Catalysts for ICM | ICM.RUN

Several forces are converging to make Internet Capital Markets a viable — and increasingly obvious — path for founders.

Slower exits, lower valuations for Web2. High-revenue Web2 SaaS founders face slower exits and lower valuations post-AI acceleration, making ICM a viable option for new audience exposure.
Sidelined product builders. Web2 physical and digital product builders with product-market fit (PMF) are often sidelined from crypto due to steep learning curves around supply control, FDV, and treasury management.
The Web3-native skills gap. Crypto Twitter acts as a “Gauntlet / Blender” — leading to failures from founder insecurity or miscommunication.
Technology advancements. Tools like Meteora and Believe enable founders to gain upside without owning token supply.
Backing from top minds. ICM projects are getting backing from builders like @alliancedao, @lmrankhan, and @QwQiao, who built relevant products (e.g., @daosdotfun, @pumpdotfun, @believeapp, @timedotfun).
“Project Crypto.” New regulatory frameworks clarifying what the US SEC deems a security.

To put it more bluntly: startups are now being created, monetized, and funded at the same speed as the internet and AI — leveraging an internet-based financial system.