Hydrapad is a next-generation multichain launchpad revolutionizing Web3 fundraising through bonded curve presales, live trading, and anti-rugpull mechanisms. By integrating Gitcoin DAO’s expertise in community-driven curation and public goods funding, we propose a partnership to incubate high-impact startups, drive ecosystem growth, and share revenue transparently.
This collaboration aligns with Gitcoin’s mission to fund impactful projects while offering Hydrapad’s technical infrastructure to transform how startups raise capital. Together, we can create a flywheel of value: Gitcoin curates promising ventures, Hydrapad equips them with fair fundraising tools, and both parties share in the success.
2. Partnership Overview
Objective:
Launch a Gitcoin-Curated Incubator on Hydrapad, where vetted projects access decentralized fundraising, liquidity, and community support.
Generate sustainable revenue for Gitcoin DAO while expanding its influence in early-stage Web3 innovation.
Core Components:
Project Curation: Gitcoin DAO or its community nominates/approves startups for incubation on Hydrapad.
Fundraising & Growth: Curated projects launch presales via Hydrapad’s bonded curve mechanism, with live trading and liquidity automation.
Revenue Sharing: Gitcoin DAO receives 10% of platform fees generated by incubated projects (e.g., presale fees, transaction fees).
Co-Marketing: Joint campaigns to amplify projects and the partnership (e.g., social media, newsletters, Gitcoin Grants rounds).
Governance Participation: Gitcoin DAO earns voting power in Hydrapad’s protocol governance.
3. Value Proposition for Gitcoin DAO
a) New Revenue Stream
10% Platform Fee Share: Direct income from incubated projects’ success, creating a sustainable funding source for Gitcoin’s initiatives.
Scalability: Revenue grows as more projects launch, aligning incentives with ecosystem expansion.
b) Enhanced Ecosystem Impact
Support High-Potential Builders: Curate startups aligned with Gitcoin’s values (e.g., public goods, OSS, climate tech).
Drive Liquidity to Gitcoin-Backed Projects: Hydrapad’s live trading and auto-liquidity pools ensure projects thrive post-presale.
c) Community Engagement & Governance
Curate with Purpose: Gitcoin’s community votes on project nominations, fostering engagement.
Governance Rights: Influence Hydrapad’s development to prioritize features benefiting Gitcoin’s ecosystem.
d) Amplified Reach
Co-Branded Campaigns: Leverage Hydrapad’s marketing channels and Gitcoin’s community network for mutual visibility.
Case Studies: Highlight Gitcoin-curated success stories to attract builders and investors.
4. Partnership Mechanics
a) Project Curation Workflow
Gitcoin DAO or its community submits projects via Hydrapad’s application portal.
Community voting/snapshot determines which projects proceed to incubation.
Approved projects receive technical/promotional support from Hydrapad for launch.
b) Revenue Sharing Model
10% of Platform Fees: Automatically routed to Gitcoin DAO’s treasury via smart contract.
Transparency: All fees and distributions auditable on-chain.
c) Co-Marketing Initiatives
Joint Twitter Spaces, AMAs, and blog content featuring incubated projects.
Inclusion in Gitcoin Grants rounds and Hydrapad’s launch announcements.
d) Governance Integration
Gitcoin DAO receives 5% of Hydrapad’s governance tokens to vote on key protocol upgrades.
Live Trading & Fair Pricing: Bonded curves prevent whale manipulation, appealing to Gitcoin’s ethos of equity.
All major EVM Chains: Low fees and fast transactions ensure accessibility for grassroots communities.
6. Next Steps
Approval: Gitcoin DAO discusses/votes on the proposal.
Onboarding: Technical integration of fee-sharing smart contracts.
Launch: First Gitcoin-curated project goes live on Hydrapad within 4 weeks.
7. Conclusion
This partnership merges Gitcoin’s curation prowess with Hydrapad’s decentralized fundraising infrastructure, creating a virtuous cycle of innovation, trust, and shared success. Together, we can empower builders, protect investors, and fund the future of Web3—transparently and sustainably.
Let’s build a fairer ecosystem, one presale at a time.
Public Goods & Social Impact: Projects focused on open-source software, climate tech, decentralized governance, or social impact initiatives.
Decentralized Infrastructure: Tools enhancing scalability, privacy, or interoperability (e.g., Layer 2 solutions, DAO tooling, cross-chain protocols).
Any Community-Centric Projects: Applications fostering collaboration, education, or equitable access (e.g., decentralized education platforms, cooperative DeFi protocols).
Need Fair, Transparent Fundraising:
Startups seeking to avoid traditional VC gatekeeping and engage directly with their communities.
Projects requiring liquidity from day one via Hydrapad’s live trading feature, which allows tokens to be traded during the presale phase.
Desire Security & Trust:
Teams committed to anti-rugpull mechanisms, where presale funds are autonomously managed by audited smart contracts. Contracts adds liquidity to the designated Dex and burns LP. Which means no centralized control over fund raised via our platform.
Example Use Cases:
A decentralized carbon-credit marketplace launching its governance token.
An open-source DAO tooling project seeking to bootstrap liquidity.
A regenerative finance (ReFi) protocol aiming to democratize climate investments.
We are happy to jump in a live discussion to explain better and can provide a demo regarding how it will function.
How is this different from Giveth’s q/acc?
While both Hydrapad and Giveth’s q/acc (Quantum Accelerator) aim to support impactful projects, our approaches are complementary rather than overlapping:
Aspect
Hydrapad
Giveth’s q/acc
Primary Focus
Decentralized fundraising via bonded curve presales and live trading.
Donation-based funding for public goods, often via grants/retroactive funding.
Mechanism
Token presales with dynamic pricing (bonded curves), instant liquidity, and profit-sharing for partners like Gitcoin.
Quadratic funding, grants, and community-driven donations.
Project Stage
Early-stage startups ready to launch tokens and scale.
Broad-stage support, including pre-revenue ideas and mature projects.
Investor/User Role
Participants buy tokens with price stability mechanisms, gaining ownership and tradability.
Donors contribute funds without expecting financial returns.
Sustainability Model
Revenue-sharing from platform fees (e.g., 10% to Gitcoin DAO).
Relies on philanthropic contributions and grants.
Key Innovation
Live trading during presales, anti-rugpull safeguards, and multichain liquidity automation.
Quadratic matching and community curation for donation efficiency.
Why Hydrapad Complements Gitcoin’s Ecosystem:
Monetizing Impact: Hydrapad enables Gitcoin to earn sustainable revenue from incubated projects, diversifying beyond grants/donations.
Liquidity for Builders: Projects graduating from Gitcoin Grants can use Hydrapad to transition from grants to community-owned token models.
Shared Governance: Gitcoin DAO’s governance role in Hydrapad ensures alignment with its values (e.g., prioritizing public goods projects).
We think our project is not a competitor to Giveth or q/acc—it’s a new tool in Gitcoin’s toolkit to:
Support projects through their entire lifecycle (grants → presales → liquidity).
Turn Gitcoin’s curation expertise into a recurring revenue stream.
Expand Gitcoin’s influence in decentralized equity-like fundraising, while staying true to its public goods ethos.
Team members
Matt Lopez
Business Strategy & Financial Architecture
Background:
10+ years as a business developer and accountant, specializing in scaling startups and managing investment portfolios.
Expertise in financial compliance, risk management, and cross-border transactions across traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized ecosystems.
Role in Hydrapad:
Architect of Hydrapad’s economic framework, ensuring the platform’s fee structures, profit-sharing mechanisms, and treasury management align with long-term sustainability.
Leads partnerships with institutional stakeholders and regulatory advisors.
Angela Stefans
Protocol Development & Community Growth
Background:
Previously Core contributor at Unlock Protocol.
5+ years in decentralized protocol development, with a focus on DAO tooling, access control, and Governance mechanism.
Advocate for open-source education, having led workshops at ETHGlobal, Devcon, and hackathons.
Role in Hydrapad:
Oversees smart contract development, including Hydrapad’s bonded curve mechanisms and anti-rugpull safeguards.
Drives community engagement, fostering relationships with builders, investors, and DAOs.
Eager to see your updated website and get more info when you update, I have questions about the Anti Rugpull------is it for the providers of liquidity, and who would be providing the liquidity, project community or Gitcoin. Also, is the qf approach for project community to signal how much liquidity would be provided, and if that’s the case, what’s the Anti-Rugpull for, still trying to get the concept simply.
Hey @KarlaGod Thanks for the question, here are some insight for you.
1. Gitcoin Vetting & Project Approval
Gitcoin Vetted Projects:
Only projects approved via Gitcoin Grants or nominated by Gitcoin’s community can apply for the “Gitcoin Vetted Project” Presale on our platform, A tag will be shown on their project presale.
Gitcoin DAO designates 2–3 admins (e.g., core team or community stewards) to review and approve/reject applications for “Gitcoin Vetted Project”
Approved projects gain access to Hydrapad’s fundraising tools.
How this Works
In one click, Projects gets to create their utility token / Gov token + deploy the presale contract at ( No Fees ), without any cost. Only gas fees apply, with instant liquidity pair created on our platform and ready for live trading with trading view with live price feed. real time data fetched from the chain, aggregated by Alchemy.
*Presale Contract uses bonded curve method to manage the token price. *
2. Fundraising & Liquidity Flow
Token Creation & Presale:
Projects create tokens and deploy a bonded curve presale contract on Hydrapad.
Community members contribute funds (e.g., USDC) to buy tokens at algorithmically fair prices.
Liquidity Threshold:
Once the presale raises $20,000 USDC (or a predefined threshold), Hydrapad’s contract automatically:
Locks 90% of funds for permanent LP lock by Presale contract (sent to the Dex). LP token is burned.
2.Project team gets 10% of of their token ( 5% locked for minimum 6 months - can be claimed by the project ) And 5% of the raised fund paid immediately after presale.
3. Anti-Rugpull Safeguards
Liquidity Pool (LP) Ownership:
Hydrapad’s presale contract burns the LP tokens immediately after creating the pool.
Result: No one can withdraw liquidity; it’s permanently locked.
Auto-Compounded LP Fees:
Trading fees from the DEX pool (e.g., 0.3% on Uniswap) are reinvested into liquidity, growing the pool over time.
Benefit: Liquidity becomes more robust, reducing price volatility and exit scams.
4. Team Token Management
Team Allocation:
Teams receive 10% of tokens upfront, with 5% locked for 1 year (vesting linearly).
Transparency: Locked tokens are visible on-chain via blockchain.
No Special Privileges:
Teams must buy tokens publicly on the open market like any other user if they want more.
Prevents dumping: Teams can’t mint or withdraw extra tokens, eliminating insider exploits.
This system ensures that Gitcoin-vetted projects are held to the highest standards of accountability while empowering communities to fund innovation safely.
Forgot to say we will charge 5% to the total raised as service fees. Got to keep the platform running
No charges upfront. just gas fees. If the project raised fund successfully, we will charge 5%. Or else No fees applies. Plus free co advertising and marketing from us. We will do our best to help projects and to have a successful fundraising experience
