The surface for projects worth backing.
Aligned founders, vetted by the editorial bar, surfaced to the network, funded by people who actually want them to win.
What it is
The Launchpad is FRQNCY's surface for funding and spotlighting projects already moving in the right direction. Each cohort: a small slate of founders the editorial team has met, used, or known long enough to vouch for. Lightweight diligence shown in public. Capital from the FRQNY treasury, network members, and aligned outside funds.
This page is a stub. The first cohort opens once the FRQNY treasury multi-sig is live (see FRQNCY-CRYPTO-STACK).
How it works
Surface
Editorial team identifies aligned projects already doing the work. Founder approaches FRQNCY or vice versa.
Diligence
Lightweight, transparent. We use the product, talk to the team, check the cap table. Publish the memo.
Cohort
4–8 projects per quarter. Public profile, demo day for members, allocation terms.
Backing
FRQNY treasury commits. Members can co-invest under the same terms. Funded projects join the FRQNCY orbit.
Spotlight
Permanent presence in the network — profile page, marquee placement, podcast episode, audit cadence.
First cohort — placeholder
The first slate is being assembled now. Projects under consideration share three traits: a builder operating in good faith, work that makes someone more able, and a clear path to ongoing impact whether or not Launchpad capital arrives.
Project Slot 01
Reserved for the first confirmed Launchpad project. Details public once terms are signed and the cohort opens.
Project Slot 02
Reserved.
Project Slot 03
Reserved.
Submit a project
Building something that fits the editorial line? Send a short note and a link. We read everything; we reply to a fraction; the bar is real.
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