FairClub , the fundraising operating system for private startups, and Metaplex, the leading tokenization platform on Solana, announced a partnership to bring private startup ownership onchain. FairClub plans to adopt MPL-3643, Metaplex’s standard for permissioned real-world assets, to represent investor stakes and governance rights, and to lay the groundwork for permissioned secondary transfers in the future.
FairClub is the operating system for founders and investors to source, structure, close, and govern private rounds, with stablecoin settlement on Solana. As well as governance and fund management powered by Realms. Deals on FairClub are vetted by reputable curators. Its AI matchmaking tool connects founders with the right investors, using a proprietary database of over 110k investors and social graph tooling. Each raise runs through a Wyoming SPV, and investors currently receive a Governance NFT, issued as a Metaplex Core asset that encodes their pro rata voting rights.
MPL-3643 brings ERC-3643 equivalent functionality to Solana. Only wallets that pass checks such as KYC, AML and accreditation can hold the token, and issuers can set rules like holder caps. FairClub plans to replace its current Governance NFTs with MPL-3643 tokens, so holders keep compliance controls attached to their stake and can vote through a compatible governance plugin.
Secondary markets are the next step. FairClub is moving towards enabling eligible accredited investors to transfer their stakes to one another within the limits of each structure. These transfers would be restricted, and liquidity is not guaranteed.
“I’ve been on both sides of the table, raising as a founder and backing startups as an investor. Once the cheque is wired, you’re mostly left on trust. Metaplex’s standard lets us put compliance and governance onto the ownership itself, so investors can see what they hold and have a real say after close. Secondary markets are where we’re heading next, and we want to build them properly,” said Mark Studholme, Co-Founder, FairClub
“Private markets hold trillions in value, but most of it sits behind closed doors with no way to trade it. FairClub is using MPL-3643 to put private venture rounds onchain and open them to a broader group of investors, while issuers keep the controls they need and the assets stay permissioned, not siloed — on the same rails as everything else on Solana. That’s the long tail of tokenization, and it’s exactly the type of use case we built MPL-3643 for.” said Mackenzie Hom, President, Metaplex Foundation USA
FairClub has 125+ projects in its pipeline, with more than $85m being raised and 16 live deal rooms. It works with 12 curator partners, including ICM.RUN, Denarii Labs and Superteam Germany, who bring vetted founders and investors to the platform. Its AI matchmaking draws on a graph of more than 110k onchain and accredited investors.
MPL-3643 is currently in limited-access private alpha, with FairClub among its early partners. The standard supports assets ranging from private startup investments to real-world commodities.
Learn more about FairClub at https://fair.club . Issuers, tokenization platforms and developers can request alpha access to MPL-3643 at https://metaplex.com
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