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Optimism Foundation

aka Optimism, Optimism Collective, OP Foundation, Optimism Retro Funding (RetroPGF), RetroPGF, optimism retro funding retropgf
FoundationOptimism, Web3 Public Goods FundingActivewww.optimism.ioX ↗GitHub ↗Forum ↗
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 · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Gelato x Optimism Builder Bounties
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Governance Fund Missions
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism govNERDs Season 7
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council (Cycle 28)
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council (Intent 3)
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism Grants Council (Season 6)
22 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Cycle 49
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Season 8
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Grants Council Season 9
1 grant tracked · Ended · In rounds
Season 9 Growth Grants: Closed, deadline 2026-05-20
Optimism Growth Grants
0 grants tracked · Paused · In rounds
Season 9 application window: Closed, deadline 2026-05-20
Optimism Retro Funding Season 7
0 grants tracked · Ended · In rounds
No 2026 dates
Optimism Retro Funding Season 8
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Optimism Season 4 Requests for Grants
17 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Retro Funding: Dev Tooling
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No dates on file
Retro Funding: Onchain Builders
0 grants tracked · Active · Not recorded
No dates on file
Rubicon Grants Fund
0 grants tracked · Not recorded · Not recorded
No cadence on file
Spearbit + Immunefi Bug Bounty Program
0 grants tracked · Ended · Not recorded
No cadence on file

Awards

191 on file
Showing 176-191 of 191, newest dated evidence first
  1. Veil Cash
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount604.17 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  2. Velodrome Finance
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount5000 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  3. Viem: TypeScript Interface for Ethereum
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount25000 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  4. Virtuals Protocol
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount5000 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  5. Vyper
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount6653.12 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  6. Wagmi: Reactive primitives for Ethereum apps
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount25000 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  7. web3.py
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount10394.18 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  8. WhatsABI
    ProgramRetro Funding: Dev Tooling (Season 8, M11)
    Amount6477.82 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  9. Winance
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount565 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  10. WOOFi
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount987.01 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  11. World Billboard
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount713.14 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  12. World MiniApps - NFT and Gaming
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount1389.06 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  13. World Republic
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount2471.32 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  14. Worldle
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount440.32 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  15. X3X
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount240.5 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
  16. ZNS
    ProgramRetro Funding: Onchain Builders (Season 8, M11)
    Amount558.91 OP
    Date–
    Source ↗
18
Programs
191
Awards
190
Grantees
–
Known USD
0
Current rounds
4
Active programs
Active
Status
Focus Areas

public goods, developer tooling, onchain applications, Ethereum / OP Stack core development.

Cadencerolling missions and seasonal grants council cycles
Sources
  1. www.optimism.io
  2. atlas.optimism.io
  3. gov.optimism.io