Arbitrum D.A.O. Grant Program Season 3 - Official thread

[danielo]

I also recommend checking the conclusions from the Arbitrum Ecosystem Pitch day which add further meat to this narrative.

@danielo

Future Plans & Continued Ecosystem Alignment

This pilot provided a foundation that can be leveraged in future similar programs with significantly reduced setup costs. We identified what works (pitch training, multi-timezone accessibility, investor outreach) and what needs improvement (earlier pipeline development, event timing considerations, longer conversion tracking periods, etc.). These insights from the pilot, together with the assets we created (investor network, program structure, etc.) can inform more effective future initiatives.

Arbitrum showed a bottleneck in the number of quality early-stage projects, making it unviable to do quarterly pitch days as originally hoped. However, the pitch day supports attracting builders to Arbitrum by offering a supportive environment and investor connections. As such, we recommend a semestral cadence for pitchdays instead of quarterly, while simultaneously investing more in “upstream” programs.