DAO needs / grants / RFP board
Resource-side signals that make DAO market entry more actionable.
This board is the bridge between DAO teams and external builders. DAOs get a clearer public entry point; external teams get a better way to find where they may actually contribute.
Current rows are source-listed seed entries, not official DAO-claimed RFPs. DAO.top must keep claim status visible to build trust.
Records20
85+ score9
Profile linked12
Unclaimed20
Commercial role
This is the resource layer
- DAO teams can claim and correct entries for free.
- External teams pay for filters, scoring, contact-path research, and Market Entry pilots.
- Every useful paid product depends on this resource layer becoming trusted.
Seed board
20 source-listed DAO needs and opportunity surfaces
| Score | DAO | Need type | Budget / contact path | Useful for / paid use | Next action / evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91Market-entry score | Arbitrum DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Grant / ecosystem buildersOpen source | DAO Programs & Initiatives, applications for DAO programs, grants, incentives, delegates, and budget allocation discussions.Arbitrum Governance Forum: DAO Programs & Initiatives / Applications for DAO programs. | Developer tools, infra providers, security teams, analytics products, ecosystem BD.Grant-fit screening, ecosystem BD account prioritization, delegate/governance route mapping. | Open the official forum and map active grant or incentive threads before outreach.Official governance forum exposes proposals, DAO programs, applications, Security Council, and governance calls.Claim/update this record |
| 90Market-entry score | Optimism CollectiveSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Public goods / funding programsOpen source | Governance forum includes Grants, Missions, proposals, elected representative structures, policies, and templates.Optimism Governance Forum: Grants / Proposals / Policies and Templates. | Grant applicants, governance researchers, data tools, public goods teams.Grant applicant targeting, public goods program monitoring, ecosystem opportunity briefs. | Review current governance and funding threads, then prepare an ecosystem-specific contribution proposal.Official governance forum and Collective pages describe grants, missions, public goods funding, and governance participation paths.Claim/update this record |
| 88Market-entry score | Gitcoin DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Grants / public goods intelligenceOpen source | Forum categories include Gitcoin Grants, Citizen Grants, Proposals, Partnerships, and DAO governance discussions.Gitcoin Governance Forum: Gitcoin Grants / Citizen Grants / Proposals / Partnerships. | Grant applicants, analytics providers, funding ops tools, public goods projects.Grant calendar monitoring, funding-market intelligence, public-goods customer discovery. | Map current program discussions and proposal owners before preparing an application.Official governance forum exposes grant, citizen grant, partnership, proposal, and DAO governance categories.Claim/update this record |
| 84Market-entry score | SafeDAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | DAO treasury / tooling ecosystemOpen source | Safe governance and foundation forum discussions sit close to treasury, wallet infrastructure, and DAO tooling workflows.Safe Foundation Forum: governance proposals, ecosystem discussions, and product/foundation context. | Treasury tools, wallet infrastructure, DAO ops services, security teams.Treasury tooling account mapping, Safe ecosystem integration research, DAO ops lead scoring. | Review forum proposals and product ecosystem context before outreach.Official forum and docs provide the public source route for Safe governance and ecosystem context.Claim/update this record |
| 87Market-entry score | Uniswap DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Governance / security / delegate ecosystemOpen source | Governance forum contains proposal discussions, delegation pitches, security fund discussion, and governance process updates.Uniswap Governance Forum: Governance-Meta / Proposal Discussions / Delegation Pitch. | Security auditors, governance tooling companies, delegate analytics, legal/DAO ops service providers.Security-fund watchlist, delegate-program analysis, governance tooling lead research. | Track active forum threads, then map proposal owner, delegate route, and relevant foundation context.Official Uniswap governance forum exposes proposal discussions and governance coordination categories.Claim/update this record |
| 93Market-entry score | Aave DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Risk / new markets / grants / service providersOpen source | Forum shows active ARFCs, TEMP CHECKs, risk steward updates, new asset/market discussions, finance topics, and grant history.Aave Governance Forum: Governance / Risk / New Asset / New Market / Finance / General. | Risk analytics, security auditors, oracle providers, market launch BD, governance researchers.Risk-change alerts, protocol BD account scoring, service-provider fit reports. | Classify current ARFC/TEMP CHECK threads by risk, new market, asset listing, rewards, or finance relevance.Official Aave forum and governance help pages document community governance, ARFC/TEMP CHECK flow, and active risk/market threads.Claim/update this record |
| 86Market-entry score | ENS DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Working groups / grants / public goodsOpen source | ENS DAO works through Meta-Gov, Ecosystem, and Public Goods working groups, with funding requests and grant routes.ENS DAO: Working Groups, governance forum, steward threads, funding requests. | Grant applicants, public-goods teams, governance consultants, research analysts.Working-group account mapping, grant route research, DAO operating model case study. | Map current working-group dashboards, steward threads, and funding request windows before outreach.ENS DAO basics and support pages describe working groups, grants, forum routes, and funding request processes.Claim/update this record |
| 92Market-entry score | Lido DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Protocol risk / grants / node operator governanceOpen source | Research forum exposes proposals, node operator topics, projects, community grants/initiatives, protocol relations, and finance discussions.Lido Research Forum: Proposals / Community Grants & Initiatives / Node Operators / Protocol Relations. | Security teams, validator tooling, risk analysts, staking infra, ecosystem BD.Protocol-risk brief, grant/RFP monitoring, validator tooling market-entry research. | Prioritize open proposal, grants/initiatives, and node-operator threads by risk and budget relevance.Lido governance process and research forum describe proposal, grant request, Snapshot, on-chain, and subgovernance paths.Claim/update this record |
| 82Market-entry score | Compound GovernanceSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Protocol development / grants / governance servicesOpen source | Forum categories include Proposals, Protocol Development, Governance Process, New Markets, Grants, and Ideas.Compound Community Forum: Proposals / Protocol Development / Governance Process / New Markets / Grants. | Governance tooling, risk analytics, protocol developers, grant applicants, market expansion teams.Governance-service RFP watch, grants watch, protocol market-change monitoring. | Track proposals, grants, governance process, and new-market threads; identify whether each has an owner and budget route.Compound community forum and governance process documentation expose contributor, proposal, funding, and grants routes.Claim/update this record |
| 80Market-entry score | GnosisDAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Infrastructure / ecosystem governanceOpen source | GnosisDAO uses forum and proposal process for GIPs, open governance, and ecosystem coordination.GnosisDAO page and Gnosis Forum governance categories. | Infrastructure builders, DAO tooling teams, governance researchers, ecosystem BD.Infrastructure account mapping, governance process brief, ecosystem partnership watch. | Review current Gnosis Forum governance summaries and GIP threads for open contribution paths.Official GnosisDAO page describes forum-based decisions, GIP proposal phases, and governance participation.Claim/update this record |
| 83Market-entry score | Nouns DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Creative funding / public proposals / grantsOpen source | Nouns treasury funding flows through public proposal and voting process; public resources include governance, small grants, and proposal history.Nouns vote portal, Nouns Center, proposal candidates, discourse/community routes. | Creative agencies, public-goods projects, grant applicants, governance researchers.Creative funding watchlist, grant-fit screening, proposal path research. | Map active proposal candidates, funded-proposal categories, and public grant routes.Official Nouns pages explain proposal sponsorship, voting, treasury-funded projects, grants, and public governance participation.Claim/update this record |
| 81Market-entry score | Curve DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Protocol governance / grants / gauge proposalsOpen source | Governance forum includes proposals, gauge proposals, site feedback, knowledge base, and grants categories.Curve Governance Forum: Proposals / Gauge Proposals / Grants. | DeFi analysts, liquidity tools, security reviewers, grant applicants, governance researchers.Grant watch, gauge/protocol-change research, DeFi governance brief. | Separate grant ideas, gauge proposals, and protocol proposals before scoring buyer relevance.Official Curve governance forum exposes proposals, gauge proposals, and grants categories.Claim/update this record |
| 79Market-entry score | Balancer DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | DAO operations / grants / rewards programsOpen source | Balancer forum and operations surfaces include grants, DAO operations, secondary rewards, and proposal management workflows.Balancer Forum and Balancer Ops tooling surfaces. | Liquidity tools, grants applicants, DAO ops services, governance payload builders.DAO ops lead research, liquidity/rewards program monitoring, grants route mapping. | Review forum governance and ops pages, then classify active operations or reward program needs.Balancer forum and ops surfaces expose grants program history and DAO operations tooling context.Claim/update this record |
| 78Market-entry score | Synthetix GovernanceSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Council governance / treasury / protocol roadmapOpen source | Synthetix governance has council seats, treasury role, SIPs, SCCPs, STPs, and treasury transaction approval processes.Synthetix Governance app, SIP/SCCP process, council and docs routes. | Protocol researchers, risk teams, governance tooling, DeFi BD.Protocol-roadmap watch, council governance brief, treasury-decision monitoring. | Map SIP/SCCP/STP queues and council responsibilities to buyer-relevant signals.Official Synthetix governance and docs describe council composition, SIP/SCCP/STP governance, and treasury transaction flow.Claim/update this record |
| 85Market-entry score | Maker / Sky GovernanceSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Stablecoin governance / treasury / risk policyOpen source | Maker/Sky governance portal exposes executive votes, polls, treasury management, risk, settlement cycles, and governance forum routes.Maker/Sky Governance Portal and Sky Governance Forum. | Risk analysts, treasury tools, stablecoin infrastructure, governance researchers.Stablecoin governance brief, treasury/risk policy monitoring, data/API account enrichment. | Separate executive votes, polls, forum discussions, and risk-policy changes before scoring.Official Maker governance pages and portal expose voting, forums, executive proposals, polls, and governance resources.Claim/update this record |
| 82Market-entry score | dYdX DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Grants / operations / governance / validatorsOpen source | dYdX forum categories include Governance/DAO Discussions, Proposals, Treasury, Grants, subDAOs, Validators, and Chain discussions.dYdX Community Forum: Grants / Treasury / subDAOs / Validators / Proposals. | Grant applicants, validator tooling, treasury services, governance researchers, protocol BD.Grant route research, validator ecosystem mapping, treasury/governance opportunity feed. | Classify forum categories by buyer type and extract open grant or treasury discussion owners.Official dYdX forum and DAO information pages expose governance architecture, grants program, treasury, validators, and subDAO categories.Claim/update this record |
| 89Market-entry score | Starknet EcosystemSource-listed / foundation program / not DAO-claimed | Foundation grants / ecosystem buildersOpen source | Official grants page lists seed grants, growth grants, innovation, integration, content, creator, Bitcoin builder, and other grant categories.Starknet Grants page: Seed Grants / Growth Grants / grant category application paths. | Grant applicants, dev tools, infra providers, content/creator teams, cross-chain integration builders.Grant-fit screening, ecosystem entry brief, builder pipeline mapping. | Map each grant category to buyer archetype, maturity requirement, and likely application route.Official Starknet grants page documents grant types, maturity stage, funding ranges, and application routes.Claim/update this record |
| 83Market-entry score | Polygon EcosystemSource-listed / ecosystem program / not DAO-claimed | Community grants / governance hubOpen source | Polygon has public community grant program materials and governance hub context around ecosystem funding.Polygon grants and governance hub public routes. | Grant applicants, Web3 tools, ecosystem BD, infra teams, AI/Web3 builders.Grant-track monitoring, ecosystem BD brief, funding route map. | Verify current grant season details and allocator routes before treating any signal as active.Public Polygon grants/governance materials describe community grant programs and ecosystem governance context.Claim/update this record |
| 76Market-entry score | ApeCoin DAOSource-listed / not DAO-claimed | Ecosystem fund / AIP execution / governance operationsOpen source | ApeCoin DAO forum exposes ecosystem fund allocation, active/final AIPs, execution transparency, council elections, and help resources.ApeCoin DAO Forum: Active Proposals / AIP Execution and Transparency / Final AIPs. | Consumer crypto teams, creative agencies, governance ops providers, grant/funding applicants.AIP opportunity watch, consumer-crypto grant route research, governance ops lead scoring. | Review active/final AIP categories and execution transparency posts before outreach.Official ApeCoin DAO forum describes AIP categories, ecosystem fund decisions, governance rules, and execution transparency routes.Claim/update this record |
| 77Market-entry score | Decentraland DAOSource-linked / not DAO-claimed | Community grants / DAO proposals / working groupsOpen source | Decentraland DAO governance and docs describe grants, predefined proposals, DAO-owned records/contracts, community funding, and working-group discussion paths.Decentraland Governance dApp, DAO docs, Grants Program docs, and DAO operations discussion routes. | Creative studios, game/metaverse builders, grant applicants, governance ops providers, community agencies.Grant-fit screening, proposal route map, community-funded project monitoring. | Review active governance proposals and grant documentation, then classify proposal type, budget route, and required community path.Decentraland docs describe the DAO, governance proposal dApp, grants program categories, DAO operations, and community grant owner update paths.Claim/update this record |