Welcome to our monthly product update! Looking back, October was a busy month for our development team. We've rolled out a host of new features and improvements across our platforms to enhance the user experience, expand our capabilities, and provide more value to our community and partners.

First off, we've just launched the new version of the Karma website. No more GAP, but still the same on-chain registry and milestones you know and love, with the added benefit of more features, including AI-assisted application intake and direct payment disbursals within Karma. Read the full details about the new and improved Karma on our blog here.

October was a big month for our community members. Here are the stats by the numbers.

• 473 milestones created

• 217 project profiles created

• 83 project endorsements

• 245 grants created

• 1439 total onchain attestations.

Congratulations on our community members for all the hard work. Keep on shipping!

In addition to launching our new website and portal, our main application saw significant enhancements this month, focusing on improving the user journey and adding powerful new tools for grant and application management.

✨ New Features:

• Milestone Mastery: We've introduced a comprehensive suite of tools for managing grant milestones, including tracking completion, a streamlined review and verification process, and the ability to add comments for better collaboration.

• Smarter Application Management: We've made it easier to manage funding applications with new features like the ability for admin to delete applications and a smarter search function to quickly find what you're looking for.

• Instant Feedback on Contract Addresses: To reduce errors, we've added real-time validation for contract addresses, providing immediate feedback to users.

• Email Notifications for Forms: Users will now receive email notifications for important updates on their post-approval forms, ensuring everyone stays in the loop.

🚀 Improvements:

• A Polished User Interface: We've made numerous tweaks to the look and feel of the application, including updated buttons, a cleaner navigation bar, and improved layouts for a more intuitive experience.

• Enhanced Security: We've strengthened our authentication and authorization systems to ensure that users have the right access levels and that our platform remains secure.

Indexer: Our backend system, the engine that powers our applications, received critical updates to support our new features and improve overall performance and reliability.

✨ New Features:

• Advanced Milestone Reviewer Management: We've launched a new system for managing who can review milestones, allowing for more flexible and secure workflows.

• Dynamic Email Notifications: Our notification system is now smarter. We can send dynamic and targeted email notifications to reviewers, and we've reduced notification noise by filtering out unnecessary alerts.

• Cross-Chain Project Merging: We've improved our ability to merge projects that exist on different blockchain networks, making our platform more versatile.

🚀 Improvements:

• Streamlined Authentication: We've updated our authentication system to be more robust and efficient.

• Better Data and Analytics: We've added new capabilities for tracking community statistics and project updates, giving us better insights into how our platform is being used.

Whitelabel App: Our platform solution for partners has been expanded to welcome new organizations and provide a more customized experiences.

✨ New Features:

• Welcome to Our New Partners! We're excited to have added support for several new partners, including For the World, Polygon, Filecoin, Scroll and the Localism Fund. Each partner now has their own customized branding and domain. You can see all the open funding opportunities here.

• Milestones at a Glance: Partners can now view all grant milestones in a dedicated tab on the application page, making it easier to track progress.

• AI-Powered Application Review: We've enhanced our application form to include handling for AI-powered evaluations, bringing more intelligence to the review process.

🚀 Improvements:

• A More Personal Touch: We've improved the user interface with better wallet integration, showing user profile images and names for a more personalized experience.

• Customized Homepages: The homepage content can now be customized for each partner, allowing them to showcase their unique programs and branding.

We're thrilled with the progress made in October and look forward to bringing you more exciting updates next month. As always, we welcome your feedback as we continue to improve our platform for everyone.  Get in touch with us on Telegram or Discord.