The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban.
Congratulations to all SCF #22 submitters on your hard work. We received 72 total Activation and Community Award submissions, 41 of which submitted for their first ever SCF awards!
We awarded $1,467,342 worth of XLM to 34 submitters in total for SCF #22.
Scroll down for a list of all projects; but first, let’s get to know our class of SCF #22!
- 61.7% of awarded projects are building on Soroban.
- The SCF #22 projects span 20 different project types, from educational content to on-chain reporting and data. The most popular project categories were payments (4 projects), end-user applications (3 projects), and developer tooling (3 projects).
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Activation Awards
Awarded a total of $910,299 worth of XLM* to 26 projects
Projects new to SCF can request an Activation Award up to $50,000 worth of XLM* for ~1–1.5 month projects. The Activation Award is intended to support the completion of the Project’s MVP of their Stellar/Soroban integration and serves as an opportunity for the recipient(s) to demonstrate commitment to the overall Project. Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
Anchor Transparency Node: $40,000 worth of XLM*
Enhancing Stellar Anchors with the T Node: Secure, verifiable, and transparent off-chain Payment Rails data verified on-chain.
Anticipatory Aid on Soroban: $50,000 worth of XLM*
Building a Coala Pay smart contract for aid funding on Soroban.
Chef: $18,000 worth of XLM*
Chef is a tool that helps developers set up their test environments quickly.
Coins.ph: Stellar Remittances: $50,000 worth of XLM*
Coins.ph is a regulated e-wallet & crypto exchange offering cross-border payments using Stellar-native stablecoins for low fees.
Encode Soroban/Stellar Educate: $14,999 worth of XLM*
A four week education series to bring Encode’s developers and beyond into the Stellar and Soroban ecosystem.
Estrela: $48,000 worth of XLM*
Estrela is a decentralized platform for efficient low-slippage stablecoin swaps.
Flutter Wallet SDK: $22,000 worth of XLM*
With the Flutter Wallet SDK, building a Stellar-enabled wallet or application is faster and easier than ever.
Flux: $38,000 worth of XLM*
Flux is a crypto and fiat app built for everyday local and international payments.
Gecko Fuzz: Automated Fuzzing: $30,000 worth of XLM*
Gecko uses formal verification and fuzzing guided by data flow patterns and LLMs to audit smart contracts on-chain autonomously.
GiveCredit: $33,000 worth of XLM*
Offset carbon emissions with tax-deductible XLM donations automated by Soroban.
Governance Modules Library: $27,000 worth of XLM*
The Governance Modules Library is a curation of new and classic modules for governance in dApps and DAOs, ready for Soroban.
Hana Wallet: $50,000 worth of XLM*
Hana Wallet is a simple multi-chain crypto on-the-go. Like MetaMask, Polkadot.js, ICONex, and Keplr, all in one, for everybody.
Tigerblocks: KYC Token & UI for RWA: $45,000 worth of XLM*
Build a KYC token with Soroban to accelerate the adoption of Real World Assets on Stellar for Financial Service Providers.
Ortege AI: $40,000 worth of XLM*
AI-powered blockchain analytics & insights for Soroban, making complex data simple and accessible.
Peer: Flights on Stellar: $45,000 worth of XLM*
Peer by HoneyCoin is a global, non-custodial app made for the general public and primarily built on Stellar. Peer allows you to send, receive, and swap assets, make airtime and bill payments, bridge supported assets like USDC & EURC instantly into your Stellar wallet, and more.
PHP Anchor SDK: $36,400 worth of XLM*
The PHP Anchor SDK abstracts Stellar-specific functionality for running an Anchor, allowing PHP devs to focus on business logic.
Posted: $24,000 worth of XLM*
Building social media oracles in Soroban for dapp developers and content creators.
RAMM: Global Retail Commerce: $38,500 worth of XLM*
A novel DEX/AMM where brands sell directly to consumers without the high selling fees of Amazon and eBay, while keeping all customer data.
Roberto Sanz: Social & Podcast: $9,000 worth of XLM*
Educational content for a Spanish-speaking YouTube channel (26.5k+ subs), Spotify Podcast, newsletter and other socials.
Soroban Governor DAO: $31,300 worth of XLM*
Open source, flexible, fully functional DAO smart contract framework inspired by the OpenZeppelin Governor.
SoroBuild: $44,800 worth of XLM*
Revolutionizing Dapp creation on Soroban with a user-friendly Bubbl.io no-code plugin.
Stellar Light: $13,000 worth of XLM*
Explore and navigate dApps, tools, stablecoins, DAOs, wallets, NFTs & more built on Soroban.
StellarStrides: $14,500 worth of XLM*
Simplifying the complexities of branding and marketing in the blockchain realm to empower projects within the Stellar ecosystem.
Syndicated Loans Ecosystem: $50,000 worth of XLM*
Tokenization Engine uses Soroban to automate token distribution in alignment with lender contributions.
TrustedPlastic: $49,800 worth of XLM*
Enabling plastic waste collection through introducing transparency.
Ziriz: $48,000 worth of XLM*
Sustainable rewards for talent and taste makers — Building on SEP-0039 to implement editions of non-transferable NFTs.
Community Awards
Awarded a total of $557,043 worth of XLM* to 6 projects
If the Activation Award is granted and the deliverables of the Activation Award submission are completed, the Activation Award recipient(s) can then request a Community Award (up to $100,000 worth of XLM* for 2–3 months project). Projects are able to request additional Community Awards according to the resubmission guidelines.
Borderless Payments: $82,500 worth of XLM*
An API solution enabling financial institutions in remittance-receiving countries to onboard overseas customers and their funds.
LOBSTR: new Soroban features: $88,000 worth of XLM*
Ultra Stellar is upgrading LOBSTR for the Soroban mainnet release by introducing new features and security updates.
Meru: On-ramp thru US bank account: $76,840 worth of XLM*
Financial services app for Freelancers and remote workers in Latin America.
Stellar RUST SDK Phase II: $48,000 worth of XLM*
We propose the integration of a Rust SDK into the Stellar ecosystem, as an addition to the currently available SDK’s.
Stellar-Spatium: New TRX Types: $35,200 worth of XLM*
Spatium offers an open-source Web3 Wallet Builder for businesses which allows to break barriers for mass adoption.
TYPIQO: $84,400 worth of XLM*
TYPIQO connects high-quality local food producers with local high-end Chefs and Restaurants.
A big congratulations to these standout projects! Your creativity and innovation have truly made an impression, and we’re eager to see the positive impact you’ll bring to the Stellar ecosystem. Stay tuned for details on how we will be working together to support and nurture your ideas.
The next SCF deadline is February 18th, 2024, for SCF #24. If you’re interested in submitting, take a look at the guidelines and submit your project before the deadline.
*The USD valuation of the Award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on the day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker XLMUSD_RR) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR).
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