Platform21

Most of the current big digital platforms are still based on the old extractive, monopolistic corporate structures which dominated the last century. Their presence has always constituted inequality, promoted mindless consumption, and exploited us through data extraction.

We at Platform21 are committed to creating something else — Platforms for the 21st Century. They are purposefully designed for thriving human communities that co-exist in harmony with each other and nature.

We do this together with a diversity of actors who share the vision of community-owned, human-centered, purpose-oriented platforms that truly help people make the best of our digital age.

Teams who strive towards digital innovations should be able to focus on their vision, develop sustainable business models, and eventually build up their own community. This is where you could tremendously benefit from our expertise in the development and maintenance of digital platforms and tools.

We assist communities, co-operatives, and purpose-driven companies in constructing their own local or internal economies which function according to their values.

We ensure that platforms and technical tools serve their purpose instead of draining energy and attention from the team members.

We enable collaborative development where multiple regenerative companies could pool their resources in order to form strong, modular platform products.

We develop community marketplaces with integrated social networking functions and inbuilt token systems/alternative currencies.

We help integrate custom-made digital tools for governance and community management.

Platform21 was created out of the experience of the Fairmondo team, who created a co-operatively owned online marketplace, but were challenged by the bottleneck of software development.

At Platform21, we envision a globally distributed and interdisciplinary team. We always welcome experienced coders, designers, data engineers, community builders, organizational developers, strategists, partner companies, and all other like-minded actors to join our mission. Take a look at our job openings or simply get in touch with us if you are curious to find out more!