This is an overview of all the questions within the Metis Accelerate Application.
What is your name?
What is your Thrive Metis connected wallet address?
0x809C9f8dd8CA93A41c3adca4972Fa234C28F7714
What is the name and role in the company of the person in control of the wallet?
What is your Telegram handle?
What is your X/Twitter handle?
What is your Discord username?
What is the name of your project?
Is there an X/Twitter account for the project?
Where did you hear about Thrive Metis?
Briefly describe what your project does and how it works. Focus on the key features and what makes it unique. 3-5 sentence minimum.
Gardens is a web3 open-source and community-owned platform that helps communities invest shared resources towards a common goal using a library of innovative funding strategies linked to a social contract called the Covenant. With the community’s mission and values on-chain, they can be used to coordinate funding decisions in a bottom-up, permissionless manner.
How many active users does your project currently have? Provide numbers on Daily Active Users (DAU) or Monthly Active Users (MAU) if possible.
102 MAU
How many new wallets have interacted with your project in the last 3 months?
In the last 3 months, approximately 200 new wallets have interacted with the Gardens platform. This includes wallets participating in the alpha and beta version for governance activities, staking tokens, and submitting or voting on proposals across various Gardens communities.
How many transactions has your project processed in the last 3 months?
Approximately 500 transactions were processed through the Gardens platform, including proposal submissions, voting interactions, token staking, and fund allocations within various communities.
Share any additional metrics that show your project's growth, revenue, total value locked (TVL), or any other relevant data. Share any publicly available onchain proof (e.g., Covalent dashboard). Please be concise.
https://1hive-gardens.notion.site/Status-and-Roadmap-Gardens-e52d0154b9184aa7a22da6d10d792f84?pvs=4
) and on Dune -
https://dune.com/paul2/gardens-v2
and
https://dune.com/gardens_fund/pop-up-commons
.
https://github.com/1Hive/gardens
) for additional details.
What are your main goals for user acquisition and transaction volume during the first 3 months of this program? Please rank them by importance.
Goal: Onboard 10 additional communities to the Gardens platform.
Importance: High – Expanding the number of active communities is critical for growth and adoption.
Goal: Reach 1,000 transactions processed across Gardens Communities.
Importance: High – This metric demonstrates active usage and the effectiveness of the platform for governance and resource allocation.
Goal: Grow community membership by 200 new members across all Gardens communities.
Importance: Medium – Building a vibrant and engaged user base is essential for long-term sustainability.
Goal: Increase Total Value Locked (TVL) in Council Safes by $100,000.
Importance: Medium – Growing the financial security of the communities helps build trust and incentivizes further participation.
How do you plan to reach 5,000 new wallets and 5,000 transactions in the first milestone?
To reach 5,000 new wallets and 5,000 transactions, we will leverage strategic partnerships, community outreach campaigns, and the expansion to additional blockchain networks. First, we will collaborate with existing web3 ecosystems, such as Gitcoin, Giveth, and Arbitrum, to promote Gardens to their active user bases. Second, we will incentivize activities by introducing novel initiatives like The Pop-Up Commons (https://1hive-gardens.notion.site/Introducing-the-Pop-up-Commons-126d6929d01480e8822df7cbcdf4d903), which encourage new users and communities to engage with the platform. Third, we will expand Gardens to other blockchain networks, such as Celo, Near, and Base as outlined in our roadmap (https://1hive-gardens.notion.site/Status-and-Roadmap-Gardens-e52d0154b9184aa7a22da6d10d792f84?pvs=4), making the platform accessible to a broader audience and increasing wallet and transaction activity. Additionally, we will host educational workshops, webinars, AMAs, and X Spaces to empower communities to utilize Gardens' features effectively. Finally, targeted social media campaigns will amplify reach and attract new users. These steps will be supported by analytics to monitor and optimize progress toward this milestone.
What simple marketing efforts will you use to attract new users? This could be social media campaigns, AMAs, etc. 3-5 sentences minimum. Please keep it concise and easy to understand.
To attract new users, we will implement a multi-channel marketing strategy (X, Discord, and others) focused on accessibility and engagement. First, we will run targeted social media campaigns across platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to highlight Gardens’ features and success stories to amplify reach. Second, we will host interactive AMAs, webinars, and X Spaces to directly engage with communities, answer questions, and showcase live demos of the platform. Third, we will collaborate with web3 partners like Gitcoin, Octant and Giveth for co-marketing initiatives, ensuring we tap into existing user bases and ecosystems aligned with Gardens’ mission.
List key team members and their roles. A short description of their background is welcome but keep it brief.
Have you or your team members worked on successful projects before? Briefly mention any that are relevant.
Winner, Best Novel Funding Mechanism in the Allo on Arbitrum Hackathon: https://app.buidlbox.io/projects/convictio