[Season 1 Grants] Peach Round Now Open (Aug 28 – Dec 10, 2025)

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We are excited to announce that the Peach Round of Season 1 Grants is officially open!

Join Charmverse and Apply

:date: Timeline

  • Open Round: 28 August 2025 – 10 December 2025

  • Notification: Applicants informed within 4–6 weeks of submission. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis until funds are disbursed.

  • Grant Closeout: 4 months after contract signatory.

:peach: Peach Round Pools

Growth Pool

Timeline: 28 August – 10 December 2025
Estimated Grants: 6
Grant Size: $25,000 cUSD (milestone-based: 20% upfront, 80% on delivery)

The Growth Pool supports Stage 2 projects already delivering measurable impact on Celo and positioned to scale. These grants aim to accelerate products and public goods that significantly grow daily transactions and align with Season 1’s core intents.

Eligibility & Focus

  • Must demonstrate 10k–100k daily transactions on Celo mainnet.

  • Project should be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.

  • Includes incremental feature development for ecosystem products or public goods.

  • For-profit and VC-backed companies are eligible if proposals clearly deliver high-impact outcomes for the Celo community.

Not Eligible

  • Ongoing salaries, pure marketing spend, events, liquidity provision, token listings, or general VC investment.

Evaluation Rubric

  • Season 1 alignment

  • Open source commitment

  • Demo quality

  • Team strength

  • Metrics / KPIs

  • Correct stage classification

  • Understanding of demand

  • Financial sustainability plan

  • Discretionary factor

Scale Pool

Timeline: 28 August – 10 December 2025
Estimated Grants: 2
Grant Size: $50,000 cUSD (milestone-based: 20% upfront, 80% on delivery)

The Scale Pool funds Stage 3 projects with proven traction and the capacity to significantly expand their reach and impact. These grants are intended for mature teams delivering complex, production-grade solutions that can accelerate the network toward Season 1’s core growth objectives.

Eligibility & Focus

  • Must demonstrate 100k–500k daily transactions on Celo mainnet.

  • Project must be deployed, open to the public, and open source or published.

  • Supports major improvements or incremental features for established ecosystem apps and public goods.

  • For-profit and VC-backed companies are eligible if proposals clearly deliver transformative outcomes for the Celo community.

Not Eligible

  • Ongoing salaries, pure marketing spend, events, liquidity provision, token listings, or general VC investment.

Evaluation Rubric

  • Season 1 alignment

  • Open source commitment

  • Demo quality

  • Team strength

  • Metrics / KPIs

  • Correct stage classification

  • Understanding of demand

  • Financial sustainability plan

  • Discretionary factor

General Information for Peach Round

  • Grant Disbursement: Milestone-based (20% upfront, 80% on delivery).

  • KYC & Contracting: Required with Prezenti prior to disbursement.

  • Feedback: All unsuccessful applicants will receive feedback.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_right: Boost Pool

Alongside Peach, the Boost Pool will remain open throughout Season 1.

  • Funding Available: $150,000 cUSD total; grants range $5,000–$10,000 cUSD.

  • Status: Invitation-only, open until funds are disbursed.

  • Eligibility: Live apps (ideally MiniPay miniapps) with a proven track record in other ecosystems.

  • Process: Streamlined due diligence in close collaboration with the Celo Foundation DevRel team.

:envelope_with_arrow: Apply now to Peach Round and help accelerate Celo’s Season 1 growth objectives.

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Hi @Prezenti.grants, thanks for the clarity on Peach Round :peach:.

We have two quick questions about the :fire: Boost Pool:

  1. The criteria mention a “proven track record in other ecosystems.” Could you clarify why this requirement is prioritized? It seems to favor external traction rather than supporting projects already building natively on Celo.

  2. In Colombia, we already have live projects with real users actively adopting cCOP like @TuCopFinance, @Buckspay, cPiggy, Inhabit, and much more… While they may not yet reach the 10k daily txn threshold, they are driving critical, on-the-ground growth for Celo in a key market. How can we include Colombian projects in the Boost Pool invitation process, so they can scale and grow toward future eligibility for Growth and Scale Pools, while also helping Celo gain more traction with our local support?

Thanks in advance for your reply. :yellow_heart: :flexed_biceps:

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Hi CELO Forum community!

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Hi @CeloColombiano

Thanks for reaching out!

The Boost pool is a new endeavour that serves a specific purpose. Essentially an avenue for Dev Rel and foundation to be able to incentivize projects. Another tool in their toolkit, if you will.

In regards to your questions,

  1. “proven track record in other ecosystems” could be interpreted in a few ways and is intentionally worded in a way that allows discretion. Some examples may be:
  • Sustainable revenue
  • Transaction count that meets one or more of the stages from the season one intent
  • Significant TVL that would benefit Celo
  • Would complement one of the core driving applications within the ecosystem like MiniPay, Self etc

It may also be for Celo ecosystem projects but the intention is to help projects that do not necessarily rely on grants as the only way to move forward or continue operations.

  1. This is excellent to hear and agree the 10k daily tx threshold is quite high(intentionally). There are other avenues where projects not yet at this stage that they could benefit from like Proof of Ship, hackathons and Celo Public Goods.

There is no path to getting invited but if they show up, are active, can clearly articulate externally how they would be able to reach some of those higher stage prerequisites it would increase their chance of being selected.

We hope this answers your queries and feel free to reach out anytime!

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HI @InhabitHubs,

Excellent to hear and congratulations!

However replying under this thread may not be the best place to inform the community. Perhaps a forum post on its own may be more advantageous.

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