Entity types
Venture, Association, Cooperative, and Capital Pool — and how to choose.
You pick an entity type in step 1 of the formation wizard. The type sets the defaults for ownership, membership, and governance — and it appears in your public address.
Address format
Every entity gets a resolvable public address:
<slug>.<type>.public.entity.id| Segment | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
<slug> | Your chosen name, lowercased, spaces → hyphens | tarka-labs |
<type> | The entity type | venture |
public | The public Entity.ID registry | public |
entity.id | The root namespace | entity.id |
Full example: tarka-labs.venture.public.entity.id
The four types
Venture
A company forming around a project. Founders with ownership percentages, a treasury, fundraising, and an upgrade path to LLC or C-Corp. If you're building a product or business, this is your type.
- Ownership: percentage splits between partners, must sum to 100%
- Typical size: 1–10 founders at formation
- Address:
<slug>.venture.public.entity.id
Association
A member collective: clubs, communities, residencies, professional groups. Optimized for membership rather than ownership — people join and leave more fluidly, and governance leans toward one-member-one-vote.
- Ownership: membership-based; no equity splits by default
- Typical use: clubs, residencies, communities, alumni groups
- Address:
<slug>.association.public.entity.id
Cooperative
Shared-resource groups: popup cities, housing collectives, equipment co-ops, buying groups. Members contribute to and draw from shared resources, with governance built around fair use and contribution.
- Ownership: contribution-weighted or equal shares, per your constitution
- Typical use: popup cities, shared spaces, resource pools
- Address:
<slug>.cooperative.public.entity.id
Capital Pool
Syndicates and funds: money pooled to invest. Built around the GP/LP structure — a GP (general partner) who runs the pool and makes investment decisions, and partners who contribute capital. Supports carry mechanics: the GP's share of profits above the partners' contributed capital.
- Ownership: GP + contributing partners; carry defined in the constitution
- Typical use: angel syndicates, small funds, deal-by-deal SPVs
- Address:
<slug>.capital-pool.public.entity.id
Choosing
| If you are… | Choose |
|---|---|
| Building a product or company with cofounders | Venture |
| Running a club, community, or residency | Association |
| Organizing shared resources or a popup city | Cooperative |
| Pooling money to invest as a syndicate or fund | Capital Pool |
All four types share the same core: constituents, constitution, announcement, verified members, and tamper-proof records. The type you pick tunes the defaults; your constitution can refine them further.