Gaia

An investing platform enabling users to join top VC funds in profitable, environmentally-focused startups, democratizing access to climate impact investments.
Application
Applied on: 29 Oct 2023 12:03 PM
Approved
User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024 01:08 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. We use Twitter, web domain registration date, and other public info to determine this. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
No specific information about the project's age has been provided.
The Grant must be **primarily focused on climate solutions** (the group may do other work but the grant proposal should be directly related to climate solutions). The proposal should explicitly outline how this project will help reduce GHGs or is an important core infrastructure for web3 climate solutions.
The project is described as an impact investing platform focusing on climate startups, which aligns with climate solution efforts.
Grantees who received funding in a previous round(s) **must provide a new update on their progress and impact.** You can also include the challenges you've faced. This will ensure accountability to supporters and also help encourage contributors by showing what you’ve been accomplishing.
There is no information provided about whether Gaia has received funding in previous rounds.
All returning grantees are expected to update their proposal, in addition to project updates the proposal should include lessons learned from previous work and how they will use the additional funding from the upcoming round. The updated proposal should indicate how additional funding will help the project meet its goals, and include a rough timeline for the project overall.
There is no information provided about whether Gaia is a returning grantee and whether they have updated their proposal as required.
There is a general expectation that projects are within the **“realm of viability”**.
The description of the project suggests that it is within the realm of viability, focusing on impact investing in climate solutions, which is credible and understandable.
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.
No information is available regarding the project's involvement in Sybil attacks or manipulation, so it's uncertain.