Mina Builders Grants
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Rolling Mina grants from $1,000 to $30,000 for developer tools, infrastructure and apps, with larger deals negotiated by o1Labs.
This program is funded for one year from June 2025. Later grants are meant to come from a Mina treasury that is still being set up.
Time left to apply
Anytime
Rolling: reviewed as applications arrive
Apply to Mina Builders Grants
Applications go through 5bi2nn1mxxj.typeform.com. Expect a decision in about 4 weeks.
Grant stats
- Grant size
- $1K–$30K
- Largest grant
- $30,000
- Paid in
- Not published
- Payout
- In milestones
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 4 weeks
- From submission to an answer
- Ecosystem
- Mina
Checked Oct 1 against 8 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on minaprotocol.com before you apply.
About Mina Builders Grants
The Mina Builders Grants Program funds professional developers and teams solving real-world problems with Mina, the zero-knowledge layer 1. o1Labs runs it and calls it focused and selective: it looks for projects that fit Mina's roadmap and have a credible business or adoption plan.
There are two grant tiers. Exploration Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 cover early experiments, prototypes and quick tooling, with fast decisions. Builder Grants of $5,000 to $30,000 are for teams with a clear plan building developer tools, infrastructure or applications. Partnerships and investments of $100,000 and up are negotiated directly with o1Labs.
You can apply at any time, then have an intro call with o1Labs, and decisions come within 30 days. Funding is tied to development milestones and user adoption, and you are expected to share progress in blog posts, demos and community calls. Grantees also get o1Labs support and co-marketing.
Resources
What they fund
- Early experiments, prototypes and quick tooling (Exploration Grants)
- Developer tools and infrastructure for Mina
- Applications with real adoption potential
- Projects aligned with Mina's roadmap and priority use cases
Who can apply
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How applying works
- 1
Apply anytime
Submit the Typeform application; there are no seasonal cohorts.
- 2
Intro call
Discuss your project with the o1Labs team.
- 3
Decision
o1Labs makes a decision within 30 days.
- 4
Build to milestones
Funding is released against development milestones and user adoption, and you share progress publicly.
- 5
Launch with support
Launch with co-marketing and support from o1Labs.
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- When does Mina Builders Grants close?
- Mina Builders Grants has no deadline. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so you can apply whenever your proposal is ready.
- How much can I get?
- $1K–$30K per grant, paid in Not published in milestone tranches.
- How long until I hear back?
- About 4 weeks from submission to a decision, going by the program's own process or past rounds.
- Where do I apply?
- On the official site, 5bi2nn1mxxj.typeform.com. web3grant links there directly and never takes applications itself.
Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on minaprotocol.com before you apply.