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Crowdfunding on Cardano, from 0 to 1 with grants

A decentralised crowdfunding platform built without giving up equity, funded with grants from the Cardano community.

Role
Founder & Product Manager
Period
2020 – 2023
Sector
Web3 venture builder (InnovatioWB)
$300k+in non-dilutive funding
6Project Catalyst grants
#1globally in community votes
~$200kraised for third-party projects

The challenge

Funding and validating a 0-to-1 product without investors, in an ecosystem where the community votes on which projects get funded.

What I did

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The case in numbers.
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Innovatio Space, the venture builder's website.
Real case Innovatio Space, the venture builder's website.
Ecosystem projects, including the crowdfunding platform The Innovatio Founder.
Real case Ecosystem projects, including the crowdfunding platform The Innovatio Founder.
Brand and culture book.
Real case Brand and culture book.
The group's structure.
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What I take away

When the community decides who gets funded, the product starts selling before it exists: the proposal is the first MVP.

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