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- Domain: internet-finance
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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ MetaDAO's token launch platform. Implements "unruggable ICOs" — permissionless
- **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
- **2026-03-03**[[open-music]] launch: $250K target, $27,533 raised (11%), refunded — first consumer application raise on platform
- **2026-03-03**Open Music fundraise launched ($250K target); closed REFUNDING at $27,533 (11% of target) after one day
## 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: "Open Music: Futardio Fundraise"
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
parent_entity: "[[open-music]]"
platform: futardio
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/4R1peXdUehAS1aWCdnrBfLRevGktsKH2euvBLdsYXbWu"
proposal_date: 2026-03-03
resolution_date: 2026-03-04
category: fundraise
summary: "Artist-first streaming platform fundraise on Futardio targeting $250K; failed at $27,533 (11% of target)"
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$250,000"
total_committed: "$27,533"
outcome: "REFUNDING"
duration_days: 1
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---
# Open Music: Futardio Fundraise
## Summary
Open Music launched a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio targeting $250,000 to build artist-first music streaming on Solana. The project proposed replacing Spotify's pro-rata pool model with direct listener-to-artist payments, had a live MVP at openmusic.art, and detailed financial planning ($25K monthly burn, 10-month runway with two full-stack developers). Despite substantive fundamentals, the raise attracted only $27,533 (11% of target) and entered REFUNDING status after one day.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Failed (REFUNDING)
- **Raise Target:** $250,000
- **Total Committed:** $27,533 (11% of target)
- **Duration:** 2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04 (1 day)
- **Token:** 4Hj
- **Token Mint:** 4HjXkVLJhURqVcJEjnHoWBSVv1AnCzQnZ9cW7LxTmeta
## Significance
This failed raise demonstrates that futarchy-governed launches can fail to attract capital even when projects have substantive fundamentals: live product, technical team, clear market thesis, and detailed financial planning. The rapid failure (one day) suggests the market mechanism efficiently rejected the project, but raises questions about whether futarchy selects for speculation over substance or whether the project's fundamentals were weaker than they appeared.
## Relationship to KB
- [[open-music]] — parent entity
- [[futardio]] — launch platform
- [[futarchy-variance-creates-portfolio-problem-because-mechanism-selects-both-top-performers-and-worst-performers-simultaneously]] — case study in mechanism variance
- [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] — counterexample to meme coin dominance thesis

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---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: "Open Music"
name: Open Music
domain: internet-finance
status: failed
founded: 2025
platform: solana
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
website: https://openmusic.art
twitter: https://x.com/openmusic_art
key_metrics:
raise_target: "$250,000"
total_committed: "$27,533"
raise_outcome: "refunded"
launch_date: "2026-03-03"
close_date: "2026-03-04"
oversubscription_ratio: 0.11
raise_outcome: "REFUNDING"
monthly_burn: "$25,000"
team_size: 2
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---
# Open Music
Artist-first music streaming platform built on Solana proposing direct fan-to-artist payment model to replace Spotify's pro-rata pool. Raised through futarchy-governed launch on Futardio but failed to reach funding target.
Artist-first music streaming platform on Solana that attempted to replace Spotify's pro-rata pool model with direct listener-to-artist payments. Raised $27,533 of $250,000 target through Futardio before entering REFUNDING status (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04). Had live MVP at openmusic.art with two full-stack developers and detailed financial planning, but failed to attract sufficient capital through futarchy-governed launch.
## Timeline
- **2026-03-03** — Launched $250K raise on Futardio with direct payment model proposition
- **2026-03-04** — Raise closed at $27,533 (11% of target), entered refunding status
- **2025** — Founded; MVP launched at openmusic.art
- **2026-03-03** — Futardio fundraise launched targeting $250,000
- **2026-03-04** — Fundraise closed in REFUNDING status with $27,533 committed (11% of target)
## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] — launch platform
- Demonstrates futarchy-governed fundraising for consumer applications
- Case study in market validation through conditional token markets
- [[futarchy-variance-creates-portfolio-problem-because-mechanism-selects-both-top-performers-and-worst-performers-simultaneously]] — case study in futarchy launch failure despite substantive fundamentals
- [[futarchy-governed-meme-coins-attract-speculative-capital-at-scale]] — counterexample showing futarchy launches can fail even with real products

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event_type: launch
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processed_date: 2026-03-11
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extraction_notes: "Launch announcement for Open Music futarchy-governed raise on Futardio. Failed to reach minimum funding threshold (11% fill rate) and entered refunding status. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or market dynamics — standard pitch deck content. Entity data extracted for Open Music (new) and Futardio (timeline update). Source contains detailed financial projections and roadmap but these are company-reported targets, not verifiable outcomes. The low fill rate itself is a data point but doesn't support any general claim about futarchy-governed consumer app launches without additional context or comparison data."
extraction_notes: "Failed Futardio fundraise for music streaming platform. No novel claims extracted — this is primarily entity/timeline data enriching existing futarchy launch variance claims. The project had substantive fundamentals (live MVP, technical team, detailed financials) but failed to attract capital, providing counterexample to meme coin dominance thesis and confirming futarchy variance patterns."
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## Launch Details
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## Key Facts
- Open Music raised $27,533 of $250,000 target (11% fill rate) on Futardio (2026-03-03)
- Open Music proposed 10% platform cut vs Spotify's ~30%
- Open Music claimed 100 fans would pay artists ~$128/month vs ~$9/month on Spotify
- Open Music MVP live at openmusic.art with artist upload and payment functionality
- Open Music team: 2 full-stack developers, planned to hire third with raise funds
- Open Music proposed $25K monthly burn rate for ~10 month runway
- Open Music raised $27,533 of $250,000 target on Futardio (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04)
- Open Music proposed direct listener-to-artist payment model vs Spotify's pro-rata pool
- Open Music had live MVP at openmusic.art with 2 full-stack developers
- Open Music planned $25K monthly burn for 10-month runway
- Spotify made $20B in revenue with average artist payout of $0.003 per stream (per Open Music pitch)
- Open Music claimed 100 fans would pay artist ~$128/month vs ~$9/month on Spotify