Filecoin’s Public Goods Funding initiative has wrapped up its first-ever Prospective Public Goods Funding (ProPGF) round, allocating $3.68 million to 14 teams.
Author: Sahil Thakur
Filecoin’s Public Goods Funding initiative has wrapped up its first-ever Prospective Public Goods Funding (ProPGF) round, allocating $3.68 million to 14 teams building core infrastructure, developer tools, and services for the decentralized storage network.
The ProPGF program, run by Protocol Labs is designed to fund forward-looking projects that can strengthen Filecoin and the wider open-source ecosystem. It complements the network’s RetroPGF track, which rewards past impact, by backing initiatives with strong future potential.
The inaugural round attracted 38 applicants, with 23 shortlisted and 14 ultimately selected by a committee of Filecoin ecosystem experts. The community-led panel applied rigorous due diligence to ensure that every dollar supports projects with meaningful, long-term value.
Funded teams span a wide range of use cases, from high-performance data retrieval and programmable deal allocation to developer experience and storage provider tooling.
Some notable awards include:
Other funded efforts include Fil Note, Game Theoretic Fil+ Allocator, Titan Network, and EverMedia Vault.
Initial disbursements begin this week, with teams required to submit progress updates to ensure transparency. Funding decisions used tools like Snapshot and Questbook to record results on-chain.
Batch 2 of ProPGF is set for October 2025, while Batch 3 of the complementary RetroPGF program launches in late September. Future phases of ProPGF aim to add direct on-chain community voting and create network-based funding structures for sustainability.
| Foundation / Program | Estimated Disbursement (2025) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum Foundation (Ecosystem Support Program) | $32M+ (Q1 2025) | 94 projects funded in Q1; 63% increase from previous quarter |
| Solana Foundation | $100M+ total pledged | 500+ projects funded globally |
| Avalanche Foundation (Retro9000) | $40M program $1M+ disbursed (June 2025) | 19 projects funded retroactively based on traction |
| Polkadot / Web3 Foundation | Not disclosed | Active grant support for Polkadot, Kusama, and Substrate |
| Celo Foundation (Prezenti Grants, Public Goods) | Not disclosed | Ongoing grants via Gitcoin and ecosystem funds |
| Base Builder Grants | 1–5 ETH microgrants | Grants for live projects on Base (Coinbase L2) |
| Immutable zkEVM Grants | Up to 500,000 IMX | Support for gaming and zkEVM-based apps |
| Interchain Foundation | $50K–$300K CHF | For Cosmos/IBC open-source contributions |
| Oasis Ecosystem Grants | From $10K | Focus on DeFi & privacy projects on Sapphire ParaTime |
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