Wave 1 is coming, and we want the right founders building in it. You can help bring them in, and we'll pay you when you do.

The Founder Referral Program rewards you for introducing real founders to the Wave 1 pipeline. There are two ways to earn from it. You collect Starter Card points for every genuine candidate you refer, and you earn $500 in ETH when a founder you referred launches and closes their raise.

$500 in ETH per funded founder

Refer a founder, and if they apply, get accepted, launch, and close their raise successfully, you've earned $500 in ETH.

The payout is tied to the outcome that actually counts, which is a raise that closes. Approval on its own doesn't trigger it. The bounty becomes owed only once a founder you brought in has funded their project and started shipping it. Because every bounty stands against a completed raise, we only pay for a referral after it has turned into a real, paying customer.

A few specifics:

• The bounty is paid in ETH, onchain.
• You can earn one bounty per founder you refer.
• It becomes payable once that founder's raise is accepted and closes successfully.

Starter Card points along the way

You don't have to wait for a raise to close before you see anything for your effort. Every genuine founder you refer who passes our review earns you 20 Starter Card points toward your Level, on top of the referral rewards you already get. The points are for bringing in a real candidate. The bounty is for when that candidate goes all the way.

How it works

Share your referral link with a builder you think is worth backing. When they apply at /apply, they enter your referral code. Once our team has reviewed and accepted their application, your points are credited. When their raise later closes, the $500 is yours.

Anyone can refer. If you know someone building something real, send them your link.

A few conditions

Points are credited after our team reviews each application. The $500 in ETH is paid once the referred founder's raise has been accepted and closes successfully, and you can earn one bounty per founder. Self-referrals don't count, and neither do spam, duplicate, or fraudulent applications.