Introduction

Welcome to the DAO Experimentation Program - Cohort 2

Welcome to Kambria’s next chapter of decentralized innovation.

In Cohort 2 of the DAO Experimentation Program (DEP 2), we extend our exploration beyond community-driven impact into a new frontier: regenerative, self-sustaining DAOs.

This cohort is designed for global citizens who want to experience how decentralized coordination, co-ownership, and light-weight tokenomics can be used to build lasting social impact models - not only for one cycle, but for many.

Overview

The DAO Experimentation Program is Kambria’s open laboratory for designing, testing, and evolving decentralized models for social impact.

Through this program, diverse contributors come together to run micro-DAOs that deliver measurable impact while experimenting with regeneration and sustainability models.

Cohort 2 builds on the learnings of Cohort 1 but introduces important evolutions:

• Each DAO now has two equal goals: Social Impact Goal + Regeneration Goal

• DAOs will prototype revenue or sponsorship models to sustain themselves beyond seed funding.

• A new KAT Tokenomics DAO will co-design a multi-stakeholder KAT Reward & Privilege Framework and pilot it inside the cohort.

• Cohort 2 contributes to Kambria’s long-term vision of becoming a self-organized network of DAOs.

Purpose and Vision

Purpose

To explore whether decentralized communities can co-create both social impact and regenerative value, using DAO tools, transparent processes, and community intelligence.

Vision

A global ecosystem where community-led DAOs can sustain themselves through diverse value flows — and where Kambria evolves from organizer to co-organizer, and eventually into a Meta-DAO that nurtures a self-organizing network of impact-focused collectives.

By participating in DEP 2, you will gain hands-on experience in:

• Decentralized governance and proposal-based decision-making

• Fund management using crypto micro-grants

• Designing simple revenue models for community projects

• Multi-stakeholder tokenomics and identity-driven recognition

• Building regenerative social impact initiatives that can stand on their own

What Makes Cohort 2 Different?

1. Dual Goal Framework

Each DAO must deliver two equal goals:

Impact Goals:

• Cultural & Creative DAO: 400 cultural/creative expressions

• Exchange DAO: 500 learning/connection sessions (CED)

• KAT Tokenomics DAO: Framework + MVP dashboard + testnet smart contracts

• Participant-Proposed DAO: Impact goal defined in application & approved at Kickoff

Regeneration Goal:

All DAOs must regenerate ≥ $3,000 via revenue or sponsorship models.

These two goals are equally important and tracked transparently.

2. Sustainability & Regeneration by Design

DAOs are encouraged to experiment with:

• Ticketed events

• Membership models

• Merchandise

• Sponsorships and partnerships

• Crowdfunding

• Community contributions

Kambria seed funding is positioned as risk capital to prototype these models.

3. Multi-Stakeholder KAT Tokenomics

A new KAT Tokenomics DAO will work across Cohort 2 to:

• Co-design a KAT reward & privilege framework

• Prototype staking, roles, and identity-based privileges

• Build a web-based dashboard + testnet smart contracts (MVP)

• Pilot symbolic KAT flows in 3 DAOs (Cultural & Creative, Exchange, and participant-proposed DAOs)

This is the foundation for a future regenerative KAT economy.

4. Pathway to a Self-Sustaining Kambria Ecosystem (Future Cohorts)

Cohort 2 lays the groundwork, but the shift toward a fully self-sustaining ecosystem will happen in later cohorts.

Organizer Model (Cohort 3)

DAOs may choose to self-organize or engage Kambria as an Organizer Partner under a simple support model (e.g., $500/month/DAO) to ensure smooth operations.

Co-Organizer & Shared-Revenue (Cohort 3 - 4)

As DAOs mature, Kambria’s role evolves toward shared governance, with shared-revenue or framework licensing replacing fixed-fee support.

Self-Organized Network (Cohort 4+)

In the long term, DAOs run independently while Kambria becomes a Meta-DAO, curating standards, knowledge flows, and token-driven coordination.

Cohort 2 contributes the foundation - introducing regeneration, tokenomics experiments, and sustainability thinking that future cohorts will build upon.

Program Timeline

DEP 2 runs across 10.5 months, moving from preparation to execution and transition into DEP 3.

• Phase 1 - Preparation (2.5 months: mid-Oct → Dec)
• Phase 2 - Call for Applications & Partners (3 months: Jan → Mar)
• Phase 3 - Onboarding (1.5 months: Apr → mid-May)
• Phase 4 - Execution (2.5 months: mid-May → Jul)
• Phase 5 - DEP 2 Summary + DEP 3 Info Session (1 month: Aug)

A detailed timeline is provided in the next section.

Join Us

If you are ready to be part of a pioneering cohort shaping the future of community-driven, regenerative impact models - apply now and join a global collective redesigning how value, care, and collaboration flow.

Visit Join the Program to sign up and begin your DEP 2 journey.