Funding the Commons

Region

Delaware

USA

Targeted SDGs

9. Industry, Innovation, Technology and Infrastructure

16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Description

Funding the Commons builds bridges between builders, researchers, and funders to transform funding mechanisms and infrastructure for digital public goods.

Impact

Through conferences, residencies, hackathons, and pilot funding, FtC supports innovation in public goods funding, incubates new funding mechanisms, and fosters collaboration across Web2, Web3, philanthropy, and academia.

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More Builders Driving Real-World Impact

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Mento Labs

Mento is a protocol that enables the adoption of digital currencies worldwide, aiming to provide a stable asset for every country.

Protocol

Stablecoins

Hypercerts

Hypercerts are semi-fungible tokens that document the impact of a project, including who did the work, what was done, and when. These tokens can be evaluated by third parties and sold to funders, allowing contributors to receive funding based on the actual impact of their work.

Protocol

Public Goods

Bando

Bando is an onchain spending protocol that enables users to pay for everyday items like mobile top-ups, gift cards, subscriptions, and more using crypto directly from their wallets.

Protocol

Payments

CASE STUDIES

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