Create Eden

[mikehasa]

Project Abstract

Eden is a social platform that invented OpinionNFT, tradable elements of social graph that allows users to freely customize their online identity and social experience – just like lego blocks. Our AI algorithm SageMint predictively generates OpinionNFTs based on users’ Twitter profiles. By turning web2 footprints into web3 social assets, Eden unlocks unprecedented connectivity, convenience and value for all users.

Eden has concluded the 1st round of closed Beta between March 6th and April 2nd with over 200 users from EthDenver 2023 – with 7-day retention rate (March 7-14) of over 17% and average screentime of over 16 min/day.

Eden is founded by Columbia dropouts and MIT PhD. The team includes serial entrepreneurs with 2 successful acquisitions (Google & undisclosed family office), work experience at Google, McKinsey and Ogilvy, and designer of NFT series with $200+ million TTV. Eden is currently raising the seed round that is estimated to close by May 2023. Eden is ranked 30 out of 8000 in a16z’s incubator program and ranked #1 worldwide in Gitcoin’s Global Web3 Social Competition.

Grant level

• Level 1: Up to $10,000, 2 approvals
• Level 2: Up to $30,000, 3 approvals
• Level 3: Unlimited, 5 approvals (for >$100k: Web3 Foundation Council approval)

Application Checklist

• The application template has been copied and aptly renamed (project_name.md).
• I have read the application guidelines.
• Payment details have been provided (bank details via email or BTC, Ethereum (USDC/DAI) or Polkadot/Kusama (USDT) address in the application).
• The software delivered for this grant will be released under an open-source license specified in the application.
• The initial PR contains only one commit (squash and force-push if needed).
• The grant will only be announced once the first milestone has been accepted (see the announcement guidelines).
• I prefer the discussion of this application to take place in a private Element/Matrix channel. My username is: @_______:matrix.org (change the homeserver if you use a different one)

[CLAassistant]

All committers have signed the CLA.

[Noc2]

Thanks for the application. I have one initial question: Could you integrate Polkadot/Kusama/Substrate specific deliveries in the milestone tables? For example how exactly are you integrating this into our ecosystem?

[Noc2]

Let me know if I should take another look at it.

[Noc2]

Also, a reminder that @ecfm needs to sign our terms and conditions as well.

[mikehasa]

Hi David, Mao just signed his terms and conditions. Apologize for the late reply as he has been OOO for the most part of last week.

[Noc2]

Thanks for the update here. But could you still integrate more technical details as part of the specification of the milestone tables? These are basically the requirements of our contracts and we need to be able to evaluate them. For example, the programming language of each delivery would be useful as part of the tables. Your first milestone also currently doesn't have any polkadot-specific delivery as far as I can see and it seems a little bit strange to me that you only want to work on the pallet in milestone 4. What is the reason for this?

[Noc2]

I'm closing the PR due to inactivity. Let me know if I should reopen it.