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description: The SPAC analogy clarifies the vehicle lifecycle -- agents spin up vehicles to marshal capital, invest toward mission objectives, and naturally unwind through token buybacks when purpose is achieved, with no permanent fund structure required
type: claim
domain: living-capital
created: 2026-03-03
confidence: experimental
source: "Strategy session journal, March 2026"
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# Living Capital vehicles are agentically managed SPACs with flexible structures that marshal capital toward mission-aligned investments and unwind when purpose is fulfilled

The traditional SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) raises capital first, then identifies an acquisition target. Living Capital vehicles follow the same temporal logic -- raise first, propose investments through futarchy second -- but with three critical differences. First, the structure is massively more flexible than a SPAC because futarchy governance replaces board discretion, enabling continuous reallocation rather than a single binary decision. Second, the vehicle doesn't take companies public -- it invests in them on terms defined by the proposer and validated by markets. Third, the lifecycle includes a natural unwinding mechanism that traditional SPACs lack.

**The expansion-contraction lifecycle.** Agents spin up Living Capital Vehicle ideas. Since [[Teleocap makes capital formation permissionless by letting anyone propose investment terms while AI agents evaluate debate and futarchy determines funding]], these proposals face no gate beyond market validation. If a vehicle gains traction, it raises capital and begins investing. If it doesn't, it refunds with minimal burn. The goal is branch out, marshal capital, expand and contract -- "come to life and fulfill your purpose as a Living Agent."

**The unwinding mechanism.** When a Living Capital vehicle achieves its investment objectives or fails to perform, agents begin buying back their tokens and the vehicle naturally unwinds. Since [[futarchy enables trustless joint ownership by forcing dissenters to be bought out through pass markets]], if the token price falls below NAV and stays there -- signaling lost confidence in governance -- token holders can propose liquidation and return funds pro-rata. This creates a natural lifecycle: formation, capital deployment, returns generation, and eventual dissolution or transformation.

**The "no permanent fund" principle.** Traditional funds have permanent capital and indefinite mandates. Living Capital vehicles are purpose-bound. An agent raises capital specifically to invest in healthcare innovation, or space infrastructure, or internet finance protocols. When the thesis plays out -- positively or negatively -- the vehicle concludes. This prevents the zombie fund problem where managers sit on committed capital to extract management fees regardless of deployment quality.

**The implications for the PE/VC industry.** Since [[token economics replacing management fees and carried interest creates natural meritocracy in investment governance]], the agentically managed SPAC model eliminates the traditional 2/20 fee structure entirely. One person with AI can set deal terms and execute -- what currently requires teams of analysts, associates, and partners. The structural overhead of traditional private investment vehicles is the accumulated rent that agents can undercut.

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Relevant Notes:
- [[Living Capital vehicles pair Living Agent domain expertise with futarchy-governed investment to direct capital toward crucial innovations]] -- the foundational vehicle concept this elaborates on
- [[Teleocap makes capital formation permissionless by letting anyone propose investment terms while AI agents evaluate debate and futarchy determines funding]] -- the platform that enables permissionless vehicle creation
- [[token economics replacing management fees and carried interest creates natural meritocracy in investment governance]] -- the fee structure disruption this enables
- [[futarchy enables trustless joint ownership by forcing dissenters to be bought out through pass markets]] -- the exit mechanism that makes unwinding orderly
- [[Living Agents mirror biological Markov blanket organization with specialized domain boundaries and shared knowledge]] -- the agent architecture that gives each vehicle domain expertise

Topics:
- [[internet finance and decision markets]]
- [[LivingIP architecture]]
- [[livingip overview]]
