Unicorn Foundation

Grants Program

We fund teams building on top of Unicorn Protocol — from Horn Hook experiments to full-stack DeFi products. Total treasury committed to grants: $12M CORN over 3 years.

Seed
$5K – $25K
For individual developers and small teams exploring new Horn Hook use cases or building developer tooling.
  • Fast 2-week decision
  • No equity taken
  • Technical mentorship
  • Discord builder role
Growth
$25K – $150K
For teams building production-ready protocols, interfaces, or infrastructure that expand the Unicorn ecosystem.
  • 4-week review process
  • Milestone-based payments
  • Co-marketing support
  • Access to core team
  • Integration support
Strategic
$150K – $500K
For established teams building mission-critical infrastructure, cross-chain bridges, or novel DeFi primitives.
  • Committee review
  • CORN token grant option
  • Board observer seat
  • Joint press release
  • Dedicated DevRel support

What We Fund

We're particularly excited about projects in these areas:

Novel Horn Hook architectures
MEV protection and fair ordering
On-chain analytics and indexing
Cross-chain liquidity bridging
Developer tooling and SDKs
Educational content and courses

Cohort 1 Recipients

Moonclave Labs

On-chain limit order Horn Hook processing $2.1M/day in volume with zero off-chain infrastructure.

$150,000 received

Spectral Finance

On-chain credit score system that gates pool access based on wallet reputation signals.

$120,000 received

Hedgehog Protocol

Options vault using beforeSwap hooks to auto-hedge LP impermanent loss in real-time.

$100,000 received

CornStats

Open-source analytics dashboard for Unicorn Protocol pools, hooks, and CORN token metrics.

$35,000 received

Apply for a Grant

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Cohort 2 deadline: July 31, 2025. We respond to all applications within 2 weeks.