Build what your community needs.
Keep what your community builds.
If you're tired of watching wealth leave your neighborhood the minute it's created, you're in the right place. Whether you're contributing skills, living in the ecosystem, or funding the build—participate in collective governance over what gets built next.
The Problem
Most communities don't have an income problem. They have an ownership problem.
Money comes in, value gets created, and then it exits—through rent, outside developers, and decisions made by people who don't live with the consequences.
We Reverse the Flow
Instead of rent and labor turning into someone else's portfolio, Built By DAO turns participation into EQTBLT—equity tokens. A stake you earn by showing up.
Old model
Rent & labor exit the community
Built By DAO
Participation becomes ownership (EQTBLT)
Three Ways You Earn Ownership Here
Contribute
Builders
You contribute your skills—construction, organizing, engineering, operations, media, software, whatever the work requires. You earn EQTBLT based on role and contribution type.
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Residents
If you live in a Built By DAO property, a portion of your rent converts into EQTBLT—typically 7–12%, depending on the local model.
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Angels + aligned capital
Investors help fund acquisition and buildout—then participate in time-bound upside while the system transitions toward community self-financing.
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What We Build
Housing is the anchor. The real goal is community infrastructure.
Mixed-use buildings
Residential and commercial space under one roof, owned and governed by the community.
Workshops & Foundry hubs
Maker spaces and skilled-trades training centers that generate local talent and income.
Commercial spaces
Storefronts and offices for DAO-backed businesses, keeping revenue circulating locally.
Shared amenities
Co-working, childcare, gardens, and community infrastructure that keep money in the neighborhood.
The Guardrails
This isn't a “whoever has the most money wins” system. Investor participation is designed with ceilings and structure so governance can't be bought and flipped.
Governance ceilings
Investor participation is structured with tier limits and hard ceilings. No single entity can accumulate permanent control.
Non-transferable positions
Investor governance positions are non-transferable by design. You can't buy votes on a secondary market.
Time-bound upside
Investor returns are designed with a 3–5 year partial exit window. The system transitions toward community self-financing over time.
On-chain transparency
Proposals and governance records live on-chain. Decisions are auditable by every participant in the network.
Want the full picture?
Our docs cover everything from the founding thesis to token economics and governance mechanics.