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Gitcoin
eCommerce & Marketplaces · Boulder, United States · Founded 2017
Platform to enable open source developers to monetize their work when it is used MoreLess
Gitcoin is a platform that empowers early-stage builders through a combination of crowdfunding and grants, focusing on blockchain and climate solutions. The company operates in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) market, serving developers, researchers, and civic innovators. Gitcoin's business model revolves around facilitating funding for impactful projects via its quarterly Gitcoin Grants initiative. The platform supports various ecosystems, including Optimism OP and Superchain, by funding high-impact token engineering projects. Gitcoin makes money through matching pools and donations, which are allocated to successful projects based on their potential impact, feasibility, and alignment with the platform's goals. The company also fosters collaboration among researchers and innovators through open-source research and knowledge production.
Keywords: crowdfunding, grants, blockchain, climate solutions, decentralized finance, token engineering, open-source, research, collaboration, impact funding.
Company overview
Gitcoin company information
The essential company record, classifications and operating signals in one place.
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Boulder, United States
- Employees
- 60
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 59.0
- Investment activity
- 4 companies · latest Jul 2024
- Capital deployed
- $1.3M
- Preferred round
- SEED
Valuation & funding
Gitcoin funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Apr 2021 | $11M | $45M | Naval Ravikant · MetaCartel Ventures · Balaji Srinivasan · IDEO | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 |
| 2025 | 63 |
| 2024 | 98 |
| 2023 | 152 |
| 2022 | 173 |
Growth signals
Gitcoin website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Gitcoin is 85K monthly website visits, up 32.8% over the last three months. Gitcoin's team declined 4.8% over the past year.
Comparisons
Gitcoin compared with similar companies
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Capital deployed
Gitcoin investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
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$56Kvaluation
daohq.coMiami, United StatesThe world’s first marketplace for decentralized autonomous organizations
$5.2Mvaluation
Talent graph
Gitcoin's talent
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Global footprint
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