More Funding Opportunities for Cardano Projects

Do You Need Additional Funding?

• Catalyst is great, but can’t fund all teams, builders and projects.

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• Cardano Projects are having a hard time to get VC Funding.

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• It’s a good practice to diversify your funding sources

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• Sometimes we just need a grant to kickstart great Ideas and Innovations.

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Deep Funding, uses Cardano and can provide you with the grant and extra funding you need for your businesses and ideas.

The Deep Funding Opportunity

• Deep Funding is SingularityNET’s Decentralized Grant’s Program

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• Very similar to Project Catalyst

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• At least $1.5 million per round to be distributed across projects

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• 2 Deep Funding Rounds per Year

The Deep Funding Metrics

Some Metrics in the Performance of Deep Funding:

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• Number of Rounds - 4
• Number of Projects Funded - 110
• Total Funding Made Available - $ 4, 815 Million

Deep Funding Misconceptions

• You don’t need to be an AI Developer to Apply for Funding on Deep Funding

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• There are more opportunities besides Developing AI.

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• You can leverage services in the SNET Marketplace and create a new Project Proposal

Opportunities for Builders!

Funding Option 1: Participate in a Funding Round

• Held twice a year
• Open to all who submit a proposal
• Community-reviewed and voted
• Funding awarded to top-rated projects

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Funding Option 2: Submit Proposal to RFP

• Each RFP has specific requirements, budget and timelines.
• Proposals are confidential until the submission phase closes
• Selection process by the allocated RFP Team and Community Experts

Coming Round - DFR5

Round with a lot of Changes

• Two Pools
• AI Services ($150 000)
• Develop New Services
• Add new Services to Marketplace
• Use existing services
• Improve existing services
• Ideation ($5 000)
• Research and plan new Ideas

How can you Participate? - DFR5

• You are an AI Developer or AI Researcher

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• You are part of a Team with an AI Developer or Researcher

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• You can join the Community and Find AI Developers interested in helping you build your idea.

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All you need is a good Idea!

RFP’s

RFP’s focus on solving specific problems Identified by Deep Funding, the Community, Singularity Net or Spin Offs. Here you have all kinds of opportunities:

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• Marketing
• Events
• Miscellaneous
• Tooling
• Blockchain Development
• General Development

RFP’s

Different Process from Rounds:

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• More Structured
• Clear Rules and Guidelines
• More Specific
• Wider Variety of Opportunities
• Can Happen at any Time With Short Warning
• Specific and Relatively Short Timelines

Special Community RFP’s

RFP’s can be created by Deep Funding, Singularity Net, Spinoffs, Circles and the Community!

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• Any community member can propose an RFP

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• RFPs needs to be voted and approved by the Community

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• If RFP is approved, you and your team can apply to the RFP

Other Opportunities Beyond Proposals?

Even if you don’t have a proposal Deep Funding is run by the Community:

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• Community Experts - Help Review Proposals
• Participate in Governance and Voting
• Circles Run Operations:
• Review ( Open Positions)
• Events
• Marketing (Open Positions)
• Operations

My Own Story

• Join Deep Funding Townhalls
• Created a Marketing Proposal for Deep Funding
• Community Reviewer
• Invited to Deep Funding Academy Team
• Ideation Proposal proposal for an AI Research - on BetaRound
• Marketing Proposal for Deep Funding - Workshop
• Expert Reviewer
• Deep Funding Events Circle Lead

My Own Story

• I knew very little about AI and barely had used Chat GPT

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• I’m not a developer

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• I didn’t had a team

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However, this Community is great to learn and to build connections. If I could do it you can do it as well!

You?

How can you Participate

Step 1) Create an account in DeepFunding.ai

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Step 2) Stay up to date with announcements

• Join Deep Funding Community on Telegram
• Register to the Deep Funding Newsletter

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Step 3) Join the Townhall and Community Events.

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Bonus Step: Join Deep Funding Academy and Get Mentorship, Education and Support for your Next Proposal (RFP or Round)

How to Succeed on Deep Funding

To succeed, you need knowledge, good marketing strategy, experience and get involved with the Community. As a newcomer that is tough and you’re in a disadvantage.

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The Solution: Deep Funding Academy

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• A Free Onboarding Academy, that teaches you what you need to know and that allows you to connect with an experienced community and experienced teachers that will guide you through your Deep Funding Participation.

How to Join Deep Funding Academy

• Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/qHGPeW5egT

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• Say “hello” on the “introduce yourself” channel and tell us about your goals while joining Deep Funding

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• Check out our Onboarding Course: https://www.andamio.io/course/DFA-Genesis

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Special Offer for Workshop Participants

Follow the Steps in the Previous Slide:

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• Enter 100 AGIX Giveaway
• Receive Deep Funding Merch
• Receive Special Free Mentorship and support for your next participation in Deep Funding
• Increase your chances of getting access to funding and Web3 opportunities