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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)

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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
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
funding_target total_committed completion_rate duration
$200,000 $6,600 3.3% 1 day

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

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