{"signature": "0x46d9039d2a8b0c1350cd88a6e288ba8e3d7d675ecdb5bf894554c2ccba39bdb6729bfb8b343729236b4c3cb20177dae57d6da8be184edce1a8da6fda3f8120f31c", "application": {"round": "0x3e93205b786796cf7ea70404e89c7dda3b84d07a", "answers": [{"type": "email", "answer": "singhvinay2525@gmail.com", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "vnaysngh", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle We Can Use To Contact You", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://github.com/vnaysngh/employd", "hidden": false, "question": "Project GitHub Repo", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "link", "hidden": false, "question": "Link to your Public Group Chat", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you participated in a previous Gitcoin Grants Round? If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile associated with previous rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Employd is building an open, decentralized professional identity system that enhances trust, transparency, and verifiability in the hiring process. Our project directly contributes to the OSS ecosystem in multiple ways:\n1. Open Attestation Protocol: Employd is developing an open-source attestation framework that allows individuals and organizations to issue, verify, and interact with attestations on-chain. This expands the OSS ecosystem by enabling developers to integrate verifiable credentials into their own dApps.\n2. Decentralized and Interoperable Identity: We are creating a self-sovereign professional identity layer that can be used across Web3 projects, contributing to the adoption of open standards for verifiable credentials. Our attestations can be integrated into DAO reputation systems, on-chain resumes, and governance mechanisms.\n3. Publicly Available SDKs & APIs: We plan to release open-source SDKs and APIs for developers to integrate attestation functionality into their own applications, fostering a wider adoption of decentralized professional identity solutions.\n4.OSS Contributions & Community Collaboration: We actively contribute to the open-source community by building on existing standards like Sign Protocol, Ceramic Network, and decentralized storage solutions. By making our code public and composable, we encourage other projects to extend and improve our work.\n5.Bringing Professional Networking to Web3: Today, most professional networks are siloed within Web2 platforms. Employd decentralizes and democratizes professional credentials, making them portable, verifiable, and censorship-resistant, thus strengthening the open-source ethos.\n\nBy funding Employd, you are supporting the creation of open, verifiable, and privacy-preserving professional credentials that will empower individuals while strengthening the OSS ecosystem.", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project contribute to the growth of the OSS ecosystem? Please provide specific examples of how your application enhances or expands the current ecosystem.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "To begin the response, let me draw your attention to this tweet from CZ Binance, which essentially draws attention to the issue of employees who are not verified on LinkedIn. To be quite honest, though, I was unaware of this tweet or post until the concept struck me since I genuinely believed that this was a real issue. The issue not only exists for unverified employees but also for unverified experience and skills.\nhttps://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1558893139959709697https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cryptocareer_cz-posted-this-over-2-years-ago-today-there-activity-7268155752798724097-sdKc/https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-obtains-in-principle-approval-to-operate-in-kazakhstan\n\nOur project is important because it addresses a fundamental gap in how professional identity, trust, and credibility are established in the digital age. Here’s why:\n\n1. Clear Need for Verified Professional Identity: In today’s global, remote, and gig-driven economy, individuals frequently interact and collaborate without ever meeting in person. This creates a pressing need for verified, tamper-proof credentials to establish trust.\n2. Inefficiencies in Hiring and Collaboration: Employers face significant challenges in verifying candidate skills and experiences, leading to slow hiring processes and mismatched opportunities.\n3. Target Audience Demand:\n•\tEmployers: Need a reliable system to verify credentials quickly, especially in tech, freelancing, and high-trust industries.\n•\tProfessionals: seek a way to differentiate themselves by showcasing verified skills, achievements, and on-chain contributions.\n•\tFreelancers/Gig Workers:  Struggle to build trust without a central authority backing their claims.\n4. Broader Relevance: Blockchain adoption is growing, and there’s a rising demand for decentralized solutions that ensure transparency and reduce reliance on centralized authorities.", "hidden": false, "question": "What features or use cases does your dApp/App present? How is it differentiated?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "### Proposed tasks, roadmap and budget*\n\nBelow is an itemized breakdown of the roadmap, tasks, and budget allocation for the attestation platfom, aligned with the given roadmap.\n\nQ1 (Jan – Mar 2025)\nObjective 1: Launch MVP on Testnet\n•\tDevelop core attestation functionality.\n•\tImplement smart contracts and testnet deployment.\n•\tGather user feedback.\n•\tMVP deployed on testnet.\nObjective 2: Attestation Explorer\n•\tBuild an explorer to display attestations with search and filter functionality.\nObjective 3: Update Attestations\n•\tAdd functionality to update existing attestations.\nObjective 4: Launch on Mainnet\n•\tFinalize and audit smart contracts.\n•\tDeploy an attestation platform on the mainnet.\n\nQ2 (Apr – Jun 2025)\nObjective 5: Real-Time Messaging & Notifications\n•\tIntegrate messaging and notification APIs.\nObjective 6: Web3 Resume for Talents\n•\tDevelop customizable resumes showcasing on-chain activity, NFTs, and attestations.\nObjective 7: Job Marketplace\n•\tCreate a marketplace interface to connect verified talents with employers.\n•\tDevelop a “Team Management” section where employers can connect with and manage their verified employees, including issuing and updating attestations.\n\nQ3 (Jul – Sep 2025)\nObjective 8: Batch Attestations for Employers\n•\tEnable bulk attestation issuance for employers.\nObjective 9: Insights Dashboard for Users\n•\tCreate a dashboard with analytics for users to track their attestation progress and trends.\n\nQ4 (Oct – Dec 2025)\nObjective 10: Collaborative Peer Attestations\n•\tAdd functionality for users to validate/attest each other’s experience, skills and portfolio.\n•\tBuild a scoring mechanism for credibility.\n\nObjective 11: Open-Source Initiative\n•\tPublish a codebase to GitHub with comprehensive documentation.\n\nThis budget aligns with the roadmap, ensuring timely delivery of key features while maintaining quality and scala\n\nQ1 (Jan – Mar 2025)\nObjective 1: Launch MVP on Testnet\n•\tDevelop core attestation functionality.\n•\tImplement smart contracts and testnet deployment.\n•\tMVP deployed on testnet.\nObj 2: Attestation Explorer\n•\tBuild an explorer to display attestations with search and filter functionality.\nObj 3: Update Attestations\n•\tAdd functionality to update existing attestations.\nObj 4: Launch on Mainnet\n•\tFinalize and audit smart contracts and deploy on mainnet\n\nQ2 (Apr – Jun 2025)\nObj 5: Real-Time Messaging & Notifications\n•\tIntegrate messaging and notification APIs using PUSH protocol/SMTP.\nObj 6: Web3 Resume for Talents\n•\tDevelop customizable resumes showcasing on-chain activity, NFTs, and attestations.\nObj 7: Job Marketplace\n•\tCreate a marketplace interface to connect verified talents with employers and build a team management section.\n\nExpanded roadmap on the website: https://employd.vercel.app/\n\nCurrently, I work as a full-stack developer alongside my friend, who handles BD. As a frontend-focused engineer with limited experience in backend and Solidity, we lack in-house expertise for these critical areas. To address this, part of the funds will be used to hire a backend and Solidity professionals to strengthen our team. For a team of three, we estimate salaries of $10,000-$15,000 over 4-6 months.\nThe remaining $15,000-$20,000 will be dedicated to enhancing backend infrastructure (currently using Supabase) and developing secure and audited smart contracts to ensure platform reliability and safety, tools, and APIs for building a Web3 resume, enabling the integration of user insights and on-chain activity.\n\nSummary\n\n1. Team Expansion: $10,000-$15,000 for hiring a backend and Solidity developer over 3-6 months.\n2. Infrastructure & Security: $15,000-$20,000 for backend development and smart contract auditing.\n\nPlease note this is not hardcore or fixed cap; we aim to optimize and adjust as needed. Any suggestions and feedback are welcome.", "hidden": false, "question": "What are your plans for further development, and how will the grant funds be used to achieve these goals?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "0x0B95ec21579aee6Ef7b712976bD86689D68b5A08, 8453\n\n0x0B95ec21579aee6Ef7b712976bD86689D68b5A08, 84532", "hidden": false, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. Use this format for each entry: [deployer_address], [chain_id]—for example, 0x123abc..., 42161 (This represents a deployer address on the Arbitrum network). Please include a separate line for each unique deployer address and blockchain combination.", "questionId": 8}], "project": {"id": "0x5e968d3df4b2a5647b4f59cb019ebcd463cbaa6b05aef4efcaef24fea7f69a44", "title": "Employd", "logoImg": "bafkreigxufeyfzr7w24isibwdh7iahvj2ibgct7viby6jbcibcukh246vq", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreihnxl5gsrrwxjp2uismqt4hlkw5jw2bqnohpcbf3veug43n4zzmtu", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://employd.vercel.app/", "createdAt": 1736439117567, "userGithub": "vnaysngh", "credentials": {}, "description": "Employd is an open-source decentralized attestation platform designed to revolutionize professional credibility and transparency. Built on blockchain technology, the platform allows individuals to receive verified attestations for their skills, experiences, and achievements from employers, clients, and peers. These attestations are immutable, tamper-proof, and provide a transparent way to showcase professional credibility across industries.\n\nKey components include:\n1.\tAttestation Framework: Enables users to create, update, and manage verified attestations on-chain.\n\n2. Web3 Resume: A dynamic, blockchain-powered resume integrating on-chain activities.\n\n3. Attestation Explorer: A searchable repository of attestations for employers, clients, and peers to validate an individual’s credibility.\n\n4. Batch Attestations: Simplifies the attestation process for organizations by allowing bulk issuance for teams or departments.\n\n5. Integrated Messaging & Alerts: Facilitates real-time communication and notifications, bridging gaps between talents and employers.\n\n6. Open Source Accessibility: Encourages collaboration and integration by providing a modular, transparent system that organizations can adopt and customize.\n\nThe platform aims to establish a Work Graph, an open source farcaster-like platform for professional networking, seamlessly integrating Web2 and Web3 experiences and achievements.\n\nOur Roadmap below:\nBelow is an itemized breakdown of the roadmap.\n\nQ1 (Jan – Mar 2025)\n\nObjective 1: Launch MVP on Testnet\n•\tDevelop core attestation functionality.\n•\tImplement smart contracts and testnet deployment.\n•\tGather user feedback.\n•\tMVP deployed on testnet.\n\nObjective 2: Attestation Explorer\n•\tBuild an explorer to display attestations with search and filter functionality.\n\nObjective 3: Update Attestations\n•\tAdd functionality to update existing attestations.\n\nObjective 4: Launch on Mainnet\n•\tFinalize and audit smart contracts.\n•\tDeploy an attestation platform on the mainnet.\n\nQ2 (Apr – Jun 2025)\nObjective 5: Real-Time Messaging & Notifications\n•\tIntegrate messaging and notification APIs.\n\nObjective 6: Web3 Resume for Talents\n•\tDevelop customizable resumes showcasing on-chain activity, NFTs, and attestations.\n\nObjective 7: Job Marketplace\n•\tCreate a marketplace interface to connect verified talents with employers.\n•\tDevelop a “Team Management” section where employers can connect with and manage their verified employees, including issuing and updating attestations.\n\nQ3 (Jul – Sep 2025)\nObjective 8: Batch Attestations for Employers\n•\tEnable bulk attestation issuance for employers.\n\nObjective 9: Insights Dashboard for Users\n•\tCreate a dashboard with analytics for users to track their attestation progress and trends.\n\nQ4 (Oct – Dec 2025)\n\nObjective 10: Collaborative Peer Attestations\n•\tAdd functionality for users to validate/attest each other’s experience, skills and portfolio.\n•\tBuild a scoring mechanism for credibility.\n\nObjective 11: Open-Source Initiative\n•\tPublish a codebase to GitHub with comprehensive documentation.\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "employd_xyz"}, "recipient": "0x0B95ec21579aee6Ef7b712976bD86689D68b5A08"}}