Completes full proposal text backfill for all non-MetaDAO decision records. Futardio proposals (3): - futardio-proposal-1 (test, Failed 2024-05-27) - futardio-fund-rug-bounty-program (Passed 2024-06-14) - futardio-approve-budget-pre-governance-hackathon (Passed 2024-08-30) FutureDAO (1): - futuredao-initiate-liquidity-farming-raydium (Passed 2024-11-08) Dean's List/IslandDAO (1): - islanddao-treasury-proposal (Passed 2024-10-10) Futardio launches — successful (3): - avici-futardio-launch ($34.2M committed, $3.5M raised, 2025-10-14) - paystream-futardio-fundraise ($6.1M committed, $750K raised, 2025-10-23) - superclaw-futardio-fundraise ($5.95M committed, 119x oversubscribed, 2026-03-04) Futardio launches — failed (10): - digifrens ($6.6K/200K, 2026-03-03) - git3 ($28.3K/100K, 2026-03-05) - hurupay ($2M/3M, 2026-02-03) - insert-coin-labs ($2.5K/50K, 2026-03-05) - island ($250/50K, 2026-03-04) - manna-finance ($205/120K, 2026-03-03) - runbookai ($3.6K/350K, 2026-03-05) - salmon-wallet (refunding, 2026-02-22) - seekervault ($2.1K/75K, 2026-03-04) - versus ($5.3K/500K, 2026-03-03) Other (3): - mtncapital-wind-down (first futarchy liquidation, ~Sep 2025) - test-dao-testing-indexer-changes (test, 2025-07-02) - the-meme-is-real (test, 2026-03-03) Pentagon-Agent: Rio <5551F5AF-0C5C-429F-8915-1FE74A00E019>
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| type | entity_type | name | domain | status | parent_entity | platform | proposer | proposal_url | proposal_date | resolution_date | category | summary | tracked_by | created | key_metrics | ||||||||
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| decision | decision_market | DigiFrens: Futardio Fundraise | internet-finance | failed | digifrens | futardio | DigiFrens team | https://v1.metadao.fi/digifrens/trade/HTyjkYarxpf115vPqGXYpPpS9jFMXzLLjGNnVjEGWuBg | 2026-03-03 | 2026-03-04 | fundraise | DigiFrens attempted to raise $200K for AI companion app development through futarchy-governed launch | rio | 2026-03-11 |
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DigiFrens: Futardio Fundraise
Summary
DigiFrens launched a $200,000 fundraise on Futardio to fund development of an AI companion iOS app with persistent memory, personality evolution, and Gaussian Splatting avatars. The raise closed after one day with only $6,600 committed (3.3% of target), entering refunding status.
Market Data
- Outcome: Failed (refunding)
- Target: $200,000
- Committed: $6,600 (3.3%)
- Duration: 1 day (2026-03-03 to 2026-03-04)
- Platform: Futardio v0.7
Significance
This represents a consumer AI application attempting futarchy-based fundraising in the AI companion market segment. The 96.7% funding shortfall suggests either market skepticism about the product-market fit, insufficient community building pre-launch, or broader challenges with consumer app fundraising through futarchy mechanisms. The one-day duration indicates either automatic closure at a deadline or manual termination due to low traction.
The project had substantial technical development already complete (TestFlight beta, 4 avatars, 6 AI providers, complex memory architecture), suggesting the failure was not due to lack of product but rather capital formation execution or market timing.
Relationship to KB
- futardio — fundraising platform
- digifrens — parent entity
- MetaDAO — underlying futarchy infrastructure
- Contrasts with futardio-cult-raised-11-4-million-in-one-day-through-futarchy-governed-meme-coin-launch which succeeded at scale
- Example of consumer application fundraising challenges in futarchy context
Full Proposal Text
Source: futard.io, launched 2026-03-03
DigiFrens: AI Companion iOS app pairing 3D/2D animated avatars with AI that builds a living model of user identity and emotional patterns.
Features: 4 avatar characters, 6 AI providers (Apple Intelligence, OpenAI, Claude, on-device LLMs), 9-parallel retrieval memory system, HEXACO trait modeling, premium voice synthesis via ElevenLabs, full privacy on-device option.
Raise: Target $200,000. Total committed: $6,600 (3.3%). Status: Refunding. Closed 2026-03-04.
Roadmap: Gaussian Splatting avatars, App Store launch, macOS companion, on-device voice. Monthly burn: ~$10K. Website: digifrens.app