Update 3 — Prestige & Contracts — Idle Startup Steam update #177233

A whole prestige layer plus timed contracts — new ways to grow and a real reason to keep an eye on the game. Exit & Refound (prestige) Reset your run for Founder Points, a spendable prestige currency. Refounding clears your cash, skills, upgrades and departments, but keeps your Founder Points, the Founder Store, achievements and any paid perks. Available early — refound from $1M ($1M → 1 FP, $100M → 10). It's meant to be done often: each refound snowballs the next run. When one's ready, a dismissible banner drops in under the top bar and the Menu is badged. Founder Store Spend Founder Points on permanent upgrades that carry across every run: Founder's Equity — +12% global income per level Veteran Team — +12% XP per level Seed Capital — start each run with more cash Extra Founder — +1 parallel skill slot (up to 3) Active contracts A timed job is offered every so often. Accept to start a g...