Our Activities

The Foundation announced the third cohort of Tezos ecosystem grants this week. After receiving 90 proposal submissions after a recent RFP, the Foundation is proud to announce it has issued 21 new ecosystem grants. Congratulations to all grant recipients! Check out the link above to learn more about these projects.

The Foundation is also pleased to issue another RFP, with submissions due by February 21. For its next cohort of ecosystem grants, the Foundation will consider and accept proposals targeting the following categories:

Applications built using Tezos smart contracts (with a special interest in Decentralized Finance, or “DeFi”, and digital securities applications)

Tools for Tezos smart contract development (e.g. smart contract testing tools, smart contract templates, infrastructure, etc.)

Educational/training resources covering Tezos (e.g. Kauri, CryptoZombies, etc.)

Projects focused on using Tezos in new markets (industries and/or geographies)

Marketing and other initiatives to help increase awareness of Tezos and its ecosystem

Tooling around tez as money

Projects which are uniquely possible on Tezos

Other proposals for projects targeting categories not listed above that may benefit the Tezos ecosystem

Prospective applicants should submit grant proposals here.

In addition to its grantmaking activities, Foundation CFO Roman Schnider spoke on a panel at the Geneva Annual Blockchain Congress on January 20. He discussed tokenized assets and capital markets. Additionally, Foundation Council Member Hubertus Thonhauser discussed digital assets on a panel at the CV Labs Summit in Davos on January 23.