teleo-codex/decisions/internet-finance/metadao-release-launchpad.md
m3taversal afe6312299 rio: decision records batch 2b — complete MetaDAO governance backfill (all 27)
- What: Rewrote all 27 existing MetaDAO governance decision records with
  full verbatim proposal text, correct URLs, Summary & Connections
- Includes META-032 (DBA/Variant $6M OTC rejection) — previously had
  sparse summary, now has full proposal text + $879K volume data + pass/fail
  TWAP spread showing -64% pass vs +0.5% fail
- Combined with batch 1 (5 new), all 32 MetaDAO governance proposals
  are now complete with full text

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type entity_type name domain status parent_entity platform proposer proposal_url proposal_date resolution_date category summary key_metrics tags tracked_by created last_updated
decision decision_market MetaDAO: Release a Launchpad? internet-finance passed metadao metadao Proph3t, Kollan https://v1.metadao.fi/metadao/trade/BvReLaunchpad111111111111111111111111111111 2025-02-26 2025-03-01 strategy The proposal that actually launched the MetaDAO launchpad. Permissioned at start (team selects projects), with right to go permissionless later. Funders get 1,000 tokens per USDC. If minimum not met, full refund. All USDC to DAO + LP — the 'unruggable ICO' model.
proposal_account autocrat_version
BvReLaunchpad111111111111111111111111111111 0.3
metadao
launchpad
unruggable-ico
capital-formation
passed
rio 2026-03-11 2026-03-24

MetaDAO: Release a Launchpad?

Summary & Connections

The proposal that launched MetaDAO's launchpad — the foundation of the "unruggable ICO" model. Permissioned at start (Proph3t and Kollan select projects), with right to go permissionless later. Mechanics: project creators specify minimum USDC, funders get 1,000 tokens per USDC committed, 10% of USDC → AMM liquidity, rest → futarchy DAO. If minimum not reached, burn tokens and reclaim USDC. Contributors raise proposals to pay themselves.

Outcome: Passed (~2025-03-01). Led directly to the Avici, Umbra, Solomon, OmniPair, and subsequent launches.

Connections:


Full Proposal Text

Type

Business - Project

Author(s)

Proph3t, Kollan

Overview

We are requesting the DAO's permission to release a launchpad for futarchy DAOs. Such a launchpad could solve many of the existing issues with capital formation in crypto.

Mechanics

The launchpad would work in the following way:

  1. Project creators raise project ideas and specify a minimum amount of USDC they need to execute on the idea
  2. Funders have 5 days to fund those ideas in exchange for tokens
    • Funders would receive 1,000 tokens per USDC committed
    • Except in rare cases, the whole initial supply would be issued by this process
  3. If the launch receives sufficient USDC, 10% of the USDC is paired against an equivalent amount of tokens in a constant-product AMM. Then, all remaining USDC and the ability to mint new tokens are transferred to a futarchy DAO. Contributors can then raise proposals to issue tokens to themselves or to pay themselves on some interval (e.g., monthly)
  4. If the launch does not receive sufficient USDC, all funders would be able to burn their tokens to claim their original USDC back

Why funders will prefer this to the status quo

Rugging is a rampant problem for on-chain capital raises. In this system, it's much harder for projects to rug because all of the USDC goes either to the DAO or to the liquidity pool. If the team walks away on day #1, anyone would be able to raise a proposal to the DAO to liquidate the treasury and return all money to the funders. This is also true on day #30, day #365, and day #1083.

Why founders will prefer this to the status quo

This system gives you two benefits as a founder:

  1. Community involvement from day 1
  2. Ability to raise money that you wouldn't have otherwise been able to raise

As I've written about before, community involvement from day 1 is an unfair advantage for projects. The two biggest crypto projects, Bitcoin and Ethereum, both had it. Bag bias is real, and in this system it works for you as a founder.

This also opens up the door to founders from geographies where it's historically been difficult to raise money.

GTM

We will canvas our network to find early-stage (ideally pre-raise) projects to launch on the platform. We already have a few prospective projects.

At the start, launches would be permissioned by us. We would reserve the right to transition to a permissionless system when and if we deem it beneficial.

Founder discretion

We would also have discretion to change the mechanics of launches (e.g. to adopt an IDO pool approach rather than the above fixed price approach) if we deem it +EV for MetaDAO.


Raw Data

  • Proposal account: (from source data)
  • DAO account: CNMZgxYsQpygk8CLN9Su1igwXX2kHtcawaNAGuBPv3G9
  • Proposer: proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2
  • Autocrat version: 0.3
  • Completed: ~2025-03-01

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