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Short answers to fair questions. If yours is missing, ask it in the note when you join the waitlist.

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What is Permaculture Fund?

A fund in formation. It intends to align three things: open-source innovation, the permaculture ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share, and profit with purpose. Today it is a waitlist.

Can I invest now?

No. The fund is in formation and nothing is offered on this site. Any offering would be made only through formal offering documents, to eligible investors, where permitted by law.

Who is it for?

People who want capital to behave differently: investors interested in the fund, founders seeking capital for open or regenerative work, permaculture practitioners, open-source builders, and anyone who is curious.

When will it launch?

We don't have a date to share. We would rather get it right than rush it. People on the waitlist will hear first when there is real news.

How do I join the waitlist?

Use the form on the home page. Give your name and email, tell us what draws you, and add a note if you like. It takes about a minute.

What does joining mean?

You get occasional updates by email as the fund takes shape, and you can leave the list at any time. Joining is not an investment, an application for funding or a commitment of any kind.

I'm a founder. Can I apply for funding?

Not yet. Join the waitlist as a founder seeking capital and tell us about your work in the note. It helps us learn what the fund should become.

What do you mean by permaculture?

A way of designing with nature rather than against it, guided by three ethics: Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. We use those ethics as a filter for every decision. Read the principles.

What do you mean by open source?

Work published under licences that let anyone read, use, change and share it. That can be software, hardware, data or know-how.

Does the fund promise returns?

No. No returns are promised, projected or implied anywhere on this site. There are no performance figures because there is no fund yet.

Who is behind Permaculture Fund?

Permaculture Fund is an Earth Care Network enterprise. We will introduce the people involved as the fund takes shape.