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But before that, some history...

2017

Gitcoin is founded

We started with the goal of supporting the development of open source projects and monetizing open source software through bounties.

2018

Quadratic Funding Paper Published

Vitalik published his seminal paper on Quadratic Funding, a novel mechanism for democratically allocating philanthropic funds.

What’s Quadratic Funding? ↗

2019

Gitcoin Grants Program Launched

Gitcoin Grants became the first implementation of Quadratic Funding to maximize impact, and has funded many boundary-pushing projects since.

In web3...

and beyond...

2023

$50,000,000+ Distributed

To date, Gitcoin Grants has generated $50+ million of funding.

From April 2023, we’ll be running our grants program exclusively on...

"Grants Stack"

The easiest way to deploy, manage, and grow a successful grants program.

Built with Gitcoin’s open-source funding allocation protocol, Allo Protocol, and integrated with Gitcoin Passport for enhanced fraud prevention. 

How it works

I want to
Run a grants program
  • Create, customize, & deploy a grants program
  • Review & approve applications
  • Manage fund allocations & payouts
  • Verify trustworthy participation with Gitcoin Passport
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I want to
Get funding for my project
  • Create & edit Project Profile
  • Apply to a grants round on any supported chain
  • Verify ownership of their project credentials
  • Protects from bad actors via Gitcoin Passport verification
Browse Grantee Portal
I want to
Support a project
  • Browse and discover grantees within a given Quadratic Funding grants round
  • Ability to donate to different projects in a single, seamless checkout
  • Protects from fraudulent applications via Gitcoin Passport verification
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I want to
Build on Gitcoin's protocols

Use our protocols and explore integration opportunities:

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  • Create, customize & deploy a grants programs
  • Review & approve Applications
  • Manage fund allocations & payouts
  • Verify trustworthy participation with Gitcoin Passport
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Program Manager
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  • Create, customize & deploy a grants programs
  • Review & approve Applications
  • Manage fund allocations & payouts
  • Verify trustworthy participation with Gitcoin Passport
Get updates

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Gitcoin x Metalabel

The Quadratic Funding Record

Gitcoin is partnering with Metalabel on an open-edition record (a new kind of digital collectible format) celebrating Quadratic Funding and raising funds for public goods.

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"All in all, Gitcoin Grants is establishing itself as a significant pillar of the Ethereum ecosystem that more and more projects are relying on for some or all of their support."

Vitalik Buterin

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