Orange DAO

Orange DAO invests via a $100,000 uncapped SAFE with an advisory fee attached, standardized across all accepted fellowship companies. Accepted startups must sign the SAFE and have one founder attend the in-person program segments and present at Demo Day.

Deal flow comes through the DAO's own 1,300-member network of crypto founders and operators, who scout and refer startups into the fellowship application pipeline. The program targets builders at ideation, pre-product, and post-product stages, with Demo Day providing a curated funnel to over 300 external venture funds.

Orange DAO functions as a pre-institutional feeder. Its fellowship Demo Day attracts more than 300 VCs representing a claimed $15 billion in aggregate AUM. Multiple Orange DAO graduates have advanced to Y Combinator and a16z CSX cohorts, positioning the DAO as an early diligence layer for later-stage crypto investors.

Orange DAO does not have a centralized investment committee. Selection and mentorship are distributed across the DAO’s member network, with domain mentors drawn from crypto operating companies including Quantstamp, Cega, and Privy. The fellowship program itself is managed by a core operational team whose named principals are not publicly disclosed.

Orange DAO does not publicly commit to follow-on investing. Its model is to provide the initial $100,000 SAFE and then prepare portfolio companies to raise from external VCs at Demo Day and beyond. Alumni have cumulatively raised over $150 million from external sources post-fellowship.