# POTLOCK > The open funding stack, raise for anything. POTLOCK is an open-source funding protocol that lets projects raise funds and run grant rounds across multiple blockchains. POTLOCK is an open-source protocol for public goods funding, serving projects, non-profits, and open-source contributors. Users can create fundraising campaigns, participate in quadratic funding rounds with matched donations, and accept contributions across multiple blockchains. Built on NEAR Protocol with multi-chain support via NEAR Intents, the platform routes donations from EVM chains, Bitcoin forks, and various Layer 1 networks. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Inactive - Founded: 2024-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock ## Products - [POTLOCK](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): POTLOCK is an open-source grants protocol on NEAR Protocol supporting direct donations, campaign creation, and quadratic funding rounds with configurable matching pools. Multi-chain contributions from EVM chains, Bitcoin forks, and Layer 1 networks are routed via NEAR Intents. Smart contracts under the potlock.near namespace enable operators to deploy funding rounds, manage project registries, and distribute matched funds. (Grants Platform, Open Beta, Main Product) - [nada.bot](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): nada.bot aggregates sybil resistance verification stamps from multiple third-party NEAR Protocol contracts, calculating human trust scores based on weighted stamp combinations. Administrators configure stamp approvals, weights, and human thresholds, while the contract enforces identity verification requirements for connected applications including quadratic funding rounds. (Decentralised Identity, Inactive/Support Ended) - [GrantPicks](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): GrantPicks uses a budget box voting mechanism on Stellar and NEAR Protocol for allocating grants through head-to-head project comparisons. The protocol distributes funding based on on-chain voting outcomes, with Stellar smart contracts audited by Veridise. (Grants Platform, Early access) - [curate.fun](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): curate.fun is an autonomous brand automation platform deploying configurable content agents for social media curation and cross-platform content distribution. The system supports open-source brand pipeline configuration with agent-based publishing workflows. (AI Agent Platform, Live) - [POTLOCK Cross-Chain Widget](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): The POTLOCK Cross-Chain Widget provides embeddable, no-code donation infrastructure via a configurable HTML snippet that routes multi-chain payments to NEAR accounts without requiring wallet connections. Powered by NEAR Intents, the system delivers transparent fee breakdowns, QR-based payment flows, and TypeScript customization options. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Open Beta) - [AI-PGF](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): AI-PGF (AI Public Goods Funding) is an impact initiative running quadratic funding rounds to allocate resources toward AI safety, open-source AI research, governance, and ethics projects. The program distributes matched funding through the POTLOCK protocol to projects at the intersection of AI and Web3. (Impact Initiative, Live) - [POTLAUNCH](https://thegrid.id/profiles/potlock): POTLAUNCH is a cross-chain token launch platform built on Solana with cross-chain capabilities via NEAR Intents and Omnibridge. The platform supports community-powered token creation with fair launch mechanisms including bonding curves and Dutch auctions, and automated liquidity migration to DEX venues. (Launch Pad, In Development) ## Links - [Main](https://potlock.org) - [Documentation](https://docs.potlock.org) - [Whitepaper](https://potlock.org/whitepaper) - [Terms of Service](https://potlock.org/terms) - [Privacy policy](https://potlock.org/privacy) - [Media Kit/branding](https://potlock.org/brand) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/potlock_) - [GitHub](https://github.com/potlock) - [Telegram](https://t.me/potlock) - [Medium](https://medium.com/potlock) - [Paragraph](https://paragraph.xyz/@potlock) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/nadabot) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ai_pgf) - [GitHub](https://github.com/potlock/curatedotfun) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/curatedotfun) ## Relationships - [reply.cash](https://thegrid.id/profiles/reply_cash): Subsidiary ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. 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