Mugshot

Mugshot

An app incentivizes reusable coffee cups using AI and blockchain within VeChain's ecosystem, rewarding users with tokens to combat the environmental impact of disposable cups.
Application
Applied on: 8 Aug 2024 01:19 PM
Round: Asia Round
Approved
User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 8 Aug 2024 02:01 PM
The Grant must be in support of or directly advance the Asian public goods ecosystem; or at least one founder identifies him/herself as Asian. We will refer to the [public goods report](https://www.gccofficial.org/explore.html#report) released by GCC last December for the definition of public goods.
While Mugshot claims to have a strong Asian community, neither of the founders are Asian. It's unclear if the project directly advances the Asian public goods ecosystem based on the provided details.
The project must clearly articulate the problem it addresses, the solution, the implementation plan, the financial plan, and demonstrate there is an excellent team or community for execution
Mugshot provides a clear problem statement, solution, and has demonstrated progress with over 1,000 weekly active users. The team members are listed with relevant experience.
Project must be 3 months old and the project must demonstrate some tangible progress towards their stated goals, with a working MVP is available to the public. We will use Twitter, official website, github, and other public info to determine this. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
Mugshot has shown tangible progress with 120,000 verified reusable mugs and a working MVP accessible to the public. The project GitHub and team member's GitHub also show recent activity.
Grantees can be eliminated from consideration in the round if they are found to be encouraging or enabling Sybil attacks or other forms of malicious manipulation of the grants platform or the Gitcoin community.
There is no evidence provided that Mugshot is involved in any malicious activities or Sybil attacks.
Projects must comply with Gitcoin core rules and [eligibility criteria](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gg21-community-round-eligibility-criteria/19003).
Based on the provided information, there are no indications that Mugshot fails to comply with any of Gitcoin's core rules or eligibility criteria.