teleo-codex/entities/internet-finance/digifrens-futardio-fundraise.md
Teleo Pipeline ae9e993c58 leo: consolidate new entities and claims from near-duplicate PRs
- What: 21 new entity/claim files + 5 archive updates extracted from 14 PRs
  that had merge conflicts on shared entity files
- Why: PRs 700,701,716,753,758,765,778,790,791,797,805,818,823,831
  each modified shared files (futardio.md, metadao.md, coal.md, drift.md,
  polymarket.md, paystream.md, avici.md) causing conflicts.
  PR 788 skipped (archive file already on main).
  Closed the PRs and consolidated only the new, unique files.
- Connections: extends internet-finance entity coverage and health domain claims

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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
entity decision_market DigiFrens: Futardio Fundraise internet-finance failed digifrens futardio DigiFrens team https://www.futard.io/launch/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.

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