Blog — May 2, 2023

Aptos Grants Update: $3.5 Million. 50+ Projects. Infinite Growth.


module aptos::a_new_era {

    /// Built for the next billion users.
    /// Onboard the world, one transaction at a time.
    public fun onboard_next_billion(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Rethink value. Rebuild trust. Rewrite the rules.
    /// A new era of Aptos starts here.
    public fun enable_new_era(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// What’s next moves here.
    /// No hype. Just real progress.
    public fun launch_next_phase(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }
}

module aptos::doers {

    /// You build fast. Aptos keeps up.
    /// No downtime. No forks. Just forward momentum.
    public fun deploy_with_speed(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Get help, not hype.
    /// Grants, tools, and support for real builders.
    public fun access_builder_support(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Tools that work. Docs you can trust.
    /// Build with clarity and confidence.
    public fun use_production_tooling(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Push to mainnet. Trust the infrastructure.
    /// Aptos is made for developers who ship.
    public fun push_to_mainnet(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }
}

module aptos::quietly_excellent {

    /// Quiet execution. Reliable outcomes.
    /// Aptos stays out of the way, so you can move forward.
    public fun verify_infrastructure_integrity(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Break ground. Not trust.
    /// Built-in performance you can validate.
    public fun ensure_audit_readiness(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Built to work. Designed to last.
    /// Engineered for stability, not spectacle.
    public fun maintain_network_stability(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }
}

module aptos::performance_first {

    /// Sub-second finality. Scales to millions of users.
    /// Designed for performance at any load.
    public fun handle_high_throughput(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Built for scale. Maintains performance under pressure.
    /// Modular beneath. Seamless above.
    public fun scale_modularly(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Upgrade without disruption.
    /// Keep building, even while evolving.
    public fun upgrade_without_downtime(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }
}

module aptos::ecosystem_energy {

    /// Move what matters, together.
    /// A growing network of builders and believers.
    public fun grow_with_ecosystem(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Real support. Real partners. Shared momentum.
    /// An ecosystem that grows with you.
    public fun launch_with_partners(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }

    /// Cross-chain. Cross-border. Cross-culture.
    /// Connect across Web3, securely and simply.
    public fun connect_across_networks(): bool {
        ...
        return true;
    }
}

Aptos Ecosystem Grant Program announcement poster artwork

Today we celebrate an exciting milestone in ecosystem health – the Aptos Foundation has awarded over $3.5 million as it wraps up its first wave of ecosystem grants. Next up: Phase 2! Will your project be next?

tl;dr:

Aptos Foundation, which supports the growth and development of the Aptos protocol, is announcing its first group of grant recipients, awarding 50 new project teams with a total grant allocation of more than $3.5M to continue scaling on the Aptos blockchain.
Grants were awarded across four key focus areas: Developer Tooling, Infrastructure, Education, and Ecosystem – with notable projects such as Mokshya, Pontem, Aries, KYCDao, Overmind, Aptos Eden, Tsunami, and Topaz.
Applications for Phase 2 of ecosystem grants are now open.

The Aptos ecosystem continues to grow daily, and today we celebrate an exciting milestone in ecosystem health – the Aptos Foundation has awarded over $3.5 million as it wraps up the first chapter of its ecosystem grants program!

And when one chapter ends, another begins: Phase 2 of the Aptos Ecosystem Grant Applications are now open. Let’s dive into the Aptos Ecosystem Grants Program to celebrate all the Phase 1 recipients and see what’s in store for Phase 2!

Our Commitment:

While Aptos now sees an impressive 50+ projects supported by the grants program, this is not simply growth for growth’s sake. Since Day 1 of Mainnet, the Aptos Foundation launched the Ecosystem Grants Program as an active commitment to empowering builders to shape the network, bolster its public utility, and serve the Aptos community and beyond.Our Mission:In this first round of grants, infrastructure, developer tooling, ecosystem, and education were particular focus areas. These verticals offer tremendous utility to the broader ecosystem, and projects in these spaces are often led by a deep interest in creating communal value.

By encouraging these areas with both funding and hands-on support, we’re striving for a healthy developer and user community. This progress seeds the ecosystem flywheel, further driving the network's future evolution and growth. True decentralization becomes easily achievable across these projects’ underlying facets: physical (node distribution and count), community-led governance, stewardship in protocol improvement, and in overall maintaining and growing the reach/accessibility of the Aptos network.

We know that when the ecosystem stays building – from building great products to building bridges – this is how Aptos and the Web3 movement will win.

The Awardees:

We were honored to receive an incredible mosaic of applications. The selection process involved reviewing over 500 applications.

Award criteria was based on the idea's merit, the potential value for the broader ecosystem, and the team's ability to lead the undertaking to fruition.

To date, we’ve had the pleasure of awarding over 50 projects that meet and exceed that criteria.

Top 50 projects in the first wave cohort of ecosystem grant recipients:

Apscan

Bruh Bears

Intu.xyz

MoveFunsDAO

SoQuest

Aptoads

CannedBi

kycDAO

MoveHub

Spooks

Aptomingos

Chengjin Sun

Laminar

Mu Methods

Starspace

Aptools.xyz

Coin Object (NodeInfra)

Life Mining

Neutral Alpha

Suberra

AptoPlay

DID Solution

Lifinity

NodeReal

Topaz

Aptos Eden

DID You Eat?

MAVRIKS

Options Factory

Tsunami Finance

Aptos Framework Formal Verification (MoveBit)

Envelop DAO

Merkle Trade

Overmind

Umi Pool (Umi AMM)

Aptos NFT Studio

Genie

Mokshya Protocol

PerSecond

Unique.VC

ArchLabs

IMCODING

Momentum Safe

Pontem

Werewolf and Witch

Aries Markets

InBond

Move developer dao

SakureVerse - Punk Ninja

Yours

The Future:

The Aptos Foundation opened Phase 2 grant applications in April, and we eagerly await the coming influx of new applicants.

We’ll continue to cultivate strong relationships with a community of developers, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Alongside the current grant projects, we’re excited to foster a collaborative, sustainable, and innovative environment for Aptos and the broader Web3 ecosystem.

***Congratulations to all the grant recipients! We can't wait to see the impressive work from this Aptos Foundation investment.

To stay current on more network wins, sign up for our Aptos Wrapped email newsletter series and follow us on Aptos’ Twitter and YouTube for the latest network and ecosystem updates.

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public fun ignite_chain_reaction(): bool {
    // Spark innovation
    // Fuel momentum
    // Chain it with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun deploy_with_confidence(): bool {
    // Test it
    // Ship it
    // Trust Aptos to scale it
    return true;
}


public fun empower_creators_on_aptos(): bool {
    // Tools for builders
    // Freedom for creators
    // Power by Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun redefine_possibilities(): bool {
    // Break limits
    // Build freely
    // Launch globally on Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun grow_without_limits(): bool {
    // No ceilings
    // No bottlenecks
    // Just Aptos performance
    return true;
}


public fun connect_across_chains(): bool {
    // Interoperability
    // Security
    // Aptos at the core
    return true;
}


public fun code_scale_repeat(): bool {
    // Code smart
    // Scale fast
    // Repeat with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun onboard_the_next_billion(): bool {
    // Real users
    // Real speed
    // Onboard the world with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun ignite_chain_reaction(): bool {
    // Spark innovation
    // Fuel momentum
    // Chain it with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun deploy_with_confidence(): bool {
    // Test it
    // Ship it
    // Trust Aptos to scale it
    return true;
}


public fun empower_creators_on_aptos(): bool {
    // Tools for builders
    // Freedom for creators
    // Power by Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun redefine_possibilities(): bool {
    // Break limits
    // Build freely
    // Launch globally on Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun grow_without_limits(): bool {
    // No ceilings
    // No bottlenecks
    // Just Aptos performance
    return true;
}


public fun connect_across_chains(): bool {
    // Interoperability
    // Security
    // Aptos at the core
    return true;
}

public fun ignite_chain_reaction(): bool {
    // Spark innovation
    // Fuel momentum
    // Chain it with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun deploy_with_confidence(): bool {
    // Test it
    // Ship it
    // Trust Aptos to scale it
    return true;
}


public fun empower_creators_on_aptos(): bool {
    // Tools for builders
    // Freedom for creators
    // Power by Aptos
    return true;
}

public fun ignite_chain_reaction(): bool {
    // Spark innovation
    // Fuel momentum
    // Chain it with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun deploy_with_confidence(): bool {
    // Test it
    // Ship it
    // Trust Aptos to scale it
    return true;
}


public fun empower_creators_on_aptos(): bool {
    // Tools for builders
    // Freedom for creators
    // Power by Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun redefine_possibilities(): bool {
    // Break limits
    // Build freely
    // Launch globally on Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun grow_without_limits(): bool {
    // No ceilings
    // No bottlenecks
    // Just Aptos performance
    return true;
}


public fun connect_across_chains(): bool {
    // Interoperability
    // Security
    // Aptos at the core
    return true;
}


public fun code_scale_repeat(): bool {
    // Code smart
    // Scale fast
    // Repeat with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun onboard_the_next_billion(): bool {
    // Real users
    // Real speed
    // Onboard the world with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun ignite_chain_reaction(): bool {
    // Spark innovation
    // Fuel momentum
    // Chain it with Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun deploy_with_confidence(): bool {
    // Test it
    // Ship it
    // Trust Aptos to scale it
    return true;
}


public fun empower_creators_on_aptos(): bool {
    // Tools for builders
    // Freedom for creators
    // Power by Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun redefine_possibilities(): bool {
    // Break limits
    // Build freely
    // Launch globally on Aptos
    return true;
}


public fun grow_without_limits(): bool {
    // No ceilings
    // No bottlenecks
    // Just Aptos performance
    return true;
}


public fun connect_across_chains(): bool {
    // Interoperability
    // Security
    // Aptos at the core
    return true;
}

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Aptos Grants Update: $3.5 Million. 50+ Projects. Infinite Growth.

tl;dr:

Our Commitment:

The Awardees:

Top 50 projects in the first wave cohort of ecosystem grant recipients:

The Future:

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Experiment.
Launch.
Scale.

Aptos Grants Update: $3.5 Million. 50+ Projects. Infinite Growth.

tl;dr:

Our Commitment:

The Awardees:

Top 50 projects in the first wave cohort of ecosystem grant recipients:

The Future:

Related Articles.

Aptos Assembly: From Prototype to Product in Four Weeks

Ecosystem Spotlight: KGeN — Building the Future of VeriFi

Welcoming the Fall 2025 Cohort of the Aptos Collective

Ecosystem Spotlight: Thala – Building DeFi Primitives on Aptos

Aptos: The Chain of Choice for Stablecoins

Speakers, Signals, and Surprises at AE:NYC

Building the Future of Global Money Movement

Ecosystem Spotlight: Backpack Exchange—Bringing Professional Trading to Aptos

Experiment. Launch. Scale.

Experiment.
Launch.
Scale.