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Organization Profile
Optimism Foundation
aka Optimism, Optimism Collective, OP Foundation, Optimism Retro Funding (RetroPGF), RetroPGF, optimism retro funding retropgf
The Optimism Foundation stewards the Optimism Collective, the governance and funding body of the OP Stack and Superchain ecosystem. It deploys OP tokens through two main channels: Grants Council programs (growth and builder grants) and Retro Funding, which rewards contributors retroactively for measurable impact. Since 2025 Retro Funding operates as ongoing Missions (such as Dev Tooling and Onchain Builders) with rolling application windows and metrics-driven evaluation rather than annual rounds.1,2,3
Programs
18 programs on file[Mission Request] Analysis of Grant Programs
0 grants tracked
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Gelato x Optimism Builder Bounties
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Optimism Governance Fund Missions
0 grants tracked
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Optimism govNERDs Season 7
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council (Cycle 28)
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council (Intent 3)
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council (Season 6)
22 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council Cycle 49
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council Season 8
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Grants Council Season 9
1 grant tracked
Season 9 Growth Grants: closed, closes 2026-05-20
Optimism Growth Grants
0 grants tracked
Season 9 application window: closed, closes 2026-05-20
Optimism Retro Funding Season 7
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Retro Funding Season 8
0 grants tracked
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Optimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
17 grants tracked
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Retro Funding: Dev Tooling
0 grants tracked
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Retro Funding: Onchain Builders
0 grants tracked
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Rubicon Grants Fund
0 grants tracked
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Spearbit + Immunefi Bug Bounty Program
0 grants tracked
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Awards
191 on fileShowing 1-25 of 191, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- Gamma StrategiesAmount300,000 OPDateApr 10, 2026
- Ancient8 ChainAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Bebop Security Audit (Nethermind)Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Build the Future of Bitcoin DeFi on the Superchain with BOBAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Crecimiento Hackathon December 2024Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Curve Audit Grant (Cyfrin)Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Farcaster Social Graph - GovGraph.fyi v1.1Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- GFX (Oku) Audit GrantAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Glider MicrograntAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Hashi State Sharing NetworkAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- NodiesAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Optimism Fractal Respect GameAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Overtime MarketsAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Pin SaveAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Pollen LabsAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Prediction Market AggregatorAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- ShapeAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Spearbit/Cantina for JuiceBoxAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- SuperETH 1Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- SuperETH 2Amount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Toros FinanceAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- Velodrome FinanceAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- XOC - Mexico's Stablecoin for BuildersAmount–DateNov 21, 2024
- AnyTxAmount25,000 OPDateSep 24, 2023
- BlocknativeAmount30,000 OPDateSep 24, 2023
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Programs
191
Awards
190
Grantees
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Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas
public goods, developer tooling, onchain applications, Ethereum / OP Stack core development.
Cadencerolling missions and seasonal grants council cycles