MonkeFoundry
@MonkeFoundry
The official @MonkeDAO incubator • Backing the next generation of consumer apps • formerly BuildWithMonkeDAO
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Week 9 inside MonkeFoundry: Revenue Models & Pricing Strategies
This week, our founders focused on how to price their products and build revenue models that make sense for both the business and its users.
Teams looked at different pricing approaches, when and how pricing should change, and how to balance growth with sustainable revenue.
We were excited to welcome @realRockyChung, CEO & Co-Founder of @Titan_Exchange, who led this workshop and shared practical lessons on pricing, revenue models, and learning from how users actually behave.
A strong product needs more than demand. It needs a clear path to revenue.
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Approved by me, myself, and Sept 23 & 24.
See you at Solana Summit Canada 🇨🇦 Sept 23 & 24 in Toronto
Capital in motion. That's the Monkey Business.
MonkeDAO × Solomon
We’re partnering @Solomon_Labs to make USDv a core part of how MonkeDAO deploys capital across its treasury and the next generation of startups incubated through @MonkeFoundry.
We’re starting with an initial $350,000 conversion of treasury USDC into USDv, with a portion of that capital funding MonkeFoundry’s cohort.
This is only the beginning.
As USDv launches, we plan to expand its role across the DAO, Foundry, and the ventures being built within and across the ecosystem.
USDv is @solana’s native productive dollar, designed to keep capital liquid and usable while making it productive by default.
Capital in motion. That's the Monkey Business. 🐒
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Stockbacks are live 🛍️
Shop your favorite brands with stablecoins. Earn up to 3% back in their tokenized stocks through @xStocksFi.
Starting with Amazon, Walmart, Nvidia, Apple, Nike, and Gamestop.
Download the SP3ND extension or get the app on @solanamobile to start earning Stockbacks 📱👇
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Week 8 inside MonkeFoundry: The Art of Sales & Partnerships
This week, our founders are focused on turning great products into real opportunities.
Teams will refine how they communicate their value, build a structured sales process, and learn how to create meaningful partnerships that drive long-term growth.
We're excited to welcome @chelms34, from @metaplex, who will lead this workshop, sharing practical insights on sales, outreach, partnership development, and building relationships that compound over time.
Because the best products don't just get built.
They get adopted.
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On August 19th we launched a purchasing agent as part of the @clawpumptech hackathon.
We wanted to demonstrate the capability of our tech - the ability for humans and agents to shop online with stablecoins, without KYC or geolocation restrictions.
Since the launch of the agent 20 days ago we've experienced:
- x10 in user spend
- x5 more purchases
- x3 more daily spenders
- $100,000 purchasing volume in August
In first 10 days of September we already crossed the $100k milestone, looking at over $300k in user spend this month at this pace.
@solana is the chain for global payments 🫡
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Monday Monke Spotlight #183# ft. Swish Cash - Powered by Kyzzen
Join us today for our livestream with @swishdotcash from @MonkeFoundry Cohort 2!
August was our biggest month at SP3ND, with 200 users spending over $100k in online shops.
What people bought:
- $45k TCGs (Pokemon, Riftbound)
- $40k hardware
- $10k animal utils & food
- $5k board games and hobbies
70 people have bought on Amazon, 60 on Ebay, and 30 on various local online shops.
Comparing an average week in August vs average week in July, our numbers have:
- x10 in weekly spend
- x5 weekly users
- x3 more daily spenders
In the first 10 days of September we've already crossed the whole month of August! On a path to close this month with $300k in user spend.
@solana is for payments
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Everyone else built a casino.
We built something deeply boring. 🦉
Join us for Monday Monke Spotlight #183#
We’re continuing our special series showcasing the projects from @MonkeFoundry Cohort 2.
This week's guest: @swishdotcash
📅 September 14th
🕘 2 PM UTC / 10 AM EST
Powered by @Kyzzen_io
Hosted by @OhMeOhMy_Sol
Live on X!
Don’t miss it 👇
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Builders have always been at the heart of MonkeDAO 🐒👷♂️
That’s a big part of what Monday Monke Spotlight is about: giving builders the space to share their ideas, their projects, and what they’re actually building.
Here’s a highlight from MMS #172#, powered by @Kyzzen_io 🤝
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Week 7 inside MonkeFoundry: Growth & Distribution
This week, our founders are focused on one of the biggest challenges every startup faces: getting their product into the hands of the right users.
Teams will define user acquisition and retention strategies, identify sustainable growth loops, and explore partnerships and distribution channels that can accelerate adoption.
We're excited to welcome @callahan_dks, Head of Global Key Accounts at @solflare, who will lead Workshop #6# and share practical insights on building repeatable growth and sustainable distribution.
Because great products don't grow on their own. They need a path to reach the people they're built for.
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What happened during Startup Village Borneo Day 3? Let’s get into it 👀
We kicked things off with workshops from @jemmmyjem of @MonkeDAO / @MonkeFoundry, @NicFury of @sanctumso, and @GetVasily of @getblockio.
Different builders, different perspectives, one goal: helping teams build better🫡
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Join us for another MMS episode featuring @otus_finance at 2pm UTC today, hosted by @OhMeOhMy_Sol 🫡
Join us 🔥
Join us for Monday Monke Spotlight #182#
We’re continuing our special series showcasing the projects from @MonkeFoundry Cohort 2.
This week's guest: @otus_finance
📅 September 7th
🕘 2 PM UTC / 10 AM EST
Powered by @Kyzzen_io
Hosted by @OhMeOhMy_Sol
Live on X!
Don’t miss it 👇
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TUNE IN: Monday Monke Spotlight #181# ft. Nuke - Powered by Kyzzen
Monday Monke Spotlight #181# ft. Nuke - Powered by Kyzzen
3 days left to sign up for 6 months free. After that, it's just clockwork. 🦉
Now on stage @tabdotmarkets 🚀
Week 2 inside MonkeFoundry: Building What People Want (Product & PMF)
This week, our founders dive into Product & Product-Market Fit, focusing on the decisions that matter most in the early days of building.
Teams will define their core users, sharpen their positioning, and identify the fastest path to shipping something people can experience, test, and respond to.
This week's workshop will be led by @vibhu, Chief Product Officer at @SolanaFndn, who will share his approach to building products that solve real user problems and finding product-market fit.
The goal isn't to build more.
It's to build the right thing first.
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