Ârc
Ârc builds foundations that allow great people to drive humanity forwards.
Foundations help - not hinder - great people on their path.
Foundations are physical places where Ârc controls the rules - ideally almost everything. The first foundations will be small places, in existing infrastructure, where we control things like immigration (access). Later foundations may be large places, built from scratch, where we control regulation, courts, police and more.
Core to Ârc is the belief that the entire world around us - from the house we wake in, to the people we spend our day with - and the country and legal system we live within - impact the quality of our lives and the ability for us to achieve our potential and drive humanity forwards.
We believe that in designing better worlds in these foundations, we can create a high performance humanity, and shine a light on what could be.
Actions outside of Ârc reverberate into oblivion. You sell your unicorn, pay your taxes, and still have homeless people on your street. That should not - and will not - be the case at Ârc.
Our foundation will create direct, line-of-sight consequences to your actions. Actions that will show the world that not only should we aim higher, but that we can be higher.
Be faster. Be stronger.
That there is a better way.
Ârc will help you win in every way that matters: wealth, health, purpose and contribution.
Ârc, after running a number of pop-up cities, currently builds foundations in other startup societies. Our permanent hub is Balaji's Network School, where we create products and services that make life, and support Network School.
All our work contributes towards our own mission of creating the greatest city earth has ever seen.
Why build Ârc? →
Everything is governed.
Different approaches to governance can yield orders of magnitude difference in outcomes.
It is hubris to think we have the optimal governance systems.
We should experiment with new governance models as the rewards are so vast.
Experimenting with existing governance systems that support millions of citizens is fraught with risk.
Ârc is building a charter city to take those risks so that the world can benefit from the rewards.
Focus
Ârc is creating a foundation where every individual can be more than they imagined possible.
A foundation that allows every individual to become healthier, wealthier and contribute more to the world than anywhere else. Ârc does this by:
Creating the most effective governance and justice system in the world
Creating the greatest platform for wealth generation in the world
Having the healthiest population in the world
Ârc - the greatest platform for wealth & health generation, delivered by the greatest governance and justice system in the world.
Experiences
Ârc runs experiences as part of its journey to a charter city.
We previously ran pop-up cities in Lisbon and Austin. Pop-up cities take many shapes and forms.
Zuzalu was the first web3 pop-up city, created by Vitalik Buterin. Ârc, through our partners LEVF & Fora - won the last gitcoin grants round and Vitalik's financial support for Ârc.
Ârc Lisbon
Ârc Lisbon focused on valuable, productive experiences for founders and investors building the future. We ran an acceleration programme, a bootcamp, a hackathon, brought 43 funds through the doors, had tens of experts deliver workshops and 50+ speakers.
Ârc Davos - WEF
Ârc leads missions for citizens and partners to engage with governments, or to participate in events of economic or cultural significance. Join for 2026 where we are co-hosting a series of events to spread the word of the importance of innovation in governance.
Ârc Austin
A pop-up city in Austin where you live, work, and play together. Ârc Austin is for exceptional individuals striving to push the frontier for humanity, and giving them an environment that helps them succeed.
Ârc Singapore
Ârc is moving in permanently to the Singapore-Johor Special Economic Zone. We are building on top of Balaji's Network Schools, providing all citizens with accommodation, food, health & wellness programmes, education, community and more.
Innovation
Ârc runs experiences as part of its journey to a charter city.
Founders
Ârc is designed for builders - the founders, investors, operators, researchers and scientists that are building the frontier and pushing civilisation forward. Ârc is running acceleration programmes for select founders, leveraging the attention and network of Ârc for their benefit.
Thinking
To create the greatest platform for wealth & health generation, we need to think - to plan, design, workshop test and prototype. Ârc hosts foundations, think-tanks, philosophers and scientists and provides them a platform to progress.
Experiments
At Ârc, experiments aren't just ideas—they're bold steps toward building a better world. We test innovative models for governance and justice, trial new methods for wealth creation, and experiment with urban living that prioritizes health, creativity, and collaboration.