Supporting sovereign communities that form online, experiment in the real world, and materialize new societies.
The Terminus Fund supports sovereign communities and the tools that make them possible. Inspired by the Network State movement and the idea of Terminus as a civilization archive, this fund backs projects that help internet communities pool capital, coordinate action, and materialize shared values—through software, culture, and the direct development of physical territories. From tools and media to monthlong villages and popup cities, we support experiments in collective living that can be shared, forked, and scaled.
Eligibility
Network States emerge through experimentation. They form online, gather in temporary spaces, and—when successful—grow into durable institutions and physical communities. This fund supports projects across that full spectrum, including popup cities, society incubators, network villages, and permanent settlements, as well as the tools and culture that make them possible. To qualify for this fund, projects must meet the following eligibility requirements: - Network State Aligned: The project must advance the formation or development of a network state—digitally, physically, or both. - Community as the Unit: Projects must serve a defined group with shared values, agency, and capacity for collective action. - Experimental by Design: Eligible projects may include monthlong popup cities, temporary villages, recurring hubs, or live experiments in governance, coordination, science, culture, or technology. - Material or Enabling: We support both direct community-building efforts (such as shared spaces, land acquisition, or physical infrastructure) and enabling work including software, research, media, governance systems, or cultural artifacts. - Constructive Exit: Projects should create peaceful, opt-in alternatives and “micro-exits” rather than pursue political confrontation or illegal activity. - Execution-Oriented: Teams must demonstrate real momentum, such as active membership, scheduled gatherings, deployed capital, shipped tools, or ongoing construction. - Shareable Learnings (Preferred): Preference is given to projects that document and share their experiments so others can adapt, fork, and build upon what works.
