You build it. We back it.

The Aptos Foundation is committed to help bold ideas take off, supporting builders with capital, guidance, and global reach. Big or small, first step or moonshot, Aptos Grants are here to fuel the journey.

Aptos Foundation Grant Program

Aptos Foundation Grants support ambitious founders at the MVP stage and beyond, building tools, payment infrastructure, and user experiences that expand what’s possible on Aptos.

Each track is designed to support builders bringing new applications, payment infrastructure, and users to Aptos.

One Program. Different Tracks.

Funding designed for builders at the MVP stage and beyond, with dedicated tracks for targeted applications and verticals.

Ecosystem Grants For original ideas that expand the Aptos ecosystem. From developer tools to new applications and public goods, this track supports builders creating lasting utility on-chain.

Payments Track For teams rethinking how money moves. Focused on wallets, APIs, and trusted infrastructure that makes programmable payments safe and scalable on Aptos.

Guiding principles for grant applicants

Every track follows these core principles, with additional details depending on the specific grant.

Great Founders
We back ambitious founders with the ability to build something exceptional.
Project Stage
Teams must have a live product and demonstrate early traction, showing readiness to grow within the Aptos ecosystem.
Ready to Execute
A clear roadmap, milestones, and budget are required to show how funding will translate into measurable progress.
Built for Aptos
Projects should take advantage of Aptos’ speed, scalability, and security to deliver impact that isn’t possible elsewhere.
Open-Source by Design
Grants prioritize projects that are, or will become, open-source, ensuring transparency and shared growth across the ecosystem

Credits to Scale Faster and Safer

Practical support for builders: cover fees, secure your code, and access cloud resources to scale with confidence

Gas Station Get gas credits to cover network fees and enable seamless ‘gasless’ transactions in your app. Available for eligible projects live on mainnet with steady transaction activity.

SecCreds Apply for up to $25K in third-party audits to strengthen your project before launch. Designed for teams preparing to go live or already live on mainnet.

Google Cloud Credits Get support of up to $100K per year in Google Cloud credits for 2 years, plus technical resources to scale reliably. Available to eligible startups building on Aptos that have received an Aptos Foundation grant.

350+ teams funded. And counting.

Echo Protocol Built natively on Aptos, Echo Protocol is a BTC-focused liquidity and yield protocol–transforming BTC from a passive asset into a composable, yield-generating building block for on-chain activity.

Panora Smart DEX Aggregator.

Merkle Trade The first-ever gamified omnichain perpetual DEX

Thala Labs The leading DeFi superapp integrating a decentralized exchange (ThalaSwap), lending markets, a collateralized stablecoin (MOD), and a liquid staking. Thala consistently accounts for more than 30% of the spot trading volume on Aptos, and its advanced pool architecture includes stableswap, weighted, and liquidity bootstrapping pools.

Hyperion As one of the fastest-growing DEXs on Aptos, Hyperion combines the precision of an orderbook with the liquidity of an AMM – built on-chain to support scalable trading. Since its mainnet debut, Hyperion has quickly become one of the top 10 DeFi projects on Aptos by TVL.

KGeN Building the distribution layer of Web3 & AI.

Santa Browser A web3-native browser designed to re-imagine the internet experience. It prioritizes user privacy and engagement by offering rewards, leveraging Aptos's speed and scalability to efficiently handle high volumes of user interactions and distributions. Learn more

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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;
}

You build it. We back it.

One Program. Different Tracks.

Guiding principles for grant applicants

Great Founders

Project Stage

Ready to Execute

Built for Aptos

Open-Source by Design

Credits to Scale Faster and Safer

350+ teams funded. And counting.

See Who’s Building on Aptos