Optimism Retro Funding

Enter with one of these apps

11 apps can enter, yours in days. Grants and accelerators fund shipped work. Pitch it with real users.

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Approval SweepA weekly ritual that finds risky token approvals and lets you revoke them in one tidy pass.$100Yours in a dayYours in about 24 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Only after deployment with measurable impact; retroactive.See Approval SweepCraft GraphMerge your GitHub, Figma, and onchain deploys into one verified contribution map.$100Yours in 2 to 3 daysYours in about 72 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Dev tooling; retroactive with measurable impact required.See Craft GraphCredit RollEvery contributor to a project gets a signed credit, like movie credits, owned by them forever.$100Yours in a dayYours in about 24 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Contribution attribution tooling; needs measurable impact.See Credit RollCrew LaunchLaunch a token that only your verified contributors can receive, weighted by work they actually shipped.$100Yours in 2 to 3 daysYours in about 72 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Retroactive; needs measurable impact.See Crew LaunchFine Tune FundCrowdfund a small open AI model for your niche and share in usage fees when it's live.$100Yours in 4 to 6 daysYours in about 6 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Needs deployed project with measurable impactSee Fine Tune FundGrant LedgerShow funders exactly what their grant built, milestone by milestone, with proof attached.$100Yours in 1 to 2 daysYours in about 48 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Tooling for impact measurement; needs deployed measurable impact.See Grant LedgerGrant ReadyA project-in-a-box: contracts, site, docs and impact metrics shaped for grant applications.$100Yours in 2 to 3 daysYours in about 72 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Needs measurable impact.See Grant ReadyKindness RelayA single digital baton that travels the world one kind act at a time, drawing its journey on a live map.$100Yours in 2 to 3 daysYours in about 72 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Public-good community experiment.See Kindness RelaySkill PledgeFund a public good with hours of your skill, not just money, and get matched like a donation.$100Yours in 2 to 4 daysYours in about 4 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Only after deployment with measurable impactSee Skill PledgeSkill ReceiptsEvery time someone you helped says it worked, you get a signed receipt that builds your real resume.$100Yours in a dayYours in about 24 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Needs measurable deployed impactSee Skill ReceiptsThank You LedgerRetro funding for the quiet helpers: the community nominates who mattered, a pot pays them.$100Yours in 1 to 2 daysYours in about 48 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Needs deployed impact to qualify retroactivelySee Thank You Ledger

How to enter in 3 steps

Prizes and funding are never guaranteed. You are entering as a builder with a working app.

1. 1Own the app

   Pick one of the apps above. Ready apps are yours within 48 hours; the others show when they are yours against the deadline.

2. 2Make it yours

   Put your name, wallet and story on it. Your owner kit walks you through the pitch.

3. 3Apply when you are ready

   This program has no fixed deadline, so apply once you have real users to show.

What the program looks for

From the organizer's published terms, as we read them. Confirm on the official page.

The dates

rounds/seasons; current round unknown

Racing? Say it

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