# \[Election & Application Thread\] Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program **URL:** \ **Category:** Applications for DAO programs\ **Created:** [December 16, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-arbitrum-d-a-o-domain-allocator-offerings-grant-program/27909 "2024-12-16T07:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Juandi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/juandi/32/3016_2.png) [@Juandi](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Juandi)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-arbitrum-d-a-o-domain-allocator-offerings-grant-program/27909/2 "2025-01-01T21:17:58Z")
#### 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/](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](http://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](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H60xC_k8PsqVfmj5mZRrh_HOyE1IGY9dfL8-lsTU10Y/edit?usp=sharing) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-arbitrum-d-a-o-domain-allocator-offerings-grant-program/27909)._