Zeitgeist PM

What Zeitgeist PM does

Zeitgeist PM is a decentralized Layer 1 blockchain protocol for prediction markets and futarchy-based governance, built on the Substrate framework used by Polkadot and Kusama. The protocol enables permissionless creation and trading of prediction markets across categories including sports, eSports, politics, cryptocurrency price events, insurance hedging, startup outcomes, and organizational decision-making via Futarchy — a governance model in which successful market predictions, rather than votes, drive actionable decisions. Its product portfolio comprises the core protocol, a web application at app.zeitgeist.pm for end-user market interaction, a TypeScript SDK (@zeitgeistpm/sdk) and CLI tools for programmatic market creation and liquidity provisioning, and a decentralized court for stake-weighted dispute resolution. Technically, Zeitgeist supports multiple market mechanisms on a single runtime — DLMSR automated market maker, parimutuel pools, order book trading, and combinatorial outcome token markets — designed to ensure always-liquid markets regardless of the underlying event.

The protocol is operated by Equipoise Corp., a legal entity registered in Panama, with the operating entity described as being based in New York and Panama. It does not pursue regulatory licensing in other jurisdictions and restricts participation from the United States and similar regulated geographies. The native ZTG token powers all protocol operations, including market creation bonds (200 ZTG advised, 1000 ZTG permissionless), liquidity pool deployment, court juror staking (minimum 500 ZTG), and governance. Revenue accrues at the protocol level through swap fees, market creator fees, bond slashing, and court participation rewards; no consumer-facing pricing, SaaS model, or enterprise contracts are disclosed. Marketing and distribution are entirely community-led across Discord, Telegram, Twitter/X, GitHub, YouTube, and educational documentation, with no paid advertising or sales motion.

The company has raised approximately $15.5M across two funding rounds (November 2021 and January 2022) from a syndicate including D1 Ventures, Digital Renaissance, TRGC, A195 Capital, AU21 Capital, Blocksync Ventures, Brilliance Ventures, Four Seasons Ventures, Genblock Capital, and IconPlus Capital. It is positioned as the first parachain project to implement Futarchy governance in the Substrate ecosystem, holding an estimated 15% market share among on-chain DeFi prediction markets behind Polymarket (55%) and Gnosis Omen (20%). The team is small (11-50 employees) and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Zeitgeist PM

Legal name

Equipoise Corp.

Website

https://zeitgeist.pm

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zeitgeist PM is a Substrate-based Layer 1 protocol for decentralized prediction markets and futarchy governance. It serves retail traders, Web3 builders, and organizations via a web app, TypeScript SDK, and native ZTG token across sports, politics, crypto, and insurance markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Prediction Markets Protocol

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Prediction Markets & Event-Based On-Chain Trading (FSADABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prediction Markets & Event Derivatives (Crypto) (FSADAGAG)

Keywords

• Decentralized prediction markets
• Blockchain protocol
• Futarchy governance
• Web3 developer SDK
• Outcome token trading

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Swap Fees: Liquidity providers collect fees when traders swap outcome tokens through liquidity pools. Fees are deducted in base asset (ZTG) from taker orders.
2. Market Creator Fees: Market creators can set fees charged for each taken order in their markets, collected in the market's base currency (ZTG).
3. Court Participation Rewards: Jurors and delegators earn inflation rewards (2% yearly) and slashed stakes from losing participants when voting correctly in dispute resolution.
4. Bond Slashing: Oracle bonds, dispute bonds, and advisory bonds are slashed when participants act maliciously or fail to fulfill obligations, redistributed to honest participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Zeitgeist PM operates a Layer 1 Substrate-based blockchain protocol that enables permissionless creation, trading, and resolution of prediction markets on outcomes across sports, politics, cryptocurrency, insurance, and startups. The platform provides a self-serve web application for retail traders, a TypeScript SDK and CLI for developers building prediction market applications, and implements Futarchy governance where prediction market outcomes drive organizational decisions. The native ZTG token powers market creation bonds, liquidity provision, and decentralized court participation.

Product overview

Zeitgeist PM is a decentralized prediction markets protocol built on the Substrate blockchain framework, functioning as a Layer 1 network. The product portfolio consists of the core Zeitgeist PM Protocol, which enables permissionless market creation and trading of outcome tokens, accompanied by the Zeitgeist Web App for end-user market access. Developer tools include the TypeScript-based Zeitgeist SDK and CLI for programmatic interaction. Additional features include the Decentralized Court for dispute resolution and Futarchy governance. The native ZTG token powers all platform operations including market creation, liquidity provision, and governance participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zeitgeist PM Protocol A Layer 1 blockchain protocol built on Substrate that enables permissionless creation, trading, and resolution of prediction markets on sports, politics, cryptocurrency, insurance, startups, and futarchy governance. It is operated by Equipoise Corp. and targets DeFi users, retail traders, Web3 builders, and organizations.
• Zeitgeist Web App The user-facing web application at app.zeitgeist.pm that allows participants to browse markets, create new markets, place bets, provide liquidity, and redeem winning outcome tokens. Designed for retail prediction market traders connecting via polkadot.js wallets.
• Zeitgeist SDK (@zeitgeistpm/sdk) A TypeScript-based software development kit that allows Web3 developers and entrepreneurs to programmatically create markets, interact with prediction markets, provide liquidity, and embed Zeitgeist functionality into third-party applications.
• Zeitgeist CLI A command-line interface enabling users and developers to access Zeitgeist chains, create markets, and provide liquidity directly through terminal commands.
• Decentralized Court A decentralized dispute resolution mechanism for prediction market outcome disagreements. Uses stake-weighted plurality voting with jurors and delegators, Schelling point commitment-reveal voting, and slashing of dishonest participants. Jurors earn 2% yearly inflation rewards.

Quantifiable outcome

• No KYC required - operates without identity verification globally
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ZeitgeistPM
• GitHubgithub.com/ZeitgeistPM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBRttdrRIaWmjA-GyNNto5g
• Facebookfacebook.com/zeitgeistpm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zeitgeistpm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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