Shodai Network Raises $2.5 Million in Seed Funding to Rewire How Capital is Distributed in Web3

Wyoming, United States, November 12th, 2025, Chainwire

Shodai Network, a pioneering platform and community dedicated to solving crypto’s pervasive fundraising problems, opened early access to its flagship founder network. The venture is backed by $2.5 million of funding from Consensys Software Inc., the company behind MetaMask and Linea, as well as Consensys Mesh and Joe Lubin. Co-founders include Consensys alum Simon Brown (CEO), Dr. Michael Norman (CSO), Bryan Peters (CPO), and Victor Leipnik (CTO).

This investment will enable Shodai Network to grow its founder network, further develop its fundraising-support platform, and offer resources for web3 builders, fostering a new era of aligned capital and sustainable innovation.

For over a decade, the cryptocurrency sector has grappled with the challenges posed by misaligned capital structures—often referred to as “toxic capital.” This form of funding can create conflicting incentives among core stakeholders: founders and teams, investors, and users. The effects have been evident across the industry, contributing to poorly structured tokenomics, weakened community trust, unsustainable business models, and the premature closure of numerous projects due to misaligned financial frameworks.

Shodai Network is a collection of founders, builders, and crypto veterans committed to a new approach to capital formation, founder support, and protocol growth. Through its founder network, Shodai will help early-stage builders find resources, connect with other founders, and scale with intention. Through its product arm, Shodai is focussing on research and development of new fundraising technologies and open-source capital formation tools to align day 1 incentives between protocol builders and their investors.

The network’s mission is to empower founders to raise healthy capital with fully aligned incentives, partners, and support. By focusing on capital as both the enemy and the cure, Shodai Network aims to realign participants towards a shared vision, moving beyond short-term gains and speculative narratives.

According to Bryan Peters, CPO of Shodai Network:

About Shodai Network

Shodai Network is dedicated to empowering web3 founders by providing support and solutions for raising healthy, aligned capital. By addressing the pervasive issue of “toxic capital” in crypto, Shodai aims to foster sustainable innovation and realign incentives among participants across the crypto ecosystem. They are actively calling for the first generation of founders to join them in forging an alternative path to the current crypto status-quo. The vision is ambitious, similar to what many in the space have started calling a network state. It involves novel fundraising tools, community bootstrapping tools, and comprehensive support, enabling founders to build projects with integrity and lasting impact.

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Simon Brown

CEO

Shodai Network

simon@cnslabs.io