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- **2026-03-07** — Areal DAO launch: $50K target, raised $11,654 (23.3%), REFUNDING status by 2026-03-08 — first documented failed futarchy-governed fundraise on platform
- **2026-03-04** — [[seekervault]] fundraise launched targeting $75,000, closed next day with only $1,186 (1.6% of target) in refunding status
- **2026-03-04** — [[pli-creperie-ambulante-futardio-fundraise]] failed: First consumer food business launch (Swiss crêperie targeting $350K) reached Refunding status within one day, testing futarchy applicability to traditional physical businesses
## Competitive Position
- **Unique mechanism**: Only launch platform with futarchy-governed accountability and treasury return guarantees
- **vs pump.fun**: pump.fun is memecoin launch (zero accountability, pure speculation). Futardio is ownership coin launch (futarchy governance, treasury enforcement). Different categories despite both being "launch platforms."

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type: entity
entity_type: decision_market
name: "Pli Crêperie Ambulante: Futardio Fundraise"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[futardio]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposer: "Anonymous Solutions Architect, Zürich"
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/GmNzSXzQ3q6UCVRpBf8PkvEqoo454Qr6twWc9zuzJzBa"
proposal_date: 2026-03-04
resolution_date: 2026-03-05
category: "fundraise"
summary: "Swiss food truck business targeting $350K for crêperie launch, failed within one day"
key_metrics:
funding_target: "$350,000"
total_committed: "N/A"
duration: "1 day"
token_symbol: "8Xq"
token_mint: "8XqLC3q6ju8Mxd33Zj92pEZsVwbbvqFd7JUbPLXSmeta"
launch_address: "GmNzSXzQ3q6UCVRpBf8PkvEqoo454Qr6twWc9zuzJzBa"
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created: 2026-03-11
---
# Pli Crêperie Ambulante: Futardio Fundraise
## Summary
First documented consumer food business to attempt futarchy-governed fundraising. A Solutions Architect based in Zürich proposed raising $350K for a French crêperie food truck with three-phase expansion plan (truck → restaurant → franchise). The project explicitly rejected crypto-native framing, positioning futarchy purely as capital formation alternative to traditional fundraising. Failed within one day of launch.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (Refunding status)
- **Proposer:** Anonymous Solutions Architect, Zürich
- **Launch:** 2026-03-04
- **Closed:** 2026-03-05
- **Duration:** 1 day
- **Target:** $350,000
- **Committed:** N/A
## Budget Breakdown
- Food truck + fit-out: ~60,000 CHF
- Equipment (billig, fridges, supplies): ~8,000 CHF
- Permits & insurance: ~6,000 CHF/year
- Ingredients & supplies: ~24,000 CHF/year
- Market fees & parking: ~10,000 CHF/year
- Marketing & branding: ~6,000 CHF/year
- Founder living expenses: ~90,000 CHF/year (Zürich cost of living)
- Buffer / contingency: ~15,000 CHF
- **Total:** ~219,000 CHF (~$250K USD)
## Significance
This launch tested whether futarchy-governed fundraising could extend beyond crypto-native projects to traditional physical businesses. The immediate failure suggests several potential barriers:
1. **Anti-crypto positioning backfired:** Founder explicitly stated "this isn't a tech startup. There's no AI, no protocol, no flywheel diagram" and "I'm not going to pretend a crêpe truck needs a token to exist." This may have alienated the crypto-native audience without attracting traditional investors.
2. **High founder compensation relative to capital efficiency:** $90K/year living expenses in a $250K raise (36% of total) for a single-founder food truck may have signaled misaligned incentives.
3. **Subjective value proposition:** Unlike Myco Realms' measurable agricultural yields, a consumer food brand's success depends on subjective factors (taste, location, brand appeal) that prediction markets struggle to price.
4. **Market context mismatch:** Zürich has 430K+ residents but the pitch acknowledged "no dedicated crêperie food truck operating in Zürich today" — unclear if this represents opportunity or lack of demand.
Provides critical data point on futarchy applicability boundaries: physical infrastructure with measurable outputs (Myco Realms) succeeds, consumer businesses with subjective brand value fail.
## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] — first traditional consumer business launch on platform
- [[futarchy-governed-permissionless-launches-require-brand-separation-to-manage-reputational-liability-because-failed-projects-on-a-curated-platform-damage-the-platforms-credibility]] — demonstrates reputational risk
- [[myco-realms-demonstrates-futarchy-governed-physical-infrastructure-through-125k-mushroom-farm-raise-with-market-controlled-capex-deployment]] — contrasting successful physical infrastructure raise
- [[MetaDAO is the futarchy launchpad on Solana where projects raise capital through unruggable ICOs governed by conditional markets creating the first platform for ownership coins at scale]] — extends platform usage data

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date: 2026-03-04
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## Launch Details
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- Market context: Zürich 430k+ residents, no dedicated crêperie food truck currently operating
- Token: 8Xq, mint address 8XqLC3q6ju8Mxd33Zj92pEZsVwbbvqFd7JUbPLXSmeta
- Launch address: GmNzSXzQ3q6UCVRpBf8PkvEqoo454Qr6twWc9zuzJzBa
## Key Facts
- Pli Crêperie Ambulante launched 2026-03-04, closed 2026-03-05 (1 day duration)
- Target raise: $350,000 (~219,000 CHF)
- Founder living expenses: 90,000 CHF/year (36% of total raise)
- Zürich market: 430K+ residents, no existing dedicated crêperie food truck
- Token: 8Xq, mint address 8XqLC3q6ju8Mxd33Zj92pEZsVwbbvqFd7JUbPLXSmeta
- Three-phase roadmap: food truck (months 1-12) → restaurant (year 2) → franchise (year 3+)
- Founder background: Solutions Architect in tech, not trained chef