Launch memberships and limited drops, build a direct relationship with your audience, and give the people who showed up early a status they can keep.
One place for your story, Founding Pass, exclusive drops, and fan relationship.
Join Membership →See why FoundingFans exists, how the first artist cohort works, and what early supporters unlock.
FoundingFans combines direct-to-fan commerce with a supporter identity fans can be proud of.
Build your Founding Pass with quantity, price, story and perks.
Put one link in your bio, release posts, email and live-show QR codes.
Fans support normally, then unlock Founding Fan identity and access.
We’re recruiting a small first cohort to shape FoundingFans through real campaigns.
Best fit: actively releasing independent artists with an engaged audience and a reason to reward the people already showing up.
Apply for early access →Try the exact one-time Checkout flow using a Stripe test card. It creates no real charge and moves no real money.
Join an artist’s first supporters and unlock music, access and permanent status.
Short enough to finish on a phone. Detailed enough for us to identify the strongest beta fits.
No. Normal login and normal payments come first. Any ownership technology stays in the background.
No. A Founding Pass is access and membership unless an artist explicitly grants additional rights.
Yes, for an artist who has completed live Stripe onboarding. The artist owns the sale, and Checkout stays unavailable until Stripe confirms that artist can accept payments and receive payouts.
The artist is the seller. Checkout charges the artist’s connected Stripe account directly, and Stripe pays out the artist according to that account’s payout schedule.