Picture this

Who it is for

Six friends running a community garden want shared funds and fair votes. Kitchen Table DAO gives them a safe multisig treasury, simple proposals and readable minutes.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$199

$50 deposit to reserve

Safe treasury, proposal and vote pages, role cards, minutes log.

You choose: chain
You choose: name and logo
You choose: accent color

Customfrom $1,200

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

Why own your own

A friendlier UX layer over established DAO tooling.

Closest things out there

Safe for multisig treasury, Snapshot for voting and Aragon templates already cover small-group DAOs, with many plain-language setup guides.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Turns real relationships into shared ownership.

The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

grant · Gitcoin · upcoming

Gitcoin Grants rounds

quarterly-ish rounds; next round dates unknown

Official page ↗

Existing open-source projects OK.

Their rule on existing code: Existing open-source projects OK (generally required)

grant · Polygon · rolling

Polygon Community Grants

seasonal; current season unknown

Official page ↗

Existing projects OK.

Their rule on existing code: Existing projects OK

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Kitchen Table DAO app: a starter kit for small real groups with a two key treasury, plain votes and minutes anyone can read, plus a paywall, owner console and helper agent built in.

Base price · $199

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome

Shown once: out of the coffee can, two keys open the box, a no that helps.

Treasury and next actionHome

Balance in pesos and USDC, keys, quorum and one clear next step.

Set the tableTable

Pick members, keys to open the box, a no vote spend limit and the vote rule, then make the treasury.

Two key small spendsSpend

Spends under the limit need only the keys, shown on a drawn lockbox.

Monthly duesSpend

Dues collected for each member. Gated behind Table Plus.

Plain votes with revise and revoteVote

A no can carry a better idea; the proposal changes and the group votes again.

Minutes, digest and receiptsMinutes

Sunday digest, every receipt, and what is and is never on chain.

PDF minutes and WhatsApp digestMinutes

Signed PDF minutes for the bank and a WhatsApp digest. Gated behind Table Plus.

Plans and settingsMe

Pricing from the owner paywall, USDC checkout, vote reminders, permissions and vision.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue

MRR, group plans, associations, setup fees, incoming USDC, accepted methods, live tier and gate editing.

Groups overviewGroups

Every group with its type, members and treasury.

Platform rulesRules

Maximum keys, default spend limit, default vote rule and gas sponsoring.

Helper log and roadmapAgent

What the helper got wrong and how it adapted, costs, plus the priced Roadmap screen.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Tianguis tables and group invitesGrowth

Run a tianguis sign up table and track groups starting other groups.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Small groups use the table free. Groups pay a small monthly plan for dues, PDF minutes and digests, associations pay to run many groups, and setup help is a one off fee.

TableFreeOne group up to 8 people, two key treasury, plain votes, minutes

Table Plus$6 a month per groupDues collected for you, signed PDF minutes, Sunday digest by WhatsApp

Association$59 a monthRun many groups, shared templates, a federation treasury

Optional setup help at $49 a group. Base gas is cents per group per month and can be sponsored.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Members belong to other groups and bring the setup to the next table
Sunday digests and share cards that show how simple it was
Associations onboarding many groups at once
Tianguis tables where groups move their can money in on the spot
Paid setup help calls that convert to Table Plus

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The full kitchen table

Two key treasury for small groups
Plain votes with revise and revote
Spending limit without a vote
Minutes and receipts
Paywall, owner console, helper agent

Included

Dues and peso rails

Monthly dues by OXXO or SPEI
Tanda rotation templates
WhatsApp votes
Peso cash out to a member

Add-on from $450

Associations and federations

Many groups under one association
Federation treasury with delegates
Shared templates and audits
Council grant reporting

Add-on from $1,100

For investors and grant reviewers

The pitch, ready

A DAO starter kit for small real groups: treasury, votes and roles in plain language.

Problem: Gardens, savings circles and clubs keep shared money in a coffee can or one person's account, so trust depends on one person and arguments have no record.

Solution: A two key treasury on Base with a no vote spend limit, short human votes that can be revised, and minutes and a weekly digest anyone in the group can read.

Why now: Smart accounts with phone sign in and cheap transactions on Base, Arbitrum and Polygon make a shared treasury usable by people who have never heard of a DAO.

Market: Community gardens, savings circles, school parent groups, clubs and the associations that run many of them.

The ask: Pilot partners: ten groups in Mexico City and one association, plus public goods grants.

Funding is never guaranteed. Check each program's rules.

For hackathons and demo days

Your 2 minute demo

Home: six neighbours in Coyoacán and the coffee can.
Table: pick members, two keys, a limit and a vote rule, then make the treasury.
Spend: seeds paid with two keys, no vote needed.
Vote: Rafa's no brings a cheaper tank; the group revotes and it passes.
Minutes: the digest, receipts and the PDF gate.
Owner Revenue: change the Table Plus price and preview the Plans sheet.
Owner Growth: run a tianguis table.
Owner Roadmap: request dues and peso rails.

Many hackathons require code written at the event. See the Regatta Boardfor each race's rule.

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $1,200: your group types and templates, a peso payment partner, WhatsApp voting, or an association branded deployment. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $1,200

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The need

Small real groups (community gardens, savings circles, clubs, neighbours) share money through a coffee can or one person's bank account. That puts trust and risk on one person, and arguments start when nobody can see the numbers.

What exists and what is new

This already exists in parts: Safe provides multisig treasuries, Snapshot provides voting, and Aragon templates cover small-group DAOs, with many plain-language setup guides. What Kitchen Table DAO adds is only a friendlier layer for non-crypto groups: setup in one dinner, rules in plain words, local currency display, a minutes helper and a weekly digest. Research verdict: the category exists, low novelty; the value is the user experience.

The data it runs on

Member list (names stay offchain), the agreement text and its hash, Safe transactions on Base, vote records, minutes, and the treasury balance. Phone numbers and names never go onchain.

1.The mission

Let any group of people who trust each other share money fairly, without one person carrying the risk or the blame.

2.Why people can't resist it

Nobody holds it alone Two keys open the box, so no one person is the bank and no one person can be blamed.

A no that helps Votes are short and human. A no can come with a better idea, and the proposal can change and revote.

Sunday digest One short message a week: the balance, what was spent, what is waiting for your vote.

3.How it works for real

Wallets: Each member signs in with Privy embedded wallets by phone or email. No seed phrases to start.

Treasury: A Safe multisig on Base (or Arbitrum, Polygon) with the chosen threshold, holding USDC. A spending limit module allows small payments with keys only.

Votes: Proposals over the limit go to a vote: signed offchain messages (Snapshot style), with the result hash attached to the Safe transaction.

Money in and out: Members top up and cash out through a local onramp or offramp partner of the owner's choice. Amounts are shown in local currency.

Minutes helper: A small model (for example Claude Haiku tier) drafts bilingual minutes from votes and messages. Unclear answers are marked waiting, never guessed.

Notifications: Weekly digest and vote reminders over WhatsApp Business API, Telegram or email.

4.Cost per use and pricing

Safe deployment on Base: a few cents. Each payment: about one cent in gas, which can be sponsored. Minutes helper: about $0.002 per weekly summary on a small model tier. WhatsApp messages: around $0.01 to $0.05 each depending on country. Example: a six person group costs well under $2 a month to run.

Free table $0

Up to 6 members, treasury, votes and minutes.

Big table $4 a month per group

Up to 40 members, WhatsApp digest, spending limits and export for accountants.

Network $49 a month

For organisations running many groups: shared templates, oversight view and support.

5.Growth loop

Each group's share card and digest show how simple it was. Members belong to other groups (school parents, savings circles) and bring the setup to the next table.

6.Risks and guardrails

Lost phones and keys: A threshold below the member count lets the group recover. Key rotation needs a vote.

Social engineering: Requests to change signers can only pass by vote; the helper warns on unusual requests and can not act on them.

Legal and tax: Pooled money may have reporting rules for associations. The app offers exports and suggests local advice; it is not a bank.

On and off ramps: Cash-out availability and fees vary by country. Owners should choose licensed partners.

Helper mistakes: Minutes can be wrong. Members read them back before they are saved, and unclear votes are marked waiting.

7.Build order

Group setup flow with plain language agreement
Deploy a Safe on Base with the chosen threshold
Spending limit for small payments
Proposal and vote pages with result hash
Minutes helper with read-back
Weekly digest and share card

8.Where this is going

Now
One garden group shares money with two keys and readable minutes.
Next
Templates for savings circles, sports clubs and parent groups in many languages.
Later
Groups can show a clean history to get small grants or loans as a group.
The world it builds
Shared money among people who trust each other becomes safe, fair and ordinary, everywhere.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Kitchen Table DAO

Small groups usually run shared money through one person's bank account and a messy chat. Kitchen Table DAO gives your group a Safe treasury, proposals and minutes on your own deployment, so nobody holds the money alone and every decision has a readable record. Owning it means you can run it for other groups too, under your brand.

What’s stopping you?

“I can't code.”

The treasury, vote pages and roles come ready. The guide covers deploying, adding members and the first proposal in plain language.

“My group is not crypto native.”

That is who this is for. Members can use embedded wallets, and the pages avoid jargon. Run a practice vote with no money first.

“What if someone loses access?”

Safe multisig means no single key controls funds. Set a sensible threshold, like 3 of 5, so one lost phone does not lock the treasury.

“Is this legal for our group?”

A DAO is not automatically a legal entity. If you hold real money, check how your country treats informal groups and taxes. This is not legal advice.

“Safe and Snapshot already exist.”

They do, and this builds on them. What you add is plain language, one place for treasury, votes and minutes, and setup a non technical group can finish.

The million-dollar ladder

Clubs, cooperatives, savings circles and small DAOs pay a monthly plan for hosted treasury pages, votes and minutes, plus a setup fee. You sell to many small groups, and later to associations that run many groups.

$100 per month

$2,900 per month

$49,000 per month

$85,000 per month (about $1M a year)

First 10 groups

10 groups

$10 per month

Proof

100 groups

$29 per month

Category default

1,000 groups

$49 per month

Business

1,700 groups

$50 per month blended with association plans

Pick one kind of group first, such as savings circles or community gardens.
Sell to umbrella associations that oversee many groups.
Charge a one time setup fee of $99 to fund growth.
This is a target, not a promise. Small groups churn; watch whether groups still vote after 3 months.

Illustrative stages, not a forecast. Results depend on you and the market; nothing here is guaranteed.