Start-ups, especially from deep tech ventures, need an alternative to funding that doesn't require wasting so much time pitching to TradFi investors that reject ~98% of the time. Token fundraising platforms like @juiceboxETH give that potential. They give hope we'll get closer to financial meritocracy.

Many pop-up cities (villages/events) for these Q3-Q4 dates are getting confirmed, and we're here for it. Forma Bristol @formacity · 6/27–7/5 (live) Zanzalu 3.0 @_zanzalu · 7/25–8/14 Magic Island @magicislandxyz · 8/1–8/31 mtndao X @mtndao · 8/1–8/31 Zō village @MeritoNetwork · 8/2–8/31 Valley of the commons @VotC2026 · 8/24–9/20 ReVillage revillage.com · 9/1–9/30 Cosmo Local CNX cosmolocalcnx.com · 9/1–9/28 ZuCity Japan PopUp @zucity_japan · 9/4–10/5 Edge City India @JoinEdgeCity · 10/11–11/1 Edge City Bhutan @JoinEdgeCity · 11/11–11/20 Network School @ns · rolling, starts the 1st each month More to come!

Cool event happening this September in Nagano...we'll be there!

Thank you for the inspiration @balajis

There is another path. We’ve started new companies and currencies. Why can’t we start new communities, cities, and even countries? After all, that’s part of why Elon wants Mars, and why Thiel backed seasteading. Maybe we can get there via the Internet. thenetworkstate.com

This August. Your chance to level up. In the Japanese mountains. Come be part of our new society, Zō Village. medium.com/@merito.network/w…

San Francisco is the only tech hub with growing startup formation. Politicians want to kill it🚨 Garry Tan on the data: SF has +24% company formation growth. Every other city is declining. But city hall is doing everything it can to drive companies out: ▪️ 800% gross receipts tax hike proposed ▪️ Lab bans threatening biotech and AI startups This is the only VC hub in America still growing, and local politicians are trying to destroy what makes it special. The irony: SF's comeback is real, and the biggest threat isn't competition from other cities. It's self-inflicted. Do you think SF stays the AI capital or does policy push startups elsewhere?

How I got my first 100 users for each of my 24 startups:

Eye-opening data from former OIST University Dean of Research Nick Luscombe's presentation at Asia Society Japan's event in Tokyo today on Japan's Research Renaissance: Strategies for Global Impact. Time for a new way for Japan to fund its research? @MeritoNetwork is ready to lead a funding renaissance.

@MeritoNetwork is thrilled to present on the huge opportunity presented by DeSci to a crowd of technologists and investors at the Network School in Malaysia tomorrow. luma.com/oi9xd4i6

We're excited to share @MeritoNetwork 's vision of tokenizing IP on Internet Capital Markets at this upcoming event at the Network School. Looking forward to meeting you @arifkazi_

💯 Why @MeritoNetwork is building foundations for onchain actual formation.

Japan unveiled its innovation platform NINEJP with the aim of creating globally competitive businesses throughout Japan from academic-origin research. A NINEJP rep told the BIO Japan conference in Yokohama about its goals: 1) Better entrepreneurial talent with strong communications skills 2) Boosted ability to gather info. on major global trends 3) Stronger collaboration with overseas innovation ecosystems 4) Enhanced Japanese overseas presence and recognition of its IP. The leader stressed that "science and tech strengths don't guarantee commercial success. We could use more enthusiasm, creativity, and overseas researchers and entrepreneurs." All things that @MeritoNetwork can support with as we bridge Japanese innovators to global opportunities. Onward.

Another reason we need DeSci. @MeritoNetwork

イノベーションを本気で目指すなら―― 日本の自治体が今すぐ動くべき5つのステップ👇 1️⃣ DAO法（例：DUNA）を導入し、分散性とコンプライアンスを両立 2️⃣ ブロックチェーン実証タスクフォースを設立——検討より実践を！ 3️⃣ 行政業務でのブロックチェーン活用を試行・拡大 4️⃣ ステーブルコインで調達・支出を効率化＆透明化 5️⃣ 制度設計を「未来対応型」にアップデート 福岡、神戸、大阪などが本気で起業家を惹きつけたいなら、“Web3とつながる都市”であることを行動で示す時。

Big congrats to Shimon Sakaguchi-san of Osaka University, Dr. Mary Brunkow, and Dr. Fred Ramsdell for winning the 2025 nobel prize in Medicine for novel insights on how our immune system protects us. A testament to the power of international medtech teamwork from Japan with the world. Onward. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/06/s…

We're optimistic the DeSci market is going to grow for 3 main reasons: 1) Shift from internal innovation to external "open" innovation for corporate R&D (with $1.1 trillion annual spend). 2) Massive growth in Web3 capital seeking diversification into biotech assets (now at all time highs today). 3) Decline in public biotech funding & biotech VCs (many are closing in the US), so innovators will turn to DeSci as they seek new forms of capital .

Fixing the “pipes of commercialization” is what @MeritoNetwork works on every day thru new forms of funding science.