Web3 Foundation Grants — Wave 12 Recipients
The end of 2021 marked three years of Web3 Foundation grants. In the first year, we awarded more than 60 grants via the General Grants Program. In the second year, we introduced the Open Grants Program and more than doubled this number, signing a total of 147 grants. In 2021, we signed an additional 123 grants.
A lot has happened in the last year, including the consolidation of the General and Open Grants programs into one streamlined process and the introduction of uncapped funding along with new grant levels. The first Polkadot ecosystem native stablecoin kUSD is now officially one of the approved currencies for grant payouts. Finally, we launched maintenance grants, which allow teams to apply for ongoing maintenance of any project benefiting the ecosystem.
We strive to continue improving our grants program and are always open to feedback. If you would like to share any suggestions or criticism, please reach out to us on Github or Element!
It’s exciting to see the number of talented teams contributing to the Polkadot, Kusama and Substrate tech stack, whether it’s voluntary, self-funded, or supported by the grants program or other public funding sources, and we’re continuously looking for new projects to support in order to continue the expansion of the Web 3.0 ecosystem. If you’re interested, we invite you to apply or reach out to us as explained further down below.
Recipients 🚀
We maintain a list of all accepted applications on our grants repository here. Below are all 21 grant recipients of Wave 12.
Developer Tooling
- Matthew Darnell: cScale
- Litentry: Polka SignIn
- Gmajor: PHP RPC Lib
- Nitor Infotech: PHP Substrate API
- DodoRare: Crossbow — Cross-Platform Rust Toolkit for Games
- Web Registry DAO: Wika Network
- Helikon Labs: SubVT Telegram Bot for Kusama and Polkadot
- Crypto Pay Lab: Dotpay a github paid task platform using DOT
Interfaces
Runtime modules
- Iridium Industries: Iris — Decentralized storage network for substrate-based chains
- DICO: Decentralized and governable ICO platform
- Elamin LTD: Imbue Network
- Universaldot foundation: A freelancing decentralized application
- AdMeta: A privacy-preserving Ad Platform
Ink! Smart Contract
- Prosopo: Human Verification Marketplace
- SuperColony: OpenBrush — Secure smart-contract development on ink! Phase 2
- Alexander Gryaznov: Candle Auctions on Ink!
- Rainbowcity Foundation: RainbowDAO Protocol ink! Phase 1
- Koi Metaverse: Building the Digital Collectibles Platform for Virtual GameFi NFTs
- Health Hero: Decentralized Well-being Game API
Apply Now!
We intend to continue awarding grants, so it is never too late to apply! For an overview of projects in the ecosystem and broad project ideas we’re interested in funding, you can take a look at our open source tech stack. The best way to get your proposal accepted is to outline a great roadmap. Going over our guidelines as well as the application template will give you a general idea of what we look for in a grant application.
For more information on how to apply, tips on putting together a great application, and project ideas, head over to the grants program repository on GitHub. We look forward to receiving your application!
