Project Catalyst
Funder
Project Catalyst
Type / status
other · open
Amount
18,500,000 ADA · ≈ $4.0M
Deadline
rolling
“Every few months, a new fund begins with a set amount of ada budgeted.”
Ecosystems
cardano
Categories
dev toolingecosystementerprise rndgrowth accelerationuse cases
Tech stack
Apply
Source
Fit
8% · poor fit · The Venture23 Aleo team works in the Aleo ecosystem with a tech stack of Rust, Leo, and ZK, which is entirely incompatible with Project Catalyst's Cardano ecosystem and funding model.
Trust
64% · model self-report 85% · first seen 2026-09-09 · v1
Verified
2026-09-15 · page says open: "Submit a proposal"
Project Catalyst is a decentralized innovation engine that funds proposals from the Cardano community to solve real-world challenges. Anyone in the global Cardano community can submit ideas for funding, which are then evaluated and voted on by community members. Funded proposals receive grants in ada (Cardano's native token) or USDM to develop technical, business, creative, or community projects. To apply, users must join the Catalyst platform and submit a proposal via the 'Submit a proposal' link.
Eligibility: Anyone in the global Cardano community can submit ideas; no restrictions based on background or location.
Pipeline
Trust breakdown (3/4 checkable facts verified)
| Signal | Weight | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| deadline | 0.35 | 0% | rolling claimed but not stated |
| amount | 0.25 | 100% | figure appears in source |
| apply link | 0.075 | 100% | link in source |
| funder | 0.075 | 100% | named in source |
| source quality | 0.15 | 100% | official page or repo |
| model confidence | 0.1 | 85% | model self-report |
Fit breakdown (against the ORG_* profile)
| Signal | Weight | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| model fit | 0.5 | 10% | model rated 10% |
| ecosystem overlap | 0.25 | 0% | cardano vs aleo |
| category overlap | 0.15 | 17% | dev_tooling, ecosystem, enterprise_rnd, growth_acceleration, use_cases vs zk, privacy, infra, dev_tooling, security, interoperability |
| tech overlap | 0.1 | 0% | none vs rust, leo, zk |
Sources (1)
| Role | Document | From | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary | Project Catalyst | Project Catalyst | 2026-09-09 |
History (1)
| v | Changed | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-09 | created |
Extracted text
Project Catalyst # Ideas. Innovation. Impact. ## Project Catalyst is the world’s largest decentralized innovation engine for solving real-world challenges. ## Latest news [View more news](/news) [  ## Catalyst Horizons Annual Report 2025 Apr 9, 2025 ](/reports/horizons2025.pdf) [  ## Project Catalyst Weekly Town Hall #220 ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO6EeWsY_ZQ) [  ## Update from the Catalyst Team Feb 5, 2026 · 3 min read ](/blog/update-from-the-catalyst-team) ### How it works At the start of each funding round, the Cardano community proposes ideas that solve challenges within the blockchain ecosystem and the wider world. The community then evaluates and votes on which technical, business, creative, and community proposals will receive funding. Join us and you too could make change happen. [Learn more](/get-involved/how-it-works) ### Our global community Community is at the heart of Project Catalyst. That's why we empower every member of the Cardano community to actively participate in the development of the network. Ideas can come from anyone and anywhere within our global network, no matter their background or location. Our community has already voted on 11,233 proposals, that’s a total of 3,257,805 votes cast so far. Everyone has a part to play. ## 150M USD+ total funding ## 2,221 proposals funded ## 84,902+ members ### Join us There are lots of ways you can get involved in our community and many of them reward with Cardano's native asset, ada. If you have an idea or just want to find out more, [join the Catalyst platform](https://projectcatalyst.io) or [sign up for updates](#mailing-list) and all the latest news. Submit a proposal Want to solve a problem on Cardano or in the wider world? Find out how to submit a proposal. [ Learn more ](/get-involved/submit-an-idea) Vote on an idea View the proposals in the current Fund and choose the ones you think will have most impact. To vote, download the Project Catalyst voting app. [ Learn more ](/get-involved/become-a-voter) Become a Community Reviewer Become a Community Reviewer and you’ll be rewarded in ada for reviewing and rating submitted ideas for quality assurance. [ Learn more ](/get-involved/become-a-community-reviewer) 0 ### Latest Categories See the problems we solved in the latest funding round [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Open: Developers 8M $ADA Budget 56/357 Proposals funded Cardano Open: Developers supports development of open source technology, centered around improving the Cardano developer experience and creating… ](/funds/13/cardano-open-developers) [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Open: Ecosystem 5M $ADA Budget 62/517 Proposals funded Cardano Open: Ecosystem helps drive ecosystem growth and education to onboard more Cardano users though a broad range of marketing, education… ](/funds/13/cardano-open-ecosystem) [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Partners: Enterprise R&D 15M $ADA Budget 10/25 Proposals funded Cardano Partners: Enterprise will fuel the fly-wheels of innovation to ignite premium R&D projects that benefit Cardano led by or in partnership… ](/funds/13/cardano-partners-enterprise-randd) [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Partners: Growth & Acceleration 5M $ADA Budget 4/13 Proposals funded Cardano Partners: Growth & Acceleration will fuel adoption by igniting premium advertising or venture building partnerships that benefit Cardano… ](/funds/13/cardano-partners-growth-and-acceleration) [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Use Cases: Concept 5M $ADA Budget 44/528 Proposals funded Cardano Use Cases: Concept will accept early stage ideas to deliver proof of concept, design research and basic prototyping through to MVP for… ](/funds/13/cardano-use-cases-concept) [ #### Launched Sep 2024 ## F13: Cardano Use Cases: Product 8.5M $ADA Budget 23/199 Proposals funded Cardano Use Cases: Product is for established blockchain projects and teams looking to enhance existing applications and propositions by significantly… ](/funds/13/cardano-use-cases-product) [View more categories](/funds/13) ### How funding works Every few months, a new fund begins with a set amount of ada budgeted. Millions of ada is available as grants to allocate to proposals and as ecosystem rewards. [ Launched Nov 2025 ## Fund15 18.5M $ADA 250K $USDM Budget 0/0 Proposals funded 0 Votes ](/funds/15) [ Launched Jun 2025 ## Fund14 18.6M $ADA Budget 131/1.28K Proposals funded 175K Votes Voting results ](/funds/14) [ Launched Sep 2024 ## Fund13 46.5M $ADA Budget 199/1.64K Proposals funded 311K Votes Voting results ](/funds/13) [ Launched Apr 2024 ## Fund12 46.5M $ADA Budget 258/1.21K Proposals funded 292K Votes Voting results ](/funds/12) [More about funding](/funds) ### Join our mailing list Fill in your details to receive news and updates on all things Project Catalyst