At the start of each month, the Gitcoin team has an hour-long meeting that primarily focuses on strategy and progress against our goals. This month, we focused on our the Allo.capital launch and a recap of our 2025 goals + Q1 initiatives. I’m linking the presentation here, as well as including an AI-assisted summary of the notes for anyone interested!
Link: Share_Gitcoin Monthly_January25 - Google Slides
Summary:
Meg Lister presented the meeting agenda, which included updates on Kudos, ETH Denver, and a recap of the 2025 strategy. Jessica May emphasized the importance of completing travel arrangement forms for ETH Denver by the 15th and mentioned the potential for a hackathon during the event. She also highlighted the collaboration with the official conference and encouraged team engagement in the planning process.
Kevin Owocki discussed the plans to launch Allo Labs into a separate organization to enhance focus on capital allocation and software development, noting the complementary relationship between Allo and Grants Lab. The proposal for this transition will be posted to the governance forum for further discussion.
The meeting included discussions on strategic pivots for Allo, moving towards a category-first approach that encompasses launching a VC fund and developing non-protocol-oriented software. Ed Fleming stressed the need for collaboration to explore synergies between Allo’s focus on developers and builders. Kevin Owocki expressed confidence in aligning incentives across various layers and highlighted the shift away from protocol constraints, allowing for more customer-centric product development. Meg Lister encouraged open communication and feedback from team members, while also outlining Gitcoin’s 2025 strategy, which aims to distribute $30 million in funding and generate $2 million in revenue.
Mathilda DV.eth introduced a new multi-mechanism funding strategy that will implement three funding rounds each year, focusing on decentralization and various funding methods. The strategy includes quadratic funding for early-stage projects and metrics-based retrofunding for mature initiatives. Jehana Vazifdar detailed the GoToMarket strategy for 2025, emphasizing large partner rounds and account-based marketing to drive growth.
Kat Young outlined four strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing grant management and customer feedback. The meeting concluded with Meg Lister encouraging feedback and expressing enthusiasm for the upcoming year.