OUR MISSION
We are missioned to be flexible, nimble and adaptive to the needs of the decentralisation communities.
WHO WE ARE
As a crypto-native, cross-network, community-founded & non-profit organisation, we've been initiating, supporting and promoting projects to expand and reach the potential of blockchain & Ethereum ecosystems. We are an interdisciplinary team of researchers, designers and developers distributed around all corners of the world.
ECF ORIGIN
As one of the first cross-network community initiatives, ECF was first conceptualized at Devcon 3 in 2017 in Cancun, Mexico and officially started in 2018 in Tokyo, Japan under the advisorship of Ethereum Foundation
The early community of Ethereum builders (MakerDAO, Status, web 3 Web3 Foundation, Cosmos, OMG Network, Golem) founded ECF as a grants program to support the development of critical infrastructure and public goods in the ecosystem
List of previous grantees
As time goes by some projects have been rebranded or discontinued, hence the broken links and redirects If you represent any of these projects and would like the info to be updated, please write to comms@ecf.network
Gitcoin
Web3j
Clovers Network
HiBlock community
Prysmatic Labs
FourthState
ETHSecurity
Ethereum Magicians Council
XLNT
Patrick McCorry
Denode
EthPM
Reality Check
Arcadeum
Universal Logins
Etherlime
Swingby Protocol
Magmo State Channels
Mimo
Gnosis
POA Network
Juejin Ethereum Community
Smart Contract Theory
Pig World
EthPM
SecurETH
Knowledge Base
EOS Bounty
Leaderboard of previous granters
Members made direct donations to the grantee projects as well as through ECF to supports its operations
OMG Network
$659,754 USD
Maker DAO
$492,200 USD
Golem
$489,922 USD
Status
$457,000 USD
Web3 Foundation
$96,000 USD
Mix Marvel
$50,000 USD
ECF TIMELINE
"Missioned to be flexible, nimble and adaptive to the needs of the decentralisation communities. "
A community fund
ECF's first iteration was as a Non-Profit organisation that was founded by the Ethereum communities to serve as a grant program that supports the development of the Ethereum ecosystem and general Web3 infrastructure.
A network of funds
As a second iteration our grant program was upgraded to support the ecosystem's projects growth by providing strategic consultation and connections to a network of funds.
ECF researchers have been conducting research and development focused on creating decentralised coordination tools for communities. Primary project, Pensieve, is a decentralised knowledge coordination platform designed to support self-organising communities by providing infrastructure for decentralised consensus, shared memory, verified contributions, and collective direction. This initiative aims to address challenges related to complexity at scale and to empower communities to manage and fund themselves effectively.
A platform for funding
We have a lot in store for the next 5 to 10 years.
With a primary focus on advancing the validation of Pensieve as a coordination platform that enhances transparency, accountability, and community-driven legitimacy within the Ethereum ecosystem, our third iteration aims to coordinate the development of tools that answer the ‘What, Why, and How’ behind every community’s innovative initiatives.
CORE CONTRIBUTORS
QJ
ED of Ethereum Community Fund
Drivenfast
Product
notkitty
Operations
Reno
Fullstack | Web3
Zed
Fullstack | Web3
Leo
Front-end Engineer
Matteo
Communications & Research
Marco Gervasi
Data Security, Privacy Advisor
Jiraya
Contributor
Alddo
Contributor
Anne
Contributor
Kelly
Contributor