[Election & Application Thread] Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program

Applications for DAO programs
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Applicant Information

  • Name of Applicant & Applicant’s Representative (If applicable): Juan Diego Oliva Heinsen
  • Telegram Handle (if applicable): @jewandidi
  • Twitter/X Handle (if applicable): @ImJuandi
  • LinkedIn Profile (if applicable): https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivajd/
  • The role being applied for (choose ONLY one):
    • Dev Tooling on One and Stylus.

Background & Skills

  • Former Domain Allocator for the Developer Tooling Domain, successfully guiding companies and grantees from 0 → 1.
  • Supported both open and closed-source projects in identifying growth opportunities, refining go-to-market strategies, and securing post-grant funding, with multiple success stories from previous domain iterations.
  • Co-founder of Capa.fi, an end-to-end financial stack enabling wallets, exchanges, and fintechs to launch in Latin America, raising $3M USD through pre-seed and extension rounds backed by Boost VC, Better Tomorrow Ventures, and Morgan Creek Digital.
  • Successfully launched notable projects like Worldcoin in the region and collaborated with banks like Banco BBVA through their incubation program to expand stablecoin adoption in the remittance corridor.
  • Experience spanning venture capital and late-stage crypto companies, including Unreasonable Mexico and Worldcoin.

Domain-Related Experience and Vision

  • Continue advancing the agenda of supporting both open and closed-source tooling to create products that evolve into companies capable of securing alternative funding and customer bases.
  • Advocate for AI proposals that enhance developer experience and streamline smart contract integration within the Arbitrum ecosystem.
  • Prioritize second-time grantees with a strong focus on product adoption and growth.
  • Emphasize the need for scalable infrastructure companies in Arbitrum, particularly those providing open-source, multilingual tools that enhance developer onboarding across diverse markets.
  • Strong focus on registered entities either Foundations or companies. Individual KYCs will have to be filled by >1 team member and will take cautious approach for solo-grantees.

Grant related Experience

  • Actively seek out obsessed builders committed to addressing ecosystem-wide challenges, fostering code transparency, and creating tangible, scalable solutions.
  • Evaluate grant proposals rigorously, ensuring grantees can withstand product validation and demonstrate a clear path to solving critical bottlenecks in early-stage projects.
  • Provide grantees with a platform to mentor, amplify their voices and grow their solutions into viable products that benefit the broader ecosystem.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

I (Juandi) nor Capa will be raising and funding proposals which have a direct conflict of interest.

You can also check my Domain Allocator presentation here

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