Pledge Protocol
Decentralized Stock Exchange for Startups
Equity-based crowdfunding with Aave-backed yields. Every share is an asset-backed claim on the treasury with guaranteed floor price.
How It Works
1. Create a Pledge
Founders create a pledge with a funding goal and deadline. Set your desired founder share and launch your ICO.
2. Contribute ETH
Backers contribute ETH during the funding phase and receive shares proportional to their contribution.
3. Earn Rewards
ETH is deposited into Aave to generate yield. Shareholders earn passive yield and dividends from the business.
Key Features
Aave-Backed Yield
All pledged ETH is automatically deposited into Aave V3 to generate passive yield. 80% goes to shareholders, 20% to the protocol.
Guaranteed Floor Price
Every share has a minimum redeemable value backed by the vault's ETH. You can always exit at the floor price.
Revenue Dividends
Founders can deposit dividends from business revenue. Distributions are proportional to share ownership.
Treasury Stock
When shareholders redeem, shares go to treasury. Anyone can buy treasury stock at floor price.
Pledge Lifecycle
Funding
ICO is open. Contributors receive shares based on contribution.
Active
Goal reached! Shares tradeable. Yield and dividends flow.
Refund
Deadline passed. Contributors claim full refund.
Tokenomics
Total Supply
1M
per pledge
Founder Share
1-99%
configurable
Yield Split
80/20
holders / protocol
Listing Fee
0.01 ETH
one-time
Distribution Example
For a pledge with 51% founder share and 10 ETH goal:
- • Founder receives: 510,000 shares (51%)
- • Public ICO: 490,000 shares (49%)
- • ICO Price: 0.0000204 ETH/share
Security
Reentrancy Guards
All state-changing functions protected by OpenZeppelin ReentrancyGuard
Slippage Protection
Redemptions include minReceived parameter to prevent frontrunning
Minimal Proxies
EIP-1167 clones for gas-efficient, battle-tested deployments
Ready to Get Started?
Explore existing pledges or create your own startup equity vault.