Pump.fun: $3M to Fund 12 Projects or How to Waste Money on Memes (Galactic Edition)

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In a stunning act of financial daring that would make a Vogon recite poetry, Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun has unveiled Pump Fund-a $3,000,000 investment arm designed to fund 12 early-stage token projects. Because nothing says “trust us” like handing strangers $250,000 at a $10 million valuation. The infinite wisdom of the Pump.fun founders will also be available for mentorship, because who needs sleep when you’re building empires (or at least tokens)?

To qualify, projects must launch a token, build a project, retain at least 10% of their token supply (because nothing says “commitment” like keeping 10% of your own money), and “build in public.” This last part involves posting on X, forming a community, and streaming on Pump.fun-because nothing accelerates failure like pretending to care about your audience. Funding is “market-driven via tokenization,” which is just a fancy way of saying “we’re not entirely sure how this works, but it sounds blockchainy.” Jurisdictions and platform terms may apply, because even the universe has rules (though it rarely enforces them).

🧭 FAQs

• Who Can Apply? Probably you! If you like risking 10% of your token supply to build something in public, which is just a fancy way of saying “please tweet about it constantly.”
• How Much Funding? $250,000 per winner, at a $10 million valuation. Because $10 million is just a number, and numbers don’t matter when you’re riding the Solana rocket ship.
• Public Activities Required? Posting on X is encouraged. Forming a community is optional but highly recommended if you want to feel less alone. Streaming on Pump.fun is strongly advised-because who doesn’t want to watch someone code in real time while their token price plummets?
• Jurisdictional Limits? Yes. Unless you’re in a jurisdiction where this is illegal, in which case, sorry, but the universe is full of disappointments.

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2026-01-20 15:07