Arc is a community of founders, engineers, investors, and creators who live, work, and build together. After experiments on three continents, it chose Sri Lanka as its first long-term place. The open home is Asaya, a beachfront campus on Mirissa Beach. Programming includes Ascend and the Fulgur, Curious, and Arc Angel funds.
Arc accelerates the trajectory of people and places, delivering laws, capital, and talent on day one. Arc accelerates the trajectory of people and places and ships legal, capital, and company infrastructure together. The Sri Lanka campus at Asaya on Mirissa Beach is open to the early community. Arc is a layer two network state at Network School and a pop-up village organizer experimenting with new governance, organization, and legal models.
A layer two network state leverages the infrastructure of its parent to scale before becoming independent. Arc supports new societies by helping recruit and retain citizens and making it easier, faster, and possible for organizations to do business.
Location
Primary campus: Asaya, a beachfront campus in Mirissa, Sri Lanka.
Arc Sri Lanka connects builders to Colombo and national institutions.
Prior activation: Network School in Astana, Kazakhstan (formerly Forest City, Malaysia until 2026).
Arc's initial layer two base is at Network School in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Duration
Permanent founder community at Asaya, Mirissa, with ongoing programming.
Historical pop-up villages typically ran about one to two months.
First Capital Startup Nation 2026: 28 September-1 October in Colombo.
Arc has a permanent residency at Network School and a permanent outpost in the charter city of Próspera.
In addition, Arc's pop-up villages last from one to two months.
Arc organizes pop-up villages as a way to draw attention to the possibility and importance of charter cities.
Pricing
Campus access at Asaya is unbundled and pay-as-you-go rather than a single all-in bundle First Capital Startup Nation hosted packages are invitation-only (see thearccity.com/startup-nation) Pop-up villages can range from $500 to $2,000, depending on the location and duration
- Residency at Arc in Network School is priced at $1,250/month for a shared room with all included
Amenities
Beachfront campus at Asaya, Mirissa Beach
- Founder community, events, and accelerator-style programming
- Ascend, Fulgur, Curious, and Arc Angel investor programming in Sri Lanka
- Member guide for relocators (password provided with membership)
- In Network School, Arc positions itself as a platform for founders to raise investment, hire local talent and drive GDP
- 3 nutritious meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Private co-working spaces
- Private office spaces
- High-speed Wi-Fi
- Workshops, lectures, and events
History
2024
Arc Lisbon pop-up (September-October), with Lisbon Web3 and tech community partners.
As of 2026, Arc is permanently and continuously at Network School.
The project is looking for a special economic zone to build a city that will bring talent, capital, and innovation to its host country.