Pilot Pool grants

Welcome to the Pilot Pool grant application!

We're excited to support innovative projects that contribute to a healthy and experimental ecosystem on one of the most performant EVM-compatible networks. This pool is designed for early-stage projects that show promise for public good, including new ideas, pilots, low-fidelity prototypes, MVPs, and unpublished papers with tangible outcomes. 

Successful applicants will receive a $10,000 cUSD grant

New projects, yet to build and deploy a feasibility study, pilot, low-fidelity prototype, or MVP. Emphasis here is that this pool has a small ticket size for simply getting something off the ground. Applicants will be expected to deliver something to at least testnet (if technical) of a sufficient quality to potentially continue if the pilot is successful. At this stage, we are not expecting a fully-fledged project. Projects must open-source the code and communicate anything learned along the way. Priority will be given for public goods style projects over commercial enterprises (although the latter is not disqualifying, if it meets the application criteria).

Pilot Pool useful information

Eligibility for this pool

  • VC-funded, private, for-profit companies are not eligible.

  • Delivery of the project must include socializing and communicating your work.

  • Applicants will be expected to deliver to at least testnet (if technical)

  • Projects must open-source the code.

  • The applicant can point to previous projects or pieces of work that demonstrate their ability

  • Priority will be given for public goods style projects over commercial enterprises (although the latter is not disqualifying, if it meets the application criteria).

  • No multiple applications for the same project/concept.

General information

  • One-size fits all disbursement of up to $10,000 cUSD total.

  • Payments will be split 50% at project onset, and 50% after agreed delivery.

  • Applicants will sign a short contract with Prezenti and be KYC’d.

  • For unsuccessful applications there will not be detailed feedback; we are subjectively reviewing projects individually.

  • When the pool is empty, applications will close unless replenished. 

What this pool is not

  • Operational expenditure for established projects.

  • Marketing expenditure for established projects.

  • Funding for events management.

  • Cash incentive for an established project on another blockchain to deploy on Celo.

  • Liquidity provisioning for a project.

  • Disbursement for incremental new features on an established project.