Where public opinion dominates, and only the Based survive.
We’re thrilled to announce $420K in pre-seed funding for Based, led by dlab, with participation from Manifold Ventures and a group of visionary and very based angel investors. This funding reflects our backers’ early interest and strong conviction in our team, our technology, and our mission to innovate a new exciting category — Opinion Markets.
What is Based?
Based is the world’s first permissionless platform for Opinion Markets — think perpetual prediction markets, but for public opinion. It turns any trend, meme, or viral moment into a tradable market where you can bet on its appeal or relevance.
Instead of relying on guesswork, Based taps into the collective opinion as its pricing engine. It lets people speculate on and profit from shifts in sentiment driven by cultural waves, breaking news, or emerging trends.
Based flips how people interact with content — and how they cash in on their ability to spot what’s next. If you’re quick to catch trends and read the room, you’ll outplay the crowd and walk away with the profits. Lag behind, and, well… that’s on you.
Whether it’s viral chaos, cultural movements, or the next big thing, Based isn’t just where you track and predict the future of online culture — it’s where you trade public opinion for profit and stay ahead of the trends shaping it. It’s culture as a market, where being ahead of the curve means everything.
Why Based?
The meme coin boom proved one thing: mixing high-risk financial behavior with online culture is a recipe for wild engagement. But let’s face it — the meme coin space is a disaster. Scammers, grifters, and shady cabals (yes, even in high places) dominate the scene, and token success often has little to do with the quality of the meme itself.
We think there’s a better way. A way to connect quality content with real financial value. To make discovering, engaging with, and yes, betting on memes an experience people actually enjoy. All built on a sustainable model that’s about more than just lining the devs’ pockets.
That’s why we’re building Based — an app that makes browsing, speculating, and engaging with the internet’s most iconic content as thrilling as it should be. Where free markets collide with public sentiment, and only the truly Based rise to the top.
Join Us
The game is changing, and Based is setting the rules. Follow us on X, join our Telegram, and be ready to claim your place when the app launches.
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