Cycle 19 Grant Recipients

Cycle 19 awarded a total of 2.53 Million OP to 42 Applicants. 5 in Intent 1, 18 in Intent 2, 14 in intent 3 and 6 in intent 4. More details about the recipients can be found here
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Awardees

  1. Wakeup Labs: The grants were awarded to develop a Cloud Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform for automatic rollup creation, decentralized marketplace interactions, cloud service improvements, and long-term technical support and maintenance by WakeUp Labs.
  2. ETH Storage: The grant is awarded for developing a multi-section dispute game contract, integrating it with the OP Stack, and conducting comprehensive testing and documentation to enhance dispute resolution within the OP ecosystem.
  3. Widolabs: The grant was awarded to develop a lightweight, local blockchain explorer for the OP Stack and Superchain, focusing on great developer experience, familiar UX, and open-source code to enhance the Optimism ecosystem.
  4. EasyRetroPGF.xyz: The grant was awarded to develop EasyRetroPGF.xyz, a platform for project discovery, voting, and training within the OP ecosystem. It includes building the frontend, backend, training programs, pilot rounds, and ensuring seamless user experience and security.
  5. Lemonade Social: To build a seamless, social DAO stack with community coordination tools, unique SSI Passports, multichain support, customizable governance, and gamified participation, enhancing community engagement and self-funding capabilities.
  6. Parry: The grant was awarded to Parry for developing a map-based platform to enhance civic engagement with authenticated public infrastructure on Optimism, incorporating Quadratic Voting for better representation of public opinion, ensuring data authenticity and improving decision-making for civic organizations.
  7. Turtleshell: The grant was awarded to develop an on-chain firewall system for DeFi security on Optimism. This scalable, composable, and open-source solution adds an additional layer of protection by tracking liquidity outflows and detecting unusual patterns to prevent exploits, addressing vulnerabilities beyond what audits can cover.
  8. noahlitvin: The grant was awarded to develop and promote ERC-7412, a standard for using oracle data on Ethereum, simplifying oracle interaction for developers, enhancing real-world applications, and creating open-source educational materials and resources to grow the superchain ecosystem.
  9. MultiBaas: A blockchain middleware that significantly accelerates DApp development, offering integrated functions like high-performance chain indexing, node management, and transaction automation.
  10. Karma: The grant was awarded to address challenges in retropgf rounds, such as project discovery, impact reporting, and quantifying impact. The solution includes developing standardized methods for discovering projects, reporting impact, and objectively quantifying contributions to enhance the efficiency and fairness of funding decisions in the Optimism ecosystem and beyond.
  11. LogX: The grant was awarded to LogX for pioneering orderbook aggregation on L2s, providing low-cost, high-liquidity trading for perps. This platform improves on-chain trading execution, aims to attract CEX users to DEXes, and supports Optimism's growth goals through advanced algorithms and composability with other protocols.
  12. Namespace: The grant was awarded to Namespace for enhancing ENS utility by allowing users to manage, customize, and issue subnames with diverse properties. Their platform and developer toolkit streamline ENS adoption, fostering innovation and participation on the Optimism network while being open-source and fee-based for sustainability.
  13. Chase Jeter: The grant was awarded to build on-chain DAO committees using Hats protocol and Safe, allowing DAOs to manage multisig roles, powers, and transactions securely and efficiently. This project enhances DAO governance and operational flexibility on Optimism.
  14. DeFi Wonderland: The grant was awarded to develop xOPTokens, smart contracts bringing the xERC20 standard to the OP Mainnet’s messaging layer. This project aims to enhance cross-chain token liquidity and security, support token issuers, and foster broader adoption through custom bridges, UI integration, and open-source resources, ultimately improving the Optimism ecosystem.
  15. Synthetix: The grant was awarded to Synthetix Node to develop a zero-configuration UI for IPFS-hosted dApps, enhancing speed, reliability, and decentralization. It enables local hosting, boosting user control, privacy, and security.
  16. Radar DAO: The grant was awarded to RADAR Launch to develop a collaborative funding platform for builders, fostering optimistic open-source web3 projects. It connects builders and supporters, allowing staged, retroactive resource withdrawals, enhancing collaboration and innovation.
    1. Lumio: The grant was awarded to Lumio for creating a neutral layer for alternative VMs, addressing EVM vendor lock-in, enabling MoveVM, and enhancing interoperability with Optimism, boosting liquidity and user reach across L2s.
    2. Gearbox: Gearbox Protocol was awarded grants for offering composable leverage, allowing users to margin trade, leverage farm, and stake using global DEX liquidity. It integrates with various DeFi platforms, enhancing capital efficiency and user engagement.
    3. Synthetix: Synthetix was awarded grants for its decentralized protocol providing deep liquidity and derivative infrastructure on Optimism, boosting ecosystem growth with high trading volume, user engagement, and integration with DeFi apps.
    4. Thales: Thales was awarded grants for creating user-friendly sports markets and digital options on Optimism, targeting non-crypto users. By improving UX, onboarding, and liquidity, Thales aims to boost retail adoption and ecosystem growth.
    5. Velodrome: Velodrome received grants to boost its Tour de OP program, attracting projects and liquidity providers to Optimism. This proven initiative enhances investment, user engagement, and onboarding of new protocols to the ecosystem.
    6. Wakeup Labs: The grant was awarded to develop three components: an Issuer Node for verifiable credentials and ZK proofs, a JS Wallet SDK for user interactions and ZK proof generation, and an On-Chain Verifier for verifying credentials and proofs.
    7. Audio Galleries: The grant was awarded to support events with artist interviews, video content, audience incentives, Opensea minting, and podcast production. This plan aims to engage the community, promote artists, and enhance the Optimism ecosystem.
    8. Burrito: The grant was awarded to support hosting an art event at NFTNYC. Steps include securing venues, partnering with Shillr, acquiring screens, minting on OP Mainnet, curating winners, creating attendance tokens, hosting the event, and distributing commemorative tokens.
    9. EdgeCity: Showcasing contest winners, hosting open calls for artist onboarding, and promoting minting artwork and participation tokens. The initiative leverages educational and professional backgrounds in art and business to enhance the Optimism ecosystem.
    10. Synthetix: Synthetix was awarded grants for its Perps DEX on Optimism, generating $45B+ in trading volume and $35M in fees. Its innovations attract CEX traders, enhancing liquidity, user engagement, and overall ecosystem growth.
    11. Doxa Market: Doxa received grants to create the first superchain-native prediction market for decentralized governance on Farcaster. This will allow users to participate in governance prediction markets directly within Farcaster feeds, enhancing engagement and decision-making.
    12. Tally: developing Rollcall for crosschain voting, supporting Uniswap DAO, and creating TallyZero, an open-source governance client on IPFS, enhancing Optimism's governance infrastructure.
    13. Layer3: Layer3 received grants to increase Optimism ecosystem users through social and engaging integrations. They will acquire users with Frame Quests, create Farcaster Quest leaderboards, serve personalized experiences, and attract high-quality users leveraging the Social Graph.
    14. Etherfi: ether.fi received grants for being the largest Liquid Restaking Protocol on Ethereum. They focus on decentralization, sustainable profits, and ethical practices. The team aims to shift economic activity to L2s, supporting Ethereum's growth.
    15. KelpDAO: Kelp received grants for being a major liquid restaking protocol on Eigen Layer with $520M+ TVL and integrations across Pendle, Curve, and more. It operates on Arbitrum and Polygon zkEVM, and is launching $Kep, the first tokenized representation of Eigen Layer points.
    16. Blockful: Blockful received grants to reduce gas fees for ENS functionalities on Optimism, leveraging a trustless merkle-tree resolver gateway. This aims to scale ENS on L2s, increasing transactions and accessibility while subsidizing initial user costs.
  1. Lumio: The grant was awarded to Lumio for creating a neutral layer for alternative VMs, addressing EVM vendor lock-in, enabling MoveVM, and enhancing interoperability with Optimism, boosting liquidity and user reach across L2s.
  2. Gearbox: Gearbox Protocol was awarded grants for offering composable leverage, allowing users to margin trade, leverage farm, and stake using global DEX liquidity. It integrates with various DeFi platforms, enhancing capital efficiency and user engagement.
  3. Synthetix: Synthetix was awarded grants for its decentralized protocol providing deep liquidity and derivative infrastructure on Optimism, boosting ecosystem growth with high trading volume, user engagement, and integration with DeFi apps.
  4. Thales: Thales was awarded grants for creating user-friendly sports markets and digital options on Optimism, targeting non-crypto users. By improving UX, onboarding, and liquidity, Thales aims to boost retail adoption and ecosystem growth.
  5. Velodrome: Velodrome received grants to boost its Tour de OP program, attracting projects and liquidity providers to Optimism. This proven initiative enhances investment, user engagement, and onboarding of new protocols to the ecosystem.
  6. Wakeup Labs: The grant was awarded to develop three components: an Issuer Node for verifiable credentials and ZK proofs, a JS Wallet SDK for user interactions and ZK proof generation, and an On-Chain Verifier for verifying credentials and proofs.
  7. Audio Galleries: The grant was awarded to support events with artist interviews, video content, audience incentives, Opensea minting, and podcast production. This plan aims to engage the community, promote artists, and enhance the Optimism ecosystem.
  8. Burrito: The grant was awarded to support hosting an art event at NFTNYC. Steps include securing venues, partnering with Shillr, acquiring screens, minting on OP Mainnet, curating winners, creating attendance tokens, hosting the event, and distributing commemorative tokens.
  9. EdgeCity: Showcasing contest winners, hosting open calls for artist onboarding, and promoting minting artwork and participation tokens. The initiative leverages educational and professional backgrounds in art and business to enhance the Optimism ecosystem.
  10. Synthetix: Synthetix was awarded grants for its Perps DEX on Optimism, generating $45B+ in trading volume and $35M in fees. Its innovations attract CEX traders, enhancing liquidity, user engagement, and overall ecosystem growth.
  11. Doxa Market: Doxa received grants to create the first superchain-native prediction market for decentralized governance on Farcaster. This will allow users to participate in governance prediction markets directly within Farcaster feeds, enhancing engagement and decision-making.
  12. Tally: developing Rollcall for crosschain voting, supporting Uniswap DAO, and creating TallyZero, an open-source governance client on IPFS, enhancing Optimism's governance infrastructure.
  13. Layer3: Layer3 received grants to increase Optimism ecosystem users through social and engaging integrations. They will acquire users with Frame Quests, create Farcaster Quest leaderboards, serve personalized experiences, and attract high-quality users leveraging the Social Graph.
  14. Etherfi: ether.fi received grants for being the largest Liquid Restaking Protocol on Ethereum. They focus on decentralization, sustainable profits, and ethical practices. The team aims to shift economic activity to L2s, supporting Ethereum's growth.
  15. KelpDAO: Kelp received grants for being a major liquid restaking protocol on Eigen Layer with $520M+ TVL and integrations across Pendle, Curve, and more. It operates on Arbitrum and Polygon zkEVM, and is launching $Kep, the first tokenized representation of Eigen Layer points.
  16. Blockful: Blockful received grants to reduce gas fees for ENS functionalities on Optimism, leveraging a trustless merkle-tree resolver gateway. This aims to scale ENS on L2s, increasing transactions and accessibility while subsidizing initial user costs.
  1. Unruggable: Blockful received grants to help Optimism-based communities offer ENS subnames. They plan to establish an Optimism ENS gateway service, provide audited demo code and documentation, and offer setup and support to make ENS subname registration easy and accessible.
  2. WakeUp Labs: WakeUp Labs received grants to develop Superchain Accounts on Optimism, integrating ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 tokens for user interaction, reducing Sybil attacks, and promoting adoption with incentives and community engagement.
  3. Giveth: The grant was awarded to develop a dApp that imports Giveth, Gitcoin, and RetroPGF projects, allowing users to vouch for trustworthy projects and flag imposters. It enables sorting by trust level based on the number of Badgeholders vouching for them.
  4. Boston University: Received grants for their extensive blockchain education efforts, bridging crypto and mainstream communities. Their initiatives include teaching at top universities, authoring educational materials, and working on impactful blockchain projects.
  5. defINomicsLabs: The grant was awarded to implement OP educational modules in universities, covering blockchain governance, Optimism, and RetroPGF. The plan includes expanding to three universities, collecting feedback, and continuously improving the modules to create a replicable educational model, ultimately engaging over 100 students.
  6. Hypercerts: GreenPill Network received grants to collaborate with Raid Guild, enhancing impact tracking for off-chain actions. They developed Hypercerts to prove impact, improving funding transparency and efficiency for GreenPill Network chapters.
  7. WakeUp Labs: They aim to develop an Impact Evaluation Framework, leveraging strong communication networks in Spanish and English to ensure broad community engagement and effective dissemination of information.
  8. Charmverse: CharmVerse received grants to create a supertracker for the Superchain ecosystem. This tool will aggregate grant information, offer detailed insights, calendar views, and analytics. It includes research, data standardization, and ongoing updates based on user feedback to enhance transparency and grant tracking within Optimism.

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Cycle 19 of the Optimism grants program showcased strong community engagement with 314 applications. Despite fewer reviewers, the council maintained a 97.2% success rate in handling applications. Upcoming improvements include refining evaluation rubrics and mission scopes to boost builder participation. Non-granted finalists will automatically be reconsidered in the next cycle, ensuring continued opportunities for valuable projects. This cycle marks significant progress in supporting and expanding the Optimism ecosystem.

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