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By Boundless
Enables builders and funders to collaborate via milestone-based, trustless funding powered by Stellar and Trustless Work.
Boundless is a Web3 funding and collaboration platform built on Stellar, designed to streamline how innovators launch, validate, and fund ideas through crowdfunding, grants, and hackathons all powered by milestone-based escrow for trust and transparency.
1. Crowdfunding with Milestone-Based Escrow
How Stellar is used: Each campaign is deployed as a Soroban smart contract on Stellar, enabling secure, programmable fund releases through milestone validation.
Impact: Prevents misuse of funds and ensures backers’ trust by only releasing capital when milestones are achieved.
2. Decentralized Grants Management
How Stellar is used: Grant pools and milestone payouts are managed using Stellar smart contracts for transparent, on-chain accountability.
Impact: Reduces administrative overhead, enhances transparency for grantors, and ensures fair distribution to verified builders.
3. Hackathon Hosting & Participation
How Stellar is used: Hackathons leverage Stellar to track submissions, allocate on-chain rewards, and automate multi-winner payouts using Soroban.
Impact: Creates verifiable, automated reward distribution for participants and organizers, improving efficiency and fairness.
4. Community Validation & Governance
How Stellar is used: Uses tokenized voting on Stellar to let community members validate and prioritize projects before funding.
Impact: Empowers the ecosystem to self-regulate, increasing credibility and engagement in project selection.
5. Trustless Work API Integration
How Stellar is used: Trustless Work APIs interact directly with Stellar contracts to manage escrowed funds and automate proof-of-work verification.
Impact: Combines off-chain validation with on-chain execution enhancing trust, automation, and verifiable proof of progress.
6. Future Features (Post-MVP Roadmap)
AI-Powered Project Validation: Intelligent scoring system for project credibility and milestone feasibility.
On/Off-Ramp Integration: Seamless conversion between fiat and crypto for global accessibility.
Contributor Rewards: Earn tokens for validation, participation, and community contributions all tracked on Stellar.
Multi-Chain Expansion: Boundless will expand beyond Stellar for interoperability and broader adoption.
Supporting Open-source contribution and stellar education on stellar blockchain
Impact on Stellar: Leveraging Stellar's speed, low fees, and scalable smart contracts, Boundless transforms the way people fund and build in Web3 creating a transparent, trust-driven ecosystem where builders, backers, and organizers collaborate safely and efficiently.
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$110.0K
Boundless' success will be measured by its ability to deliver real value to builders, organizers, and backers through transparent, trustless funding and measurable on-chain outcomes.
By the end of the Mainnet Tranche (6 months):
600+ active users onboarded (builders, backers, organizers)
600+ verified milestones successfully completed and disbursed through Boundless contracts
10+ hackathons or grant programs hosted by ecosystem partners using Boundless
$10,000+ equivalent in funds distributed transparently through milestone-based releases
Community Growth Targets:
10+ active ecosystem partnerships (universities, DAOs, or innovation hubs)
1,000+ users engaged through the Boundless WhatsApp community, webinars, or workshops, Events
70% monthly user retention rate among active builders
Core KPIs:
99% uptime for milestone validation and payment automation
Transaction success rate ≥ 95% across testnet and mainnet disbursements
Average disbursement time < 2 minutes per milestone once approved
KYC & wallet onboarding completion
Smart Contract Validation Goals:
100% of all funds traceable to verified milestones on-chain
100% of validator actions (votes, reviews, approvals) immutably recorded on Stellar
End-to-end audit logs available publicly via the Boundless dashboard
Transparency Revolution: Every funding transaction and milestone is on-chain, reducing fraud and mismanagement across hackathons, grants, and DAOs
Empowered Builders: Developers can access funding directly, track progress, and build verified reputations that unlock future opportunities
Organizers' Efficiency: Hackathon and grant organizers automate up to 70% of their operational workload (payments, tracking, validation)
Boundless becomes a leading platform for hackathon and grant management in Africa and beyond
Integration with 3+ blockchains (multi-chain expansion) for interoperability
20+ educational institutions and communities actively using Boundless to coordinate Web3 learning programs
Verified track record of fund management across 50+ projects
Strengthened perception of Stellar as the "trust infrastructure" for real-world project funding
Target: Early Web3 builders, hackathon organizers, and blockchain communities—primarily in Nigeria and West Africa.
Activities:
Onboard 200 builders and 5 organizers to MVP through direct community outreach via our 70+ member WhatsApp group and 50+ person waitlist
Implement structured referral program (each active member invites 2-3 builders) to achieve 3x organic growth
Partner with NextBridge, ESUT Blockchain Community, Web3Bridge, ADOM's LAB and GIDA to co-host 2-3 informational webinars introducing Boundless to their member bases
Pilot 10 funded projects using testnet with hands-on support and weekly office hours
Publish 3 open-source documentation pieces on Stellar + Soroban integration on Medium and Dev.to to drive organic developer traffic
Daily engagement on Twitter/X with Stellar ecosystem builders using #BuildOnStellar
Success Metrics:
200+ registered builders
5+ active organizers
5+ verified projects funded on testnet
95% contract success rate on testnet
User satisfaction ≥ 4.0/5 during internal testing phase
Target: Larger Web3 communities, DAOs, and university blockchain clubs across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.
Activities:
Recruit 5 campus ambassadors from university blockchain clubs to drive signups (target: 50 signups per ambassador)
Host 2-3 small-scale partner hackathons (20-30 participants each) with NextBridge and ESUT as proof-of-concept
Launch Boundless public dashboard for transparency showing all funded projects and milestones
Host bi-weekly Twitter Spaces featuring funded builders sharing milestone progress
Convert waitlist emails into active users through personalized onboarding campaigns
Success Metrics:
500+ builders onboarded
5 hackathons completed
70+ project milestones verified
1,000+ testnet transactions recorded
User retention rate ≥ 60% from Phase 1 cohort
Target: Global adoption across hackathons, DAOs, and grant networks—expanding beyond Africa while maintaining strong African presence.
Activities:
Mainnet deployment with coordinated Stellar Foundation ecosystem announcement
Support 3-5 high-visibility projects from Phase 2 to launch real funding campaigns on mainnet
Integrate performance analytics dashboard
Expand WhatsApp community to 200+ members through word-of-mouth from successful builders
Host monthly "Builder Spotlight" webinars featuring top milestone achievers
Target Web3 media outlets with story: "African-led platform solving global Web3 trust problem"
Success Metrics:
600+ verified users
10+ organizations hosting funding programs
600+ mainnet transactions
$10,000+ in funds distributed
70% monthly user retention rate
Why Users Will Choose Boundless:
For Builders: Milestone-based trust removes upfront barriers;
For Organizers: Automate 70% of operational work; reduce fraud with on-chain verification;
For Backers: Funds only release upon verified milestones—no ghosting or misuse
After receiving a grant from Kickstart 9 and valuable feedback from the SCF team on Build #36, we've made a strategic pivot and already drawn strong community interest.
Community & Early Adopters:
WhatsApp community: 70+ engaged members (launched September 2025) including developers, builders, and early supporters
Waitlist: 50+ unique emails showing genuine early product interest
Institutional & Ecosystem Interest: Organizations expressing willingness to host hackathons/funding programs on Boundless once MVP is ready:
NextBridge
ESUT Blockchain Community
GIDA
ADOM's LABS
Other African Web3 ecosystem partners
Ecosystem Recognition:
Community Validation:
Team attended Web3BridgeConf (Lagos) and also Anambra and connected with industry leaders who validated the need for milestone-based funding and hackathon management in Web3 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S-1IX1H8-7hyi23qRCcsw7yq4neLtda7?usp=sharing
Feedback confirmed Boundless addresses real problems around trust, transparency, and accountability in ecosystem funding
Timeline: Month 1–2
Budget: $55,000
Ensure all user flows are operational
Implement user authentication and role management (Builder, Backer, Organizer) using passkey and wallet abstraction
Utilize TrustlessWork API for milestone-based escrow on testnet
Establish API gateway for interaction between backend and blockchain services
Enable basic voting mechanism for community validation of projects
Voting and reputation module with weighted voting based on community reputation score
Hackathon hosting and management implementation
Validation Criteria:
100 builders onboarded and successfully create project drafts
30 backers complete successful test funding transactions
3 organizations onboarded for hackathon and grant pilot setup
20 successful milestone submissions processed through escrow logic
90% contract test coverage achieved
User satisfaction ≥ 4.0/5 during internal testing phase
End-to-end demo: funding → milestone → verification → release on testnet
Month 3 - 4
Technical Deliverables:
Full Soroban contracts deployed to Stellar Testnet (production parity)
Complete Trustless Work live API integration on testnet
Multi-signature flow implementation and proof of atomic operations between Trustless Work and Boundless contract
KYC process hardened and admin KYC workflow completed (proof of non-custodial storage)
Performance/stress testing and remediation of bottlenecks
Partner Hackathon Pilot: Run pilot hackathon with NextBridge, Web3bridge, ESUT, ADOM's LAB, Blockchain Club, or GIDA using platform for end-to-end test funding
Validation Criteria:
200+ testnet users onboarded (builders/backers/organizers across pilots)
100 funded testnet transactions processed successfully (escrow lock + release)
At least two partner organizations run a pilot flow (hackathon or grant) on testnet
Automated test suite passing for contracts + backend
Audit engagement accepted via LaunchKit (credits applied) and audit prep checklist complete
UAT satisfaction ≥ 4.3/5 from pilot participants
Month 5 - 6
Budget: $55,000
Technical Deliverables:
Platform live on Stellar Mainnet with all Soroban contracts deployed
Full KYC launch: Activate production-ready KYC provider for verified builders and funders
Enable organizers to host and manage real funding rounds
Smart contract logic for milestone payouts and award disbursements operational
Real-time on-chain campaign data, funding progress, and milestone verification logs
Finalize multi-role onboarding system (Builder, Backer, Organizer, Judge)
Validation Criteria:
600+ users onboarded
20+ hackathons or grant rounds live
2 partner organizations hosting events
Platform uptime ≥ 99%
Transaction success rate ≥ 95%
Collins Ikechukwu: A skilled blockchain developer specializing in Rust and soroban, with a proven track record of contributing to impactful projects.
Benjamin: A blockchain developer with expertise in decentralized solutions and collaborative Web3 development, also an active OnlyDust contributor.
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