PartyDAO
The team built collective NFT bidding, then joined Stripe
The organisation behind PartyBid and the Party app, which let groups pool ETH in a shared on-chain account to bid on NFTs, launch tokens and vote on what to do with the assets.
- Capital raised (announced)
Recorded announced backing; this is separate from cash received, customer deposits and money recovered.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 round | 2022 |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | — | Unknown | — | |
| Dom Hofmann | — | Unknown | — |
Timeline
May 2021
A trade report dates its formation to May 2021. Its X account had been created the month before.
August 2021
In Zora’s August interview, the team described the working website: create a party for an NFT auction, pool Ether and bid together. The interview establishes availability by then, rather than an exact first-launch day.
9 June 2022
The organisation said it had until then been funded entirely by its own members and on-chain revenue.
12 February 2026
PartyDAO is joining Stripe. We believe the most meaningful crypto products are yet to come, and we’re excited for what’s next. Read more in the full post below.
17 February 2026
Read the full post
An important update: we will be migrating Party to a new minimal interface that will be hosted indefinitely. Users will continue to have access to their Parties and all associated funds and assets. Starting Monday, March 9th 2026, Party.app, PartyBid, Party Rooms, and Party Create will transition to this new version. After that date, the existing experience will no longer be available. We will share a link to the new interface ahead of the migration. The minimal version will provide access to core Party functionality. You will be able to create proposals, vote, move assets, and interact with the protocol. Convenience features like operators, chat, and notifications will no longer be supported. If you currently participate in or manage a party, we strongly recommend beginning the process of winding it down. This includes completing any planned actions, withdrawing assets as needed, and coordinating with other members. While the minimal interface will remain available, it is primarily intended to help users access and close out their Parties. Our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted access to your funds as we simplify the product. If you have any questions, please reach out to support@partydao.org Thank you for joining the Party. — The PartyDAO Team
9 March 2026
Reminder: Party's last day of service is March 9th. If you prefer using the main interface, make sure to migrate out of your Parties before March 9th!
How it ended
PartyDAO announced that its team was joining Stripe, and that it would go ahead with a deprecation of its products that reports described as already planned. The main Party app, PartyBid, Party Rooms and Party Create were switched to a minimal interface that the organisation said would stay online long-term, so that members could still vote, move assets and close out their Parties; chat, notifications and other convenience features ended. It advised anyone running a Party to begin winding it down.
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Sources
8 sources behind this page.
- 1Payments Processor Stripe Acquihires PartyDAO Team · Bankless · Feb 2026
- 2PartyDAO Raises $16.4 Million Led by a16z · Blockchain.News · Jun 2022
- 3PartyDAO, Parent of NFT Bidding Platform PartyBid, Secures $16.4M Funding · Coinspeaker · Jun 2022
- 4PartyDAO team to join Stripe to build the next generation of crypto products · Foresight News (republished by Bitget News) · Feb 2026
- 5Party.app home page · PartyDAO
- 6Search of @prtyDAO posts, 15 January to 15 March 2026 · twitterapi.io
- 7X account record for @prtyDAO · twitterapi.io
- 8PartyDAO interview: collective NFT bidding · Zora · Aug 2021
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