SEASON ONE
Build a company. Manage the burn. Understand the terms.
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Spark Economy
Every decision mints or burns the shared currency
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Real Terms
Liquidation preferences, dilution, board control
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5 Jurisdictions
India, UAE, Singapore, UK, Delaware — each with real trade-offs
A simulation of startup mechanics. No real money. All consequences are educational.
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Identity
2
Company
3
Jurisdiction
4
Sector
5
Launch
All choices affect your starting Spark, burn rate, and investor access.
STEP 1 OF 5

Who are you?

Your background shapes your product quality, adoption rate, and valuation ceiling.

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Engineer
+20% product quality
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Sales
+15% adoption rate
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Finance
+10% raise valuations
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Operator
−15% burn rate
STEP 2 OF 5

What are you building?

Your company type determines revenue multiples, burn rate, and build complexity.

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SaaS
Recurring revenue, high margins
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Marketplace
Network effects, slower start
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Deep Tech
High moat, longer build time
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Fintech
Compliance heavy, high value
STEP 3 OF 5

Where do you incorporate?

Jurisdiction determines your starting Spark, burn index, tax treatment, and investor access. You can flip later — at a cost.

🇮🇳 India ◈ 50,000
✓ Cheapest runway extension, deep talent pool
✗ Slower closes, harder path to foreign capital
Grant eligible 0.7× burn
🇦🇪 UAE ◈ 45,000
✓ Free zone income taxed at zero
✗ Mainland revenue is non-qualifying — breaching forfeits status
0% tax (free zone) 0.85× burn
🇸🇬 Singapore ◈ 42,000
✓ Fastest clean incorporation, Asian holdco structure
✗ Small domestic market, forces early expansion
Clean structure 0.9× burn
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ◈ 40,000
✓ SEIS and EIS relief pulls angels in early
✗ Shallow growth-stage market above Series A
Grant eligible +15% seed raises
🇺🇸 Delaware, US ◈ 35,000
✓ Deepest capital pool, investor default jurisdiction
✗ Highest burn, franchise tax and legal friction
+20% all raises 1.3× burn
STEP 4 OF 5

Which sector?

Sector determines your revenue multiple and market trend. Multiples compress when competitors enter.

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HR Tech
8× · Warm market
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Dev Tools
12× · High ceiling
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Climate Tech
10× · Grant eligible
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Health Tech
9× · Compliance heavy
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Ed Tech
7× · Large TAM
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Fintech
11× · Regulated
STEP 5 OF 5

Review and incorporate.

Once you launch, burn starts immediately. The market does not wait.

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Burn is charged at every Market Open. If your Spark reaches zero with no standing offer, the company is wound down. There is no pause.
★ 10 STANDING
⏱ — RUNWAY
📅 1 DAY
Dashboard
—
Revenue / Cycle
◈ 0
Customers
0
Valuation
◈ —
Ownership
100%
Founder-led
HEALTH METERS
Runway
—
Reliability
100%
Capacity
100%
MARKET INDEX
1.00 NEUTRAL
SEASON PROGRESS
Day 1 of 90
ALLOCATION

Distribute your team's capacity. Total must not exceed 100%.

60%
20%
20%
Total: 100%
EVENT FEED
Day 1 Company incorporated. Burn starts at next Market Open.
NOTIFICATIONS
No new notifications.
Workbench
Build components. Ship to the Floor to earn revenue.
COMPONENT CATALOG
YOUR PRODUCT
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Quality: 0%
No components built yet. Select from the catalog.
The Floor
Browse, adopt, and vouch for products. Adoption costs are charged every cycle.
Investors
Each investor has a thesis, a blind spot, and a term structure. Read all three.
Team
Headcount drives burn. Capacity drives output. Overwork causes attrition.
Headcount
1
Burn / Cycle
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Capacity
100%
HIRE
CURRENT TEAM
Market
Sector multiples, market index, and ecosystem activity.
MARKET INDEX
1.00
→ NEUTRAL
FROTHY ≥ 1.4 Valuations inflated. Raise now.
WARM 1.1–1.4 Good conditions. Momentum matters.
NEUTRAL 0.9–1.1 Fundamentals drive outcomes.
COOLING 0.7–0.9 Extend runway. Reduce burn.
WINTER ≤ 0.7 Survival mode. No new raises.
SECTOR MULTIPLES
ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITY
Exit Options
Every exit is a result. Clean wind-downs score. Insolvency teaches.
CURRENT VALUATION
Annual Run Rate ◈ —
× Sector Multiple —
× Market Index —
= Valuation ◈ —
Voluntary Exit
Exit at current valuation. Your proceeds are proportional to your ownership. This result sets a comparable for your sector.
Wind Down
Return remaining capital to stakeholders. Recorded as a clean result. Standing preserved. No stigma.
Acquisition
Acquisition offers appear as events when a resident company makes an offer. Check your event feed.