extract: 2026-03-04-futardio-launch-send-arcade (#1117)

entities/entertainment/dropout.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Creator-owned streaming platform focused on comedy content. Reached 1M+ subscrib
 - **2024-08-01** — Profiled by Variety as part of emerging indie streaming category alongside Nebula and Critical Role
 - **2025-10-XX** — Reached 1M+ subscribers milestone
 
+- **2026-03-01** — CVL Economics analysis reveals 1M+ subscribers generating $80-90M revenue with 40-45% EBITDA margins and 40 full-time employees, achieving $3.0-3.3M revenue per employee. Platform maintains stable pricing for 3+ years, grandfathers legacy subscriber rates, encourages password sharing, and distributes profits to all contributors including unsuccessful auditionees. Estimated to have reached 50-67% penetration of total addressable market.
 ## Relationship to KB
 
 - [[creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers]]

inbox/archive/2026-03-04-futardio-launch-send-arcade.md

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/ActRESLUCdMzU4BnEE5VtMM2JG5ghZuKWkjXfiB5GdS7"
 date: 2026-03-04
 domain: internet-finance
 format: data
-status: unprocessed
+status: null-result
 tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana]
 event_type: launch
+processed_by: rio
+processed_date: 2026-03-16
+extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
+extraction_notes: "LLM returned 0 claims, 0 rejected by validator"
 ---
 
 ## Launch Details
@@ -198,3 +202,12 @@ Secondary Market : Solana Degens
 - Token mint: `AaEYgXdHpzS9bBgAvDriVMvKDQUnqtVYAtLZJGjometa`
 - Version: v0.7
 - Closed: 2026-03-05
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- Send Arcade raised $114,933 against $288,000 minimum target on Futard.io, resulting in refund
+- Send Arcade had 9M+ on-chain plays and $200k+ ARR before independence
+- Send token was sunset 2 months before March 2026 fundraise
+- Send Arcade games achieved 20k+ plays across 3k+ unique users on Farcaster
+- Fundraise included 10% performance package configuration
+- Monthly team budget target was $20,000 USD for 11-month runway