We fund builders who ship.
A venture studio for solopreneurs and lean teams building the next generation of internet products on decentralized infrastructure. Zero cloud costs from day one.
How It Works ApplyThree forces are converging.
AI is collapsing the cost of building software. Decentralized compute is eliminating cloud dependency. And a single builder with the right tools can now build what used to require a funded team of fifty.
The next internet giants will be built on decentralized infrastructure.
Search, social, commerce, streaming–these categories will exist forever. But the next Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix won’t run on someone else’s cloud. They’ll run on community-powered infrastructure where users power the product, own it, and benefit from its success.
Community-Powered Compute
Applications built on Reality Network are designed so every device in the community contributes compute. As an app grows, the network grows with it.
The Solopreneur Moment
AI tools have compressed a 20-person engineering team into one focused founder with the right stack. Combined with zero infrastructure costs, a single person can now build at scale.
Beyond dApps
Reality Apps run across the internet–not confined to a single chain. No smart contracts, no gas fees, no bridges. Full-stack applications with the performance users expect.
Compounding Ecosystem
Every product built on the network strengthens the network. Each venture makes the infrastructure more robust and each new builder benefits from what came before.
How it works
Build
Use our SDK and rApp template to build on decentralized compute. Start small. Ship something that works.
Ship
Deploy your Reality App. Get users. Prove the concept works in production with real people using it.
Apply
Once you’ve proven you can ship, apply for studio capital, co-building support, and infrastructure access.
We fund products that work, not pitches. Build first, then we’ll talk.
What you get
After you’ve shipped a working Reality App:
- Zero cloud costs–your community becomes your infrastructure
- Studio capital structured for founders, not VCs
- Hands-on co-building with the Reality team
- AI-native development support and tooling
- Access to Reality Network’s decentralized compute stack
- Go-to-market support and ecosystem distribution
- Product economics design and launch strategy
- A network of fellow builders on the same infrastructure
What we’re looking for
- Solopreneurs or teams of 1-3 with deep domain expertise
- Products that reimagine a major internet vertical (search, social, commerce, streaming, etc.)
- Builders who ship first and pitch second
- Comfort with AI-accelerated development workflows
- Ambition to build something durable
- Willingness to build on decentralized infrastructure
- A bias toward action over consensus
Apply for Studio Capital
We fund builders who ship. Link to your working Reality App and tell us about your vision.
Commercial Services. Reality Ventures provides commercial services to builders including development support, infrastructure access, and product development capital. This page does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
No Investment Advice. Nothing on this page constitutes investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Readers should consult their own qualified advisors before making any business or investment decisions.
Prospera Risk. Reality Network and affiliated entities may be domiciled in Prospera, Honduras (ZEDE). This presents unique legal and political risks including ongoing jurisdictional uncertainty. Consult legal and tax advisors familiar with international and emerging regulatory frameworks.
Forward-Looking Statements. This page contains forward-looking statements regarding product development, infrastructure capabilities, and market opportunities. These statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed.
Expression of Interest Only. Submission of information through this page is non-binding and creates no obligation for either party. Reality Ventures reserves the right to accept or reject any application at its sole discretion.
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Risk of Loss. Building products on emerging technology platforms involves high risk including total loss of invested time and capital. Zero cloud costs are aspirational and depend on network adoption and technical execution.
Accredited investors: Partners Portal
Build the next billion dollar company on chain.
A venture studio for solopreneurs and lean teams building the next generation of internet products on decentralized infrastructure. Zero cloud costs from day one.
How it worksThe old playbook burns your runway.
We burned the playbook.
Build. Raise. Add a token later — if you survive.
Pay AWS. Raise a Series A to pay AWS again. Hope the market waited for you.
AI supercharged the solo founder.
Decentralized compute eliminated the cloud bill.
For the first time, one person can build at the scale of a company.
One
We set the stage,
You ship the product.
Before we write a line of code, we design who earns, how much, and why. The product is built into an economy that’s already alive.
Your community is your cloud.
Scale to millions. Pay nothing.
Every device in your community contributes compute and earns tokens for it. As the app grows, the network grows with it. Zero cloud costs. Real token utility, baked in from day one, not bolted on later.
The biggest companies
in the world. Rebuilt.
A new primitive just became possible. Products where users own the infrastructure they run on. Where participation equals ownership. Where the bigger the network grows, the more value flows back to its members, not to a platform sitting in between.
What the studio brings to you.
We fund working products, not pitches. Ship something real first. Then talk to us.
Apply for funding.
We fund builders who ship. Link to your working Reality App and tell us what you're building. No deck required. No pitch needed. Just show us what you've made.
