viaPrize

viaPrize

Developing a blockchain-based crowdfunding system with escrow that allows community-based project funding with rewards for execution, emphasizing funder assurance and sustainable support for public goods.
Application
Applied on: 24 Jan 2024 11:37 PM
Approved
User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 30 Jan 2024 11:08 AM
You should have at least one core team member who was at a Zuzalu event (Zuzalu Montenegro or ZuConnect) for a minimum of a week.
The project narrative indicates that the concept was discussed with residents of the entrepreneurs' pop-up city Zuzalu and even tested, implying the presence of at least one core team member at a Zuzalu event.
You should be open about your other sources of funding and not think of it as a factor that can disqualify you.
The budget section of the project description discloses previous funding sources, including $8000 from over 500 donors on Gitcoin plus matching, showing openness about funding sources.
Tech must somehow create value to the Zuzalu ecosystem.
viaPrize's focus on crowdfunded prizes for public goods promotes innovation and community engagement, which aligns with the goal of the Zuzalu ecosystem to advance human progress through open technology and social innovation.
Blockchain-facing tech must be maximally compatible with Ethereum and common Ethereum ecosystem standards.
The project aims to use blockchain for international crowdfunding, likely implies using Ethereum as it's the most common platform for such projects. However, without explicit technical details, this is an assumption based on common practice.
Technology projects must be fully open-source, relevant to the needs of in-person Zuzalu events.
The project is described as fully open-source on its Github page, and its relevance to in-person Zuzalu events is demonstrated by its origin story and the use case where it was utilized in Zuzalu.