Funding IPFS for Science
summary
The IPFS Implementations Fund established 2022 funds integrations and fresh implementations with small MVPs and clear adoption paths, disbursing grants in USD and sourcing money from Protocol Labs and the Filecoin Foundation via token sales. Case studies include a ground-up implementation re‑architected twice after a six-figure grant and a gaming studio that built Unity and Unreal plugins for progressive IPFS loading targeting billions of downloads; the program supports about 7–8 awardees with follow‑on introductions but no guaranteed investment pipeline.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to IPFS funding
- 0:46IPFS implementations grants program
- 2:12Case studies success stories
- 4:41Open science parallels
- 5:24Funding sources and models
- 6:48Relationship with awardees
- 8:35Business model and mission
- 9:58Growing total funding
- 11:25Informal funding pipeline
- 12:31Research funding perceptions
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