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Introduction

In an age where anyone with an internet connection can learn to code, design a product, and build a global community, access to capital must keep pace with the reality that great ideas can come from anywhere. The issue is, public markets haven’t caught up. Adjusted for inflation, the median post-IPO market cap has rocketed from 138 million USD in 1980 to 3.0 billion in 2021 —a ~21× jump —meaning the bulk of the growth curve is captured while shares are still private.

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What does this mean?

For everyday investors, this translates into shrinking opportunity: by the time a company rings the bell, outsized gains have already accrued to insiders and late-stage funds. The rise in tokenized stocks is but a small indicator of the latent demand that is present here, but hold that thought. There’s a new class of founders emerging. Internet-native, and not waiting on VCs or suits—they’d prefer to raise directly from their customers, communities, and those who see their vision. How do we pair the latent demand with this new breed of founder? Still 002 Pn

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Internet Capital Markets

Fungible tokens enable fast, transparent, and liquid fundraising. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can use tokens to raise or invest capital, as long as they have an internet connection, hence the name Internet Capital Markets. star is built on this very idea, one of a free, open and efficient public market. We’re here to empower founders with the most efficient pathway to funding their business from a global community that is eager to back the next big thing, as well as a toolkit to reward those backers for being a part of their journey from the earliest moments. Skip VC, launch a token.