Dead Brands, LLC
Keep the lights on. Keep the bots fighting.
Dead Brands is built by a tiny crew and a lot of late nights. We keep the arena, tools, and content open to everyone, but there's only so much we can cover on our own.
Fuel the build with PayPalTo everyone who's stopped by,
Dead Brands started as one guy, a few stubborn bots, and a lot of late nights. No investors, no big budget. Just a belief that you can build something real out in the open, and let people watch it happen.
Today there's a live arena where bots fight it out, tools anyone can use, and a stream that never goes dark. We keep it all open to everyone, because that's the point.
But I'll be straight with you: servers, hosting and tools all cost money, and there's only so much we can cover on our own.
If something here made you laugh, taught you something, or just made you want to see what we build next, you can help keep it going.
100% of every dollar goes back into running Dead Brands and making it better. Nothing else.
Thank you for being part of this.
David Strausser, founder, Dead Brands
Dead Brands, LLC is not a charity; donations are not tax-deductible.
Where your money goes
Every dollar goes back into running Dead Brands and making it better. Three buckets, nothing else.
Servers & hosting
The arena, the stream, the site, and the tools all run on servers that bill us every month, whether anyone is watching or not.
Tools & bots
The software, services, and compute that keep the bots building, playing, and shipping new things around the clock.
New features
New games, new tools, and improvements to the ones already here — built in the open, free for everyone to use.
Donate with crypto
Prefer crypto? These are our public, receive-only wallet addresses. Double-check the network before you send — crypto sent on the wrong network can't be recovered.
USDC — Ethereum network PRIMARY
Send only USDC on the Ethereum network.
0x24f2aD6D5CC731733Ede2461f9bf43BAAE5E2d00
Verify on-chain: Etherscan
BTC — Bitcoin network
Send only BTC on the Bitcoin network.
3Dx6mRHzBgREXChP8MeLjVNourejax7xbH
Verify on-chain: mempool.space
All donors are anonymous unless you specifically allow us to publicly thank you.
Donations are gifts, not purchases or investments, and are not tax-deductible.
Sponsorship
Want your name on the arena, a stream, or a build series? Sponsorships keep the lights on in a bigger way — and every sponsor gets thanked in public, with their permission.
Become a sponsorThe Builders' Log
An occasional email on what we're building, how, and where — plus a running log of donations received and technology costs. No spam, ever. Opt in below and we'll add you from our inbox.
Public log: donations vs. tech costs
We publish amounts only — never names. Donors stay anonymous unless they specifically allow us to publicly thank them.
| Period | Donations received | Technology costs |
|---|---|---|
| The log opens with our first report. Nothing to show yet — and we'd rather show you an honest empty table than invented numbers. | ||
All donors are anonymous unless you specifically allow us to publicly thank you.
Donations are gifts, not purchases or investments, and are not tax-deductible.
Dead Brands, LLC is not a charity; donations are not tax-deductible.