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Make Equity Move
Perspectives on onchain equity, capital formation, and the infrastructure shaping modern ownership.
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Bringing Equity Onchain to Make It Move Easier, Faster, Safer
Equity is static and that’s a problem.
Introducing Roll-Up Investments 🚀
Keeping a clean cap table is essential for startup founders. It sharpens governance, makes financial operations smoother, and eases future fundraising.
Fairmint v2 is Here: Simpler, Faster, Better.
Raising funds pre-seed from business angels, friends, and family with a YC SAFE or closing an equity-priced round with VCs has never been easier. Meet Fairmint, your premier fundraising companion!
Fairmint is the First SEC-Registered Transfer Agent to integrate with the Transfer Agent Protocol (TAP)
We are thrilled to become the first SEC-registered Transfer Agent to integrate with the Transfer Agent Protocol (TAP).
Fairmint is now a SEC-registered transfer agent
At Fairmint, we offer the simplest way to raise capital from one or more investors. We designed Fairmint for quick setup and effortless closing of funding rounds, public and private.
How Bloom Network is creating a circular economy with Fairmint
The Regenerative Finance movement, also known as ReFi, focuses on restoring our local economies to better the world. Rather than abide by…
The days of SaaS are numbered
Did you know that SaaS companies have increased over 500% in the last seven years? This pricing model — of paying a fixed fee every…
Reward your community’s contributions with equity 💰+❤️
Equity is a startup’s most valuable resource. It can enhance performance, align incentives, and affect the long-term success of your…
How to start a business in the US
This is the first post in a series about starting a business and running it like a boss in the US.
Snowball.xyz raised $1M+ from their community. And you can, too
Did you know that 90% of Gen Z think it’s important to invest now to prepare for their futures? Snowball.xyz, a media startup that is…
How we placed #1 on Product Hunt
What the power of community can do for your startup
We’re live on Product Hunt!
Join us in changing the way equity works
Winechain rewards its community through WiNeFTs and ownership
Many fine wines never make it from the cellar to the dinner table due to an overly complicated supply chain hindered by complex customs…
Join Fairmint for Cocktails at Converge22!
Join the Fairmint team at Circle Converge in San Francisco! 🌉 From September 27th to 30th, we’ll be welcoming founders and investors to…
The inevitable rise of community capitalism
Although community capitalism may seem like a new topic, humans have been striving for it for centuries. As different societal models…
How Fairmint is Preparing for the Ethereum Merge
The upcoming Ethereum Merge will transition the Ethereum blockchain from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. This is taking place so that…
What is a “community” in tech?
We talk about community a lot at Fairmint. But besides evoking a warm feeling of good cheer, what does the word “community” really mean in…
6 Ways Community Ownership Has Helped 6 Real-life Founders
We’ve been running a series of blog posts every Friday called Fairmint Stories. In each post, we interview founders who use Fairmint about…
How Gilded is leveraging investor interest with $GFi
As a B2B SaaS founder, Gilded CEO Gil Hildebrand knows that his company’s path to community ownership is a bit different than that taken by…
Salesfolks is using community ownership to cross the chasm with $SALES
As a five-time VC-backed founder, Salesfolks CEO Lief Larson knows the traditional fundraising game. He also knows how that game can pull…
How Fairmint Helps You Build in Public
Fairmint gives you a transparent view into your investment.
8 Reasons Why Early-Stage VCs Love Community Ownership
The community-based world of Web3 presents a new opportunity for founders. Here is why early-stage VCs love community ownership alongside traditional venture rounds.
We raised $7.3 million in our sleep. Now your startup can, too.
Fairmint lets every startup unlock an untapped superpower: their community.
How Erxes is building an open-source business experience platform with $ERXS
In the past 20 years, the geography of early-stage startup fundraising became so concentrated that people didn’t just talk about VC firms…
Why Community Ownership Will Be A Critical Component of Web3
The vast majority of startup investing as it exists today is an insider’s game. Early adopters and believers don’t have access to venture capital markets, so they don’t share in the financial upside of their favorite startup’s growth. Web2 investing is insular and exclusive, l…
How Hospitable.com is letting property owners participate in the financial upside of success
Pierre-Camille Hamana is founder & CEO of Hospitable.com, helping property owners run more than 269,000 properties in 140+ countries. In 2021, their customers generated $1B in revenues.
Fairmint Files #8: What are Restricted SAFE Units?
And how can they fit into my startup’s equity compensation plan?
Building a community-owned web3 creator platform with $BEEM
Co-founder and CEO Mihai Crasneanu is at the helm of Beem, a video platform for creators to organize and host live events.
Fairmint Files #7: What is Regulation S?
And how can it relate to my startup’s fundraising?
Fairmint Files #6: What is a cryptosecurity?
And how can it be used for my startup’s fundraising?
Fairmint Files #5: What is an accredited investor?
And why is that information important for my startup?
Fairmint Files #4: What are the key differences between Rule 506(b) and Rule 506(c)?
And why are they critical to your startup’s potential fundraising?
Fairmint Files #3: What is a 409a valuation?
And why does my startup need one?
Fairmint Files #2: Who can earn equity under Rule 701?
And just as importantly, who can’t?
Fairmint Files #1: What is Decentralized Finance?
300 words (more or less ;) on the basics of a key topic in the Fairmint universe
Fairmint Receives $2M from Tim Draper to Shake Up Capitalism
Tim Draper joins the movement initiated by Fairmint to let everyone be part of the equity story of companies they love.
