Livepeer, Ethereum's decentralized video platform, has partnered with Karma GAP to turn challenges in managing their funding operations into opportunities. This collaboration aims to bring clarity and accountability to how grants are tracked and managed across the Livepeer ecosystem resulting in a higher return on impact.

Livepeer DAO funds multiple Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) across different domains, but these programs are scattered across various platforms. This fragmentation makes it difficult for community members to track program progress or measure impact on the ecosystem. The current system lacks centralized data, has no accountability mechanisms, offers limited transparency, and produces unclear outcomes.

Karma GAP creates a unified platform that centralizes all Livepeer funding initiatives. The system tracks milestones and deliverables in real-time while storing all data onchain for permanent record-keeping. Community members gain complete visibility into funded projects, while the GovWorks team benefits from streamlined decision-making processes.

The platform includes an Impact Measurement Framework that quantifies ecosystem growth and measures the real effects of funding decisions. Milestone Documentation creates permanent, verifiable project histories stored onchain. Karma AI provides a chat interface for quick insights into project performance, while Automated Reporting delivers real-time metrics without manual overhead.

The system introduces conditional funding releases based on verified milestones, currently in development. This approach builds reputation through consistent delivery and uses multi-stakeholder verification processes. Project records stored on Arbitrum create permanent accountability, eliminating projects that fail to deliver promised outcomes.

A public portal allows community members to view every funded project's progress, team information, milestone status, and impact metrics. The complete tracking system is available at gap.karmahq.xyz/community/livepeer, with plans to integrate this data into the Livepeer explorer.

The technical infrastructure includes comprehensive data migration, multi-level SPE tracking, custom grant categorization, and integration with GitHub and Dune Analytics. Weekly platform updates ensure the system evolves with ecosystem needs.

The partnership should significantly reduce delayed milestones and administrative overhead while providing complete funding transparency. Data-driven allocation decisions will become possible, and builder retention should improve through clearer expectations and recognition systems.

This partnership demonstrates how DAOs can scale their operations while maintaining transparency and community governance. Other DAOs facing similar challenges now have a proven framework for implementing accountable funding operations. The combination of onchain accountability, AI-driven insights, and community transparency establishes a foundation for sustainable ecosystem growth.

The success of this collaboration will likely influence how future DAO funding operations are structured, offering lessons in balancing operational efficiency with community values.

DAOs interested in similar grant management solutions can explore Karma GAP's Grantee Accountability Protocol for transparent, community-driven funding operations.