There’s No Better Way To Fund Open Source Projects
Gitcoin Grants uses quadratic funding, ensuring that projects doing the greatest public good get the most support.
Why quadratic funding?
Quadratic Funding is the optimal way to fund public goods in a democratic community. It works like a crowdfunding campaign that matches contributions from individuals with a pool from bigger donors. The higher the number of individual donors, the more matched funds a project gets.
Traditional matching
- Grant 1 gets $100.
- Grant 2 gets $100.
- At the end of the round, both grants get $100 in matching.
Gitcoin quadratic matching
- Grant 1 gets $100 from 1 funder.
- Grant 2 gets $100 from 10 funders.
- At the end of the round, Grant 1 gets $10 in matching, Grant 2 gets $190 in matching.
Support public goods, support open source
Often the most important tools, platforms, and software — things we all use — are woefully underfunded. By participating in Gitcoin Grants, you are supporting open source projects that do the most good.
Create opportunities and wealth
Open source development is vital because it encourages rapid innovation through collaboration. Create opportunities for the next generation of decentralized web builders working on digital public goods.
Shape the future of the open web
Vote with your funds through Gitcoin Grants and make your voice heard! Take an active role in the success of Web3 projects doing the greatest public good.
Projects making an impact
ethers.js - Complete, Simple and Tiny
by @ricmoo
The ethers.js library is a complete and compact library for interacting with the Ethereum Blockchain and its ecosystem. Features: ● Keep your private keys in your client, safe and sound ● Import and export JSON wallets (Geth, Parity and crowdsale) ● Import and export BIP 39 mnemonic phrases (12 word backup phrases) and HD Wallets (Czech, English, French, Italian, Japa…
WalletConnect
by @pedrouid
WalletConnect is an open source protocol for connecting decentralized applications to mobile wallets with QR code scanning or deep linking. A user can interact securely with any Dapp from their mobile phone, making WalletConnect wallets a safer choice compared to desktop or browser extension wallets.
The Defiant - Subscriptions for All!
by @writercami
The Defiant is building the leading information platform at the intersection of tech and finance. We are the only news platform focusing on decentralized finance, creating objective, unbiased, professional journalism, for degens and newbies to keep track of this money revolution. It serves 60k+ readers across its newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel, and website. The Defiant…
Meet passionate builders
As one of the first quadratic freelancers to go through the platform, I know from personal experience that Gitcoin Grants empowers builders to create the future on Ethereum. My grant enabled me to leave my job and build open source tutorials and prototypes for the open internet. Super excited to see quadratic funding continue to help high leverage outliers find their place in our ecosystem
Austin Griffith
Javascript Developer
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Make an impact
With Gitcoin Grants you can support the most impactful projects in web3.
Become a matching partner
Pledge your support to public goods development by contributing to the match pool.
