1B 31:09 - TAM discussion, billions processing 36:01 - Decision markets explained 39:18 - Multi-billion ecosystem 42:41 - Ground floor thesis 43:25 - $5.5M committed day one

Omnipair has proposed converting $130,000 of its treasury USDC into USDv, making those dollars productive without sacrificing their liquidity or utility. This is only the first step. Omnipair v2 represents a much larger opportunity to put productive dollars at the foundation of onchain markets. More soon.

Credible has put forward a proposal to convert $250,000 of its treasury USDC into USDv, with plans to scale the allocation toward $1 million through future proposals. This marks the first step in a broader integration that will use Solomon’s economic routing infrastructure to direct rewards to $CRED holders. More soon.