Gitcoin + Cartesi: DApp Incubation Program
Tags: blockchain, linux
Published: 2020-09-15 15:38:54

<p>By now you’ve probably seen or experienced several types and formats of events on Gitcoin – from multiple sponsor events to public health hackathons, cross-chain challenges, and virtual blockchain weeks.</p>

<p>This time, we’re helping co-launch the Cartesi DApp Incubation Program. <strong>TL;DR,</strong> build your DApp with Cartesi using Linux and they will distribute <strong>$80k+ in prizes to the best 3 DApps</strong>. 🎉</p>



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<h3>What is Cartesi?&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Cartesi is the only infrastructure that allows developers to use Linux and mainstream software stacks to build powerful DApps. <a href="https://www.cartesi.io/">Cartesi</a> allows decentralized applications to run within a Linux environment. Complex processing can be executed off-chain, free from a blockchain’s computational limits and corresponding fees. Find more info on the<a href="https://www.cartesi.io/"> Cartesi website</a>.</p>


<h3>How the program works</h3>



<p>There will be 3 phases of the Incubation Program.</p>



<h4>Phase I</h4>



<ul><li>Submit your <a href="https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/cartesi-incubator/onboard?utm_source=application-link&amp;utm_medium=devto&amp;utm_campaign=cartesi-dapp-incubation-launch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">application</a> between September 21 – October 12, 2020&nbsp;</li><li>You may request a budget (up to 20K USD)&nbsp;</li><li>Set your own development milestones along with delivery deadlines&nbsp;</li><li>With the timely achievement of each milestone, a portion of the total amount you requested will get unlocked and paid out to your team</li><li>Three teams will then be selected to receive their budget and will go on to the incubation phase</li><li>Join the workshops Cartesi has planned to understand more about how you can use Linux to build your DApp</li></ul>



<h4>Phase II<strong><br></strong></h4>



<ul><li>Three winning teams will build their proposed projects over the next 3.5 months</li><li>There will be periodic check-ins with the Cartesi team and Mentors</li><li>Payments will be sent out incrementally as predetermined milestones are reached</li><li>Teams submit their final DApps by February 1, 2021</li></ul>



<h4>Phase III</h4>



<ul><li>Between February 8-19, an additional award will be determined by a <a href="https://wtfisqf.com/">Quadratic Funding</a> Gitcoin Grants round exclusively for the three Cartesi projects</li><li>Cartesi will invest an additional 20K in a matching pool (plus any extra amount raised by the community)&nbsp;</li><li>February 26, 2021, announcement of the additional funds the teams will receive</li></ul>


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<p>There is a lot more info you can find on the <a href="https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/cartesi-incubator/onboard?utm_source=onboarding-link&utm_medium=devto&utm_campaign=cartesi-dapp-incubation-launch">onboarding page</a> (Ideas, FAQs, Timelines, Judges, etc). If you have any questions make sure to join the Cartesi<a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/Pt2NrnS"> Discord</a> to connect with the community and get in touch with the team. Good luck!</p>