# COLONY | Community-driven Avalanche ecosystem accelerator By [Kenhall](https://paragraph.com/@kenhall) · 2022-01-10 --- * Overview * Vision * Token * Team * Partnerships * Roadmap * Contact Us * [Launch app](https://app.colonylab.io/) powered by Colony’s CLY token. ------------------------------ ### Early-stage funding to Avalanche built projects Liquidity to existing Avalanche DeFi Protocols Purchases selected Avalanche Projects to Form an Index Investing in projects building on Avalanche ------------------------------------------- ### with a Fund governed by its community. Colony’s vision is rethinking outmoded systems by imagining brand new ones in order to bring the structural integrity of traditional finance to DeFi, specifically the Avalanche ecosystem. ### Web3 Venture Capital, DAO Evolution ------------- **Web3 Venture Capital,** DAO Evolution ------------- Colony has set out to construct a properly incentivized foundation for the next generation of applications built on the Avalanche platform. Powered by a first of its kind funding mechanism, Colony imbues traditional venture capital with a spirit of Community through open governance, support and inclusion. Colony will implement a DAO structure over time to decentralize itself. **Empowering the** Avalanche Ecosystem ------------------- In addition to ushering in promising projects, Colony will contribute to Avalanche protocols by providing capital to increase liquidity and secure networks by running nodes. On top of these features, Colony will maintain an Index dedicated to projects built on Avalanche. Colony Supporting Avalanche ecosystem ------------------------------ ### in Every Way Possible ### Validator program Validator Program 10% of Colony’s capital will be deployed in AVAX that will be staked. Colony will also contribute to subnets validation if allowed. ### INDEX Index 10% of the capital will be deployed in the top 10 projects built on Avalanche ranked by market-capitalization, rebalanced quarterly. Community will be able to vote for projects to join/leave the Index. Early investment ### Early investment / Private Placement 50% of Colony’s capital will be deployed to support the best teams and projects building on Avalanche, finance their growth and help them to develop efficiently. LP Program ### LP Program 30% of Colony’s capital will be deployed in providing liquidity to protocols built on Avalanche, thus participating actively in the Avalanche ecosystem. $CLY community will be able to change capital deployment principles Rewarding the community ----------------------- At the core of Colony is CLY, a unique hybrid token which is used for both DAO governance and liquid exposure to Colony’s value flow. We believe CLY represents a new type of asset, one that both empowers and controls. CLY’s ultimate goal is to align the incentives across pillars, creating a codified harmony between holders, the protocol and the assets contained within it. [https://www.colonylab.io/images/mov/airdrop.mov](https://www.colonylab.io/images/mov/airdrop.mov) ### Airdrops Mechanism **Early stage investments** This feature is a world premiere, giving a great incentive to token holders, as they’re building a diversified portfolio on the Avalanche ecosystem by staking their Colony token. ### Buyback Mechanism **Liquidity Provider Program** This feature creates recurring buying pressure on CLY, while redistributing bought $CLY to the active community members. A team of veterans ------------------ ### in cryptocurrencies Elie LE REST #### Elie LE REST Chief Executive Officer View more Jean-Baptiste PAVAGEAU #### Jean-Baptiste PAVAGEAU Chief investment Officer View more Aurélien Ynden ### in asset management Jean-Marc Bonnefous #### Jean-Marc Bonnefous Tellurian Capital CEO View more Alexandre COSTANTINI #### Alexandre COSTANTINI Chief Technology Officer View more David LIFCHITZ #### David LIFCHITZ Chief Strategy Officer View more Roadmap ------- **Q4 2021** ### Launch **GROUND BUILDING** Colony will release its Application features and grow its community worldwide. Colony will be closing its private and public sales in Q4. * $CLY Private Sale * $CLY First Public Sale **Q1 2022** ### Colony **CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT** Colony will start empowering selected projects building on Avalanche with first capital deployment according to the strategy. * Early Token Investment * Liquidity Provider * Top 10 Avalanche Index Launch * AVAX and subnet Validators **Q4 2022** ### DAO INTEGRATION **SUBNET SWITCH** Colony will evolve towards a DAO model with its own subnet on Avalanche, building new incentive models for Colony Token holders. * DAO Creation * Avalanche DeFi Integration * Node Creation * Burning Mechanism: Deflationary Supply **Q1 2023** ### DAO EXPANSION **AUTOMATED FINANCING** Using its own subnet, the DAO will launch the development of its 2 pillars to sustain the long-term growth of Avalanche: * Incubator integration (partnership with Avalaunch) * Liquidity & Capital expansion The Colony tokenomics will be strengthened with direct rewards linked to the ecosystem activity and to the embedded burning mechanism Contact the colony team ----------------------- --- *Originally published on [Kenhall](https://paragraph.com/@kenhall/colony-community-driven-avalanche-ecosystem-accelerator)*