Metis Retroactive Grant Program: Results & Impact

The Metis Retroactive Grant Program provides retroactive funding to projects that have already delivered substantial value to the Metis Layer 2 ecosystem. Grants are allocated based on alignment with ecosystem goals, proven adoption and usage within Metis. This initiative, in collaboration with Gitcoin, reinforces the importance of funding builders who contribute meaningfully to decentralized ecosystems.

‍The Grant Program at a Glance

• Total Distributed: 2,292 Metis tokens
• Winning Projects: Selected based on ecosystem impact, infrastructure development, and on-chain traction
• Distribution Mechanism: Managed through Drips, enabling transparent, flexible support for open-source development

The evaluation process prioritized infrastructure contributions, tooling, and open-source development, ensuring that projects providing critical value to the Metis ecosystem were rewarded.

Winning Projects & Contributions

The following projects demonstrated exceptional impact, earning support from the Metis Retroactive Grant Program:

1. Blockscout – Open-source block explorer providing transparency and essential blockchain data for Metis users and developers.
2. Borderless Developers – Developer onboarding initiative helping Web2 developers transition into Web3 through hackathons, workshops, and advocacy.
3. Growthepie – Public goods data platform delivering analytics and contract labeling for Ethereum scaling solutions, including Metis.
4. Winks.fun – Twitter-integrated on-chain tool improving user engagement and adoption for Metis-based projects.
5. Hercules – The leading decentralized exchange (DEX) on Metis, driving liquidity and seamless DeFi operations.
6. Zapper – DeFi dashboard enabling users to track assets, transactions, and market trends across Metis and other networks.
7. Zoth – A restaking layer for RWAs, bringing stablecoin adoption and TVL growth to Metis through ZeUSD.

These projects not only contribute to Metis but also extend its reach across the broader Web3 ecosystem by fostering adoption, liquidity, and decentralized infrastructure.

Funding Distribution via Drips

To ensure a transparent and flexible funding process, Drips was used to manage the distribution of grant funds.

Drips is an Ethereum-based funding tool that enables contributors to support open-source projects while automatically redistributing funds based on dependency networks. This ensures that deeply embedded ecosystem tools and libraries receive continuous funding, supporting sustainable development across Web3.

With Drips, Metis can efficiently fund multiple projects, allowing builders to further reinvest into the ecosystem, strengthening Metis’ decentralized infrastructure and tooling.

Retroactive Funding on Metis

This grant round marks a significant step in Metis’ commitment to rewarding impactful builders through retroactive public goods funding. The collaboration with Gitcoin highlights the importance of sustainable funding mechanisms in Web3, ensuring that projects that contribute meaningfully to Metis can continue their work.

As Metis evolves, future grant rounds may expand the scope and criteria, providing even more opportunities for projects to earn funding based on their contributions.

For projects that were not funded this time, we encourage them to stay engaged, continue building, and apply for future funding rounds as they grow their impact within Metis.

Metis remains committed to fostering an open, thriving, and developer-friendly ecosystem.