ZAO Fund x Artizen
The creator playbook
Everything you need to raise more on Artizen and finish the season strong - in plain English. Then how the ZAO Fund for Emerging Culture helps you do it.
How Artizen works
1
Sponsors fund the pools
Brands + people back "Funds" - pools of match money. A Fund director earns 20% of fresh sponsor dollars; the rest goes into the match pool.
2
You submit your project
Submit to every Fund you qualify for. The more Funds back you, the more match you can unlock.
3
Funds curate
Each Fund's admins review submissions and curate the projects that fit. Every approved project also gets baseline match from the Artizen Endowment.
4
Fans buy $10 Artifacts
Your Artifact is a $10 open-edition collectible (Artizen adds its fee on top at checkout).
5
Each sale unlocks match
Every $1 of sales unlocks match from the Endowment and from EACH Fund backing you, at that week's Match Multiple, up to your cap.
6
Rank wins prizes, boosts win the bonus
Your rank is your money raised: sales + match. Prizes follow rank, every week and at season end. Boosts win you a share of a separate weekly Boost Bonus pot. Sell AND get boosted.
Source: Artizen's own Playbook + Guide (René Pinnell, news.artizen.fund). Creators keep 100% of sales; held until season end, then paid as one combined payout.
Finish the season strong - 5 moves
Qualify for multiple Funds
This is the biggest lever. Every Fund that curates you adds its own slice of match to the same sales. Submit to every Fund you fit - the ZAO Fund included.
Make the Artifact amazing
Square, NO text or graphic overlays, and a GIF or video performs best. It is the single thing buyers see - make it iconic.
Say it simply
Few words, no jargon. Clearly: what it is and why it matters.
Promote in the first push
Bring your own fans AND the Artizen community. Early momentum compounds - a coordinated open beats a slow trickle.
Engage every comment
Reply to questions, take feedback, update your submission. Active projects climb; quiet ones stall.
How the ZAO Fund helps you
We are not just another Fund - we show up for the creators we back. If your work is at the intersection of art, music, technology, and community, we can:
- -Curate your project into the ZAO Fund for Emerging Culture - that is another Fund matching your sales.
- -Host you in a ZAO space, or join yours, to put your project in front of our community.
- -Run a livestream together around your work and the drive.
- -Write an article about your project to give it a signal boost.
Tell us what would actually help, and we will do what we can.