Organization Profile
Taiko
aka Taiko Grant Program, Taiko Labs, Taiko DAO
Taiko is a based Ethereum ZK-rollup governed through the Taiko DAO. Its grants program, now Grant Cycle 3 with a $25 million fund announced as the Taiko 2025 Grant Fund, funds developers, researchers and builders in DeFi, AI, real-world assets, SocialFi and gaming with milestone-based, non-dilutive grants reviewed on a rolling basis by its Grants Council. Projects may also join its Taiko Takeoff initiative.1,2
Programs
1 active- Taiko Grant Cycle 3Grants · $30,000,000 Cycle 2 pool across Community, Partner and RFP tracks
Taiko's community grants program funds builders in DeFi, AI, RWA, SocialFi, gaming, and core ecosystem categories, milestone-based and non-dilutive. Current round is Grant Cycle 3 ($25M), with rolling applications through the form on the program page; earlier cycles ran in 2023 (Cycle 1) and 2023-24 (Cycle 2, $30M).
Focus Areas
DeFi, AI, RWA (real-world asset tokenization), SocialFi, gaming/NFTs, core ecosystem projects.
CadenceRolling applications, no fixed deadlines; reviewed continuously by the Grants Council