Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Search for the Base ecosystem grants page, Gitcoin and similar public goods rounds, retroactive funding rounds, and accelerators in the Alliance or a16z CSX style. Write each one's deadline, ticket size and what they ask for.
Problem (community organizers raising money for local projects and what hurts), what Kept Promise does, who uses it now (real numbers, even small), what you would do with funding, and why you. Keep it to one page.
Find a developer relations or grants lead from Base or a similar ecosystem. Ask for feedback on fit, not money.
Hi [name], I run Kept Promise on Base. It runs crowdfunding where backers are refunded by contract if the goal or a milestone is missed. We have [X] users so far. Before I apply to [program], could I get 10 minutes of your take on whether it fits? Happy to send a one page memo first.
Use the memo, attach a short screen recording and your live contract address. Answer every question with numbers where you can. Submit before the deadline, not on it.
One short email: dollars held in escrow this month, one win, one problem, one ask. Investors and grant leads fund people who keep showing up.
Monthly Kept Promise update: dollars held in escrow went from [A] to [B]. Win: [one thing]. Problem: [one thing]. Ask: [one intro or piece of advice]. Thanks for reading.
Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
Or to keep this voyage on your profile.
LIVE DEMOShow funders exactly what their grant built, milestone by milestone, with proof attached.