{"signature": "0xaf319a3f4c56746719b68e364eeb698b9c6dd79e14775dbd187b805d33c20c4c152902c0b22c0316f487116ad808f1b7cd4f6e688e33d65982e44befcfe757941c", "application": {"round": "0x3E93205B786796Cf7Ea70404E89c7dda3b84D07a", "answers": [{"type": "email", "answer": "vk@acurraent.com", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "vicosv", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle We Can Use To Contact You", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://github.com/porters-xyz", "hidden": false, "question": "Project GitHub Repo", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "link", "hidden": false, "question": "Link to your Public Group Chat", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes, our team has participated in three previous Gitcoin Grants rounds under the project name PORTERS:\n\n- GG20 OSS Program – Web3 Infrastructure  \n- Sei Creator Fund: Round #2 – Creative Media  \n- GG22 OSS – Web3 Infrastructure  \n\nWe are now launching OnboardAI as a new project under the same core team, building on the learnings from PORTERS.", "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": "- Accessible Entry Point for Emerging Markets.\n  OnboardAI reduces the ~70% early abandonment rate in crypto adoption by offering a chat-based, AI-powered tutor that meets users where they already are (WhatsApp & Telegram).\n\n- Free Education Layer. \n  Our AI tutor provides real-time, plain-language guidance on Web3 concepts.\n\n- Replicable & Neutral Onboarding Model.  \n  We’re designing a chain-neutral, user-first onboarding approach that can be replicated across other dApps and chains, while preserving educational integrity and avoiding hype-driven behavior.", "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": "###  Key Features\n- 24/7 AI Tutor: Answers questions in plain language, making concepts like bridging, gas fees, and Arbitrum scaling accessible to newcomers  \n- Human Concierge: Vetted mentors provide personalized support for more complex issues (pay-per-session model)  \n- Anti-Scam Shield: Real-time alerts for phishing links, fake contracts, and common scam patterns  \n- Mobile-First Integration: Delivered via WhatsApp & Telegram\n- Learning Rewards (Upcoming): Users earn points as they progress, building motivation and retention  \n\n###  Differentiation\n- Focused on Emerging Markets: Where onboarding barriers are highest, and messaging apps are the gateway to the internet  \n- No App Downloads or Crypto Required: Users can start with a phone number and a question  \n- Insights as a Public Good: We plan to open-source anonymized onboarding trends to help the broader ecosystem (including Arbitrum projects) better serve users  ", "hidden": false, "question": "What features or use cases does your dApp/App present? How is it differentiated?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We're currently in the research phase. Our next steps include:\n\n- Building the first version of the AI bot for WhatsApp and Telegram  \n- Designing localized onboarding flows in multiple languages  \n- Testing with real users to refine clarity, usefulness, and trust  \n\nGitcoin funding will directly support our early development, including bot infrastructure, content localization, and user testing.", "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": "The project is currently in the research and prototyping phase. Smart contracts have not yet been deployed, as the current focus is on building the AI assistant, user experience flows, and localization. ", "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). 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Delivered via WhatsApp and Telegram, it offers 24/7 AI-powered support and human coaching — all in plain language. We’re currently in the research phase, mapping real user needs in emerging markets to develop an onboarding tool that truly works.\n\nThis project was born out of our experience building PORTERS, a previous Gitcoin-funded initiative that explained blockchain infrastructure to curious Web3 users. What we learned was clear: even builders, DAO contributors, and crypto-savvy users often struggle to understand blockchain infrastructure, let alone newcomers. We spent so much time creating simple analogies and breaking down core ideas that we realized onboarding itself needed a new approach.\n\nWe believe Web3 adoption starts with education — and education starts with conversation.\n\n\n\n## 💸 How Funds Will Be Used\n\nWe’re building a free, multilingual AI tutor that lives inside the apps people already use: WhatsApp and Telegram. Gitcoin funding will help us:\n\n- 🌍 Localize onboarding flows for Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia  \n- 🧠 Train the AI to explain Web3 basics in simple terms (wallets, swaps, gas fees)  \n- 💬 Offer expert human help for more complex questions  \n- 📊 Open-source anonymized data insights to help others understand onboarding gaps\n\n\n\n## 🌱 Our mission\n\nRight now, new users often bounce off Web3 because it's confusing, unsafe, or hard to access. OnboardAI changes that — by meeting users where they are (chat apps), in the languages they speak, with zero judgment.\n\nWe aim to be chain-neutral and bias-free. Whether someone wants to try their first airdrop, learn what a wallet is, or avoid scams, we’re here to guide them without shilling or gatekeeping.\n\nAll core learning features are free. We believe onboarding shouldn’t require downloads, trust in unknown platforms, or prior knowledge.\n\nThis is infrastructure for people, not just protocols.\n\n\n\n## Current Team Members\n\nSasquatch – Product & Project Management\nvika – UI/UX & Brand Design, Sociolinguistic Research\nbenedictvs – Business Development & Research\n\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "porters-xyz", "projectTwitter": "PORTERSXYZ"}, "recipient": "0xC2B18B24175b274d52f609c1Bcd44f801262B895"}}