00 Manifesto

Economic growth
that lifts everyone.

Ubiquitus is a community-owned endowment delivering an unconditional monthly floor today — funded by people who believe the gains from automation should be shared.

01 The case

Why a monthly floor?

Automation is projected to accelerate significantly by 2030. As it transforms jobs, we need new models to ensure the value gets shared — not just captured by a handful of companies and their shareholders. A monthly floor is the simplest mechanism to do that.

The evidence is already in.

In the Denver Basic Income Project (2024), 45% of homeless participants secured stable housing. The OpenResearch study (2024) showed guaranteed income increased full-time employment by 26% and significantly increased Black entrepreneurship — while reducing public costs.

02 Origin
Ryan Frigo
Ryan Frigo
Founder & Developer

Growing up in Oakland, I watched extreme wealth inequality play out one block at a time. While studying Data Science at UC Berkeley with a focus on Social Welfare, Health, and Poverty, I became convinced that our economic system is structurally broken.

Traditional welfare creates dependency. Pure capitalism concentrates wealth among asset owners. There is a third path: a small, transparent floor, funded by the people who want to see it exist.

Watching automation compound made the timing urgent. It will create massive wealth and displace millions of jobs — simultaneously. Instead of leaving that distribution to the companies capturing the value, we pool resources and share in the growth equally.

That's Ubiquitus — a small, unconditional floor for everyone, regardless of what they put in.

03 Mechanism

How Ubiquitus works.

01

Community-powered

One-way gifts build a shared pool — invested prudently in a diversified, low-cost fund to sustain the floor.

02

Built to last

A diversified, low-cost portfolio designed to preserve the pool and sustain the floor — not to chase returns.

03

Equal monthly payments

A sustainable ~4% of pool value per year, distributed monthly on the 1st and split equally across every verified member.

04 Backed by research

Real pilots. Real outcomes.

45%

of homeless participants found stable housing

Denver Basic Income · 2024
+26%

increase in full-time employment

OpenResearch Study · 2024
$589K

saved in public services costs

Denver Pilot Savings
30%

of work activities could be automated by 2030

McKinsey · 2023
A future where progress creates shared prosperity — not just private fortune. The Ubiquitus vision
05 Second-order effects

What a monthly floor unlocks.

iEntrepreneurship & innovation

Financial security reduces risk, encouraging people to start businesses and pursue creative ventures.

iiEducation & skills

People can invest in training and education without fear of financial ruin during learning periods.

iiiHealth & wellbeing

Reduced financial stress leads to measurably better mental and physical health outcomes.

ivLabor market power

Workers can negotiate better conditions and walk away from exploitative jobs.

06 Questions

Common questions.

No. Gifts to the pool are one-way charitable contributions — not investments. They do not earn a return for you and are non-refundable. What they fund is an equal, unconditional floor paid to every verified member.

No. The floor is unconditional. Every verified member receives the same amount regardless of what — if anything — they put in. That is the entire point.

We draw a sustainable ~4% of the pool's value each year, distribute it monthly, and split it equally across all verified members. As the pool grows, so does the floor.

Contributions are pooled and invested prudently in a diversified, low-cost portfolio designed to preserve capital and sustain the floor over the long term — not to chase returns.

Join the institution.

Be part of building a future where economic growth benefits everyone — and get your first floor payment on the 1st.