We're excited to announce that Polygon has chosen Karma as its platform to manage founder support and ecosystem growth programs, with four funding programs including the /grow Founder Support initiative currently live online.

This partnership represents Polygon's commitment to providing founders with comprehensive infrastructure and support as they build and scale across the Polygon ecosystem.

Polygon's approach to ecosystem growth goes beyond traditional grants; they're building curated support systems that help founders succeed at every stage. Managing programs at this scale requires infrastructure that can handle complexity while keeping the founder experience seamless. That's exactly what Karma delivers.

Karma's modular funding infrastructure enables Polygon to deploy exactly what it needs to support high-growth teams. Each module works independently while seamlessly integrating with the others:

Application Management: Karma's application intake system collects and organizes proposals across all of Polygon's programs, creating a single place to nurture relationships with every project in the ecosystem from first contact through scaling support.

AI-Powered Routing: With diverse programs and support options available, Karma's AI evaluation tools help Polygon route applicants to the exact programs and support options they need. Whether a team needs grant funding, BD support, technical resources, or introductions to the right partners, the system ensures every founder gets connected to the right team at the right time.

Real-Time Metrics Tracking: Through Karma's integrations with onchain data sources, Polygon can automatically monitor key metrics like transaction volume and TVL across its portfolio. This visibility enables the team to spot traction early and proactively provide support when projects are ready to scale.

For Polygon, this partnership means more than just program management software; it's about building sustainable infrastructure to support the next generation of breakthrough projects.

Holistic Support Matching: Polygon offers founders more than capital —from security audits to access to the Hadron Founders Community, liquidity support, and go-to-market assistance. Karma's comprehensive project registry helps match teams with the right resources at the right time, ensuring founders get exactly what they need to succeed.

Unified Ecosystem View: By consolidating all founder interactions into a single platform, Polygon gains complete visibility into its ecosystem growth initiatives. This means better coordination between teams, more strategic resource allocation, and the ability to build long-term relationships with projects as they grow.

The /grow program is the first major initiative launching on Karma, with an 80M $POL allocation dedicated to helping projects scale. With funding ranging from $50K to $1M and 25 grants already awarded, this program is built for teams ready to make a significant ecosystem impact.

The program is designed for teams that have:

• A live product ready to scale

• Clear milestones and growth trajectory

• A committed team prepared to execute

• Alignment with Polygon's focus areas: DeFi, Lend/Borrow, and Infrastructure

Polygon is collaborating with Abnormal Studios on a Creator Campaign Program to promote onchain builders and products within the ecosystem. Abnormal Studios will manage creators producing coordinated, high-quality longform and shortform content about top Polygon developments, with clear campaign reporting.

Polygon and Areta Marketplace launched the Polygon Audit Grants Program to help builders securely launch on Polygon. The program offers partial or full smart contract audit cost reimbursement and access to vetted audit providers via Areta. Projects must have a live or testnet product on Polygon, have an audit quote or be preparing for an audit, and complete the audit and report within 60 days. Optional follow-up support from the Polygon Founders Team (marketing, go-to-market, user growth) is also available.

Polygon is funding the next generation of prediction market builders who are integrating with Polymarket, offering support for tools and infrastructure. The Polymarket Builder Sprint program is specifically interested in projects focusing on UX tools for intuitive markets, analytics or data platforms for better market insight, novel prediction market applications, and infrastructure supporting the Polymarket ecosystem.

If you're building on Polygon or considering the ecosystem, you'll experience founder support designed around your success:

• Single point of contact: All your interactions with Polygon programs happen in one place

• Smart matching: Get automatically connected to the right resources, teams, and programs

• Transparent tracking: Real-time visibility into your application status and progress

• Data-driven support: Polygon can see when you're gaining traction and provide support at the right moments

• Streamlined experience: From application through scaling support, everything is designed to be founder-friendly

This partnership reflects Polygon's commitment not just to funding projects, but to truly supporting founders throughout the entire growth journey. With comprehensive program infrastructure and multiple support pathways, Polygon is building one of the most holistic founder support ecosystems in Web3.

The days of grants being just capital deployment are over. With Karma powering their ecosystem growth programs, Polygon can focus on what matters most: identifying exceptional teams, providing the resources they need at the right time, and building a thriving ecosystem of successful projects.

Ready to apply to /grow? Visit the /grow Founder Support program on Karma to learn more and submit your application. Whether you're building the next generation of DeFi protocols, creating critical infrastructure, or innovating in lending markets, this is your opportunity to scale on one of Web3's leading platforms.

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