Funding Dashboard

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applications processed since Apr'23

$0million

deployed to accelerate the Cosmos Hub and AEZ

$0million

of unviable funding requests rejected to safeguard Hub's resources

Atom Accelerator Overview

415
Total Funding Requests Received (141 approved)
$8,636,229
Total Funding Approved across 141 projects
Smallest Funding Approved
$260
Smallest approved amount across all programs
Largest Funding Approved
$500,000
Largest approved amount across all programs
Average Funding Amount
$40,000
Median average approved amount across all programs ($61,675 mean)
Projects Funded by Program
Program
Count
Avg Review
Approved
Regular
89
5 weeks
$7,236,229
Quadratic
44
6 weeks
$60,000*
Ventures
8
14 weeks
$1,400,000

*The total budget for the Quadratic Funding Program ($200k) has been acounted for in our Regular Grants program's spend

Average Review Time
6 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications, incl interviews, rescoping applications, and due diligence
Average Grant Amount
$40,000
median average
($61,675 mean)
Δ Amount Approved
$15,061
the mean average difference between the funding teams request vs what we approve ($0 median)
Applications by Month
Applications by Status
Status
Count
Requested
Approved
In Progress
51
$6,918,907
$5,175,350
Complete
83
$2,948,275
$2,722,875
Discontinued
7
$952,624
$798,004
Pending Review
0
$0
-
Rejected
274
$32,451,638
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Applications by status, per Category
Projects Funded by Category
Category
Count
Avg Review
Approved
ATOM as Interchain Money
9
12 weeks
$775,000
ATOM Interchain Data
4
5 weeks
$282,551
ATOM Zone build-out
15
6 weeks
$2,057,129
Cross Industry Collaboration
0
12 weeks
$0
Cross-Ecosystem Collaboration
4
4 weeks
$568,380
Developer Experience
0
6 weeks
$0
Infra & Tooling
9
4 weeks
$555,803
Interchain Public Goods
49
5 weeks
$597,100
Interchain Security
10
5 weeks
$1,024,882
Marketing, Growth & Developer Engagement
27
5 weeks
$967,403
R&D
6
4 weeks
$467,981
Security Audits & Risk Framework
0
8 weeks
$0
Uncategorized / Other
0
5 weeks
$0
Ventures
8
14 weeks
$1,400,000
Funding Amount per Category

Total amount of approved funding by category, across all our programs

Funded projects by category

Projects with approved funding by category, across all our programs

Currently active projects by category

Projects with approved funding, that our team are actively managing, across all our programs

Data by Funding Program

363
Total Applications Received (89 approved)
$7,236,229
Total Funding Approved across 89 projects
Applications by Status
Status
Count
Requested
Approved
In Progress
43
$5,518,907
$3,775,350
Complete
39
$2,888,275
$2,662,875
Discontinued
7
$952,624
$798,004
Pending Review
0
$0
-
Rejected
274
$32,451,638
-
5 weeks
Average time to review applications
Average Grant Amount
$67,100
median average
($81,306 mean)
Smallest Funding Approved
$3,500
Smallest approved amount in this program
Largest Funding Approved
$440,000
Largest approved amount in this program
Delta: Amount Requested vs Approved
$23,860
mean average
($0 median)

Latest Projects Funded in this Program

Ark Protocol – Bootstrap InterChain NFTs
In Progress

Ark Protocol – Bootstrap InterChain NFTs

Ark Protocol | $80,000
Hydro ATOM Airdrops led by Everstake
In Progress

Hydro ATOM Airdrops led by Everstake

SpellWallet | $5,000
Advanced Cosmos Hub Analytics Powered by Token Terminal
In Progress

Advanced Cosmos Hub Analytics Powered by Token Terminal

Token Terminal Ltd. | $200,000
44
Total number of match funding across QF Rounds
$60,000
Total Funding Deployed across 44 projects via matching pool
6 weeks
Average time between start and end of Quadratic Funding rounds
Average Match Funding/Project
$990
median average
($1,364 mean)
Smallest Funding Approved
$260
Smallest approved amount in this program
Largest Funding Approved
$6,920
Largest approved amount in this program

Latest Projects Funded in this Program

Apello – Round 4
Complete

Apello – Round 4

Apello | $980
Pessimistic Validation – Round 4
Complete

Pessimistic Validation – Round 4

Interchain Attestation (prev: Pessimistic Validation) | $860
La Multisig – Round 4
Complete

La Multisig – Round 4

La Multisig | $700
8
Total Investments Agreed
$1,400,000
Total Funding Approved across 8 investments
14 weeks
Average time between drafting high-level terms and signing contracts
Average Investment Size
$100,000
median average
($175,000 mean)
Smallest Funding Approved
$50,000
Smallest approved amount in this program
Largest Funding Approved
$500,000
Largest approved amount in this program

Latest Projects Funded in this Program

Sphinx
In Progress

Sphinx

Sphinx | $100,000
Drop Protocol
In Progress

Drop Protocol

Drop Protocol | $50,000
Plaza Finance
In Progress

Plaza Finance

Plaza Finance | $100,000

Data by Grant Category

ATOM as Interchain Money
9 projects funded (21 applications)
$775,000 deployed

Eligible Programs:
21
Total Applications Received (9 approved)
$775,000
Total Funding Deployed across 9 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$10,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$200,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$75,000
median across 9 approved applications
($86,111 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$150,211
mean delta across 9 approved applications
($165,000 median)
Average Review Time
12 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $2,401,634 of funding requests for 12 applications, each with an average request of $200,136

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Ark Protocol – Bootstrap InterChain NFTs
In Progress

Ark Protocol – Bootstrap InterChain NFTs

Ark Protocol | $80,000
Advanced Cosmos Hub Analytics Powered by Token Terminal
In Progress

Advanced Cosmos Hub Analytics Powered by Token Terminal

Token Terminal Ltd. | $200,000
Hydro Ecosystem Integrations by Hydro
In Progress

Hydro Ecosystem Integrations by Hydro

Hydro team @ Informal Systems | $75,000

ATOM Interchain Data
4 projects funded (11 applications)
$282,551 deployed

Eligible Programs:
11
Total Applications Received (4 approved)
$282,551
Total Funding Deployed across 4 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$40,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$96,851
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$72,850
median across 4 approved applications
($70,638 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$58,195
mean delta across 4 approved applications
($36,989 median)
Average Review Time
5 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $374,375 of funding requests for 7 applications, each with an average request of $53,482

ATOM Zone build-out
15 projects funded (54 applications)
$2,057,129 deployed

Eligible Programs:
54
Total Applications Received (15 approved)
$2,057,129
Total Funding Deployed across 15 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$50,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$250,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$124,000
median across 15 approved applications
($137,142 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$11,167
mean delta across 15 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
6 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $6,919,340 of funding requests for 39 applications, each with an average request of $177,419

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Cross-Ecosystem Collaboration
4 projects funded (22 applications)
$568,380 deployed

Eligible Programs:
22
Total Applications Received (4 approved)
$568,380
Total Funding Deployed across 4 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$50,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$250,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$134,190
median across 4 approved applications
($142,095 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$21,655
mean delta across 4 approved applications
($2,500 median)
Average Review Time
4 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $5,148,168 of funding requests for 18 applications, each with an average request of $286,009

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Votion: The Hydro Vote Aggregator
In Progress

Votion: The Hydro Vote Aggregator

ERIS | $50,000
MetaMask Snaps Infrastructure for Cosmos
Discontinued

MetaMask Snaps Infrastructure for Cosmos

Mystic Labs | $218,380

Infra & Tooling
9 projects funded (68 applications)
$555,803 deployed

Eligible Programs:
68
Total Applications Received (9 approved)
$555,803
Total Funding Deployed across 9 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$10,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$90,733
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$74,970
median across 9 approved applications
($61,756 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$2,578
mean delta across 9 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
4 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $5,718,650 of funding requests for 59 applications, each with an average request of $96,926

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Archive Node for the Cosmos Hub
In Progress

Archive Node for the Cosmos Hub

CryptoCrew Validators | $12,000
DAO DAO on Cosmos Hub
Complete

DAO DAO on Cosmos Hub

DAO DAO | $80,000

Interchain Public Goods
49 projects funded (75 applications)
$597,100 deployed

Eligible Programs:
75
Total Applications Received (49 approved)
$597,100
Total Funding Deployed across 49 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$260
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$200,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$1,060
median across 49 approved applications
($12,186 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$1,676
mean delta across 49 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
5 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $3,558,200 of funding requests for 26 applications, each with an average request of $136,854

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Hydro ATOM Airdrops led by Everstake
In Progress

Hydro ATOM Airdrops led by Everstake

SpellWallet | $5,000
Swift Protocol – Round 4
Complete

Swift Protocol – Round 4

Swift Protocol | $680
On-chain registry – Round 4
Complete

On-chain registry – Round 4

Serge Nedashkovsky | $600

Interchain Security
10 projects funded (18 applications)
$1,024,882 deployed

Eligible Programs:
18
Total Applications Received (10 approved)
$1,024,882
Total Funding Deployed across 10 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$15,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$440,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$61,441
median across 10 approved applications
($102,488 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$7,189
mean delta across 10 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
5 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $984,598 of funding requests for 8 applications, each with an average request of $123,075

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Cosmos Hub Testnet Incentive Program (renewal) – 2025 H1
In Progress

Cosmos Hub Testnet Incentive Program (renewal) – 2025 H1

Hypha Worker Co-operative | $85,000

Marketing, Growth & Developer Engagement
27 projects funded (100 applications)
$967,403 deployed

Eligible Programs:
100
Total Applications Received (27 approved)
$967,403
Total Funding Deployed across 27 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$3,500
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$120,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$20,000
median across 27 approved applications
($35,830 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$4,355
mean delta across 27 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
5 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $2,594,098 of funding requests for 73 applications, each with an average request of $35,536

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Huginn: ATOM Community Activation in Istanbul
In Progress

Huginn: ATOM Community Activation in Istanbul

Huginn Tech | $16,000
Cosmos Hub – Accelerate Nigeria
In Progress

Cosmos Hub – Accelerate Nigeria

Cosmos Nigeria / Popeblack | $27,250
Cosmos Hub – Accelerate Brazil
In Progress

Cosmos Hub – Accelerate Brazil

Brasa Labs / Cosmos Brasil | $35,000

R&D
6 projects funded (26 applications)
$467,981 deployed

Eligible Programs:
26
Total Applications Received (6 approved)
$467,981
Total Funding Deployed across 6 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$43,500
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$130,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$67,241
median across 6 approved applications
($77,997 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$-1,667
mean delta across 6 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
4 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $3,754,483 of funding requests for 20 applications, each with an average request of $187,724

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

ATOM Tokenomics RFP: RMIT
Complete

ATOM Tokenomics RFP: RMIT

RMIT | $65,481
ATOM Tokenomics RFP: Blockworks
Complete

ATOM Tokenomics RFP: Blockworks

Blockworks | $100,000

Uncategorized / Other
0 projects funded (4 applications)
$0 deployed

Eligible Programs:
4
Total Applications Received (0 approved)
$0
Total Funding Deployed across 0 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$0
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$0
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$0
median across 0 approved applications
($0 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$0
mean delta across 0 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
5 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $368,250 of funding requests for 4 applications, each with an average request of $92,063

Ventures
8 projects funded (8 applications)
$1,400,000 deployed

Eligible Programs:
8
Total Applications Received (8 approved)
$1,400,000
Total Funding Deployed across 8 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$50,000
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$500,000
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$100,000
median across 8 approved applications
($175,000 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$0
mean delta across 8 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
14 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Latest Projects Funded in this Category

Sphinx
In Progress

Sphinx

Sphinx | $100,000
Drop Protocol
In Progress

Drop Protocol

Drop Protocol | $50,000
Plaza Finance
In Progress

Plaza Finance

Plaza Finance | $100,000

Archived Categories

These categories have been archived, any active grants moved to other categories and are listed below for reference only.

Cross Industry Collaboration
0 projects funded (5 applications)
$0 deployed
(Archived)

Eligible Programs:
5
Total Applications Received (0 approved)
$0
Total Funding Deployed across 0 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$0
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$0
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$0
median across 0 approved applications
($0 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$0
mean delta across 0 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
12 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $302,842 of funding requests for 5 applications, each with an average request of $60,568

Developer Experience
0 projects funded (1 applications)
$0 deployed
(Archived)

1
Total Applications Received (0 approved)
$0
Total Funding Deployed across 0 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$0
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$0
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$0
median across 0 approved applications
($0 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$0
mean delta across 0 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
6 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $7,525 of funding requests for 1 applications, each with an average request of $7,525

Security Audits & Risk Framework
0 projects funded (2 applications)
$0 deployed
(Archived)

Eligible Programs:
2
Total Applications Received (0 approved)
$0
Total Funding Deployed across 0 approved applications
Smallest Funding Approved
$0
Smallest approved amount in this category
Largest Funding Approved
$0
Largest approved amount in this category
Average Funding Approved
$0
median across 0 approved applications
($0 mean)
Amount Requested vs Approved
$0
mean delta across 0 approved applications
($0 median)
Average Review Time
8 weeks
Time spent reviewing applications before approval or rejection

Note: We rejected $319,475 of funding requests for 2 applications, each with an average request of $159,738