Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Search for the Celo, Base or Polygon ecosystem grants page, current Gitcoin rounds that match mutual aid and community finance, and accelerators in the style of Alliance or a16z CSX. Put each in a sheet with deadline, amount range and what they ask for.
Cover: the problem (small groups help each other in emergencies but cash pools are slow, opaque and easy to dispute), who uses Mutual Umbrella today, your live numbers, what money would unlock, and that you own the deployment from your own wallet. Keep it under 400 words.
Find a named contact on the program page or in their public Discord. Ask one specific question about fit. This shows you read their criteria and helps your application land in the right pile.
Hi, I run Mutual Umbrella, a mutual aid and community finance app live on Celo, Base or Polygon from my own wallet. We have a few active groups and their first payouts so far. Before I apply, is a project at this stage a fit for your current round, or should I wait for the next one? Happy to share a one page brief. Thanks for your time.
Submit the application with real screenshots and your contract address. Ten days later, send one polite follow up. Then move on to the next program regardless of the answer.
Hi again, I submitted Mutual Umbrella to your round on the date listed in the portal. Since then we have grown to a few active groups and their first payouts. No rush on a decision, I just wanted you to have the latest number. Thank you.
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