Make Brand Disrupts VC Norms with Decentralized Crowdfunding Platform for Launches

Forget begging Sand Hill Road for scraps—Make Brand just flipped the script on startup funding.

The decentralized crowdfunding platform cuts out middleman VCs, letting brands raise capital directly from their communities. No more groveling for term sheets or surrendering equity to suits who still think 'blockchain' is a ski resort.

How it works:

Tokenized rewards replace traditional equity rounds. Early backers get exclusive perks instead of watching founders get diluted into oblivion by Series C crunch.

Why it matters:

The model bypasses gatekeepers who've turned startup investing into an old boys' club—while somehow still managing to lose money on 90% of deals.

One hedge fund manager sniffed: 'But how will we charge 2-and-20 for shuffling deck chairs?' Exactly.