STAKED Information

Staked is the equity marketplace for transitioning and displaced professionals. The traditional job market is breaking. 56,000 jobs vanished from the DC region last year. Federal workers are applying to 200 roles for three callbacks and zero offers. The pattern is structural and it isn't going back. If the salary path no longer pays out, the math on equity changes. Staked is built for the moment that recognition lands. Federal workers, military veterans, government contractors, and tech professionals with decades of experience who decide they'd rather own a piece of something real than chase the next interview that won't happen. The model is direct. Someone posts an idea with the equity they're offering. The equity is on the listing, visible before you click. You bring the skills they need. If the offer fits, you reach out, you negotiate the partnership, and you build. No applying. No 200 cover letters. No hiring manager ghosting. The deal is the headline. Not every listing is a full co-founder role. Some are equity-paid contractors, fractional roles, advisors with skin in the game. The card tells you which. We match on substance. Skills, experience, equity expectations, work style. Founding members get founder-level access and shape what the platform becomes. Free to join. Free to match. Paid tiers for what accelerates the path from match to launch. If the salary economy is no longer working for you, stop looking for a job. Look for an equity offer that does. Get Staked. Own Your Future.