Following the success of Celo Camp previous cohorts, the Upright team is dedicated to bringing Celo Camp batch 10 to the Celo community to support multiple initiatives and use-cases namely: Minipay, CxAI and Divvi, Self Protocol.
The goal of this initiative is to guide the entrepreneurial journey of high quality projects towards building impactful businesses on Celo while connecting participants with other up and coming founders, protocols, experts, mentors and funding opportunities.
We look forward to continuing our collaboration with initiatives such as Verda Ventures, Prezenti, Celo Africa DAO, Talent Protocol, CeLatam, KohCelo, Celo Europe DAO and more to come, which will enable us to deliver an impactful batch to the wider Celo community.
Initiative timeframe: 4 months, aligned with the new Celo Governance schedule for seasons 0-1, end of June - end of October 2025.
the planned global expansion of MiniPay by adding a global track for applicants going to market in emerging regions around the world.
The list of regions has already been mapped according to feedback from the Minipay team and will be finalized during the planning phase of the program.
Curation criteria:
Identifying and accelerating teams who are building AI agents to benefit humanity. We are looking for projects which are:
Some examples for solutions include: Smart accounts for AI agents, autonomous agents for onchain FX trading, AI for fair distribution of assets with increased automation and speed, authenticating humans and more. The program is open to any new use case, which can power prosperity for all.
We are looking for exceptional teams at UX and user acquisition who will deliver products which contribute to key metrics of existing on-chain protocols on Celo while using the Divvi framework to track and get rewarded for the incremental value add.
Let’s explore together how we can make the Web3 pie bigger by rewarding builders for their actions in a fully transparent way.
Accelerate teams which leverage Self to give users back the control over their digital identity while enabling effortless on-chain user experience. Self is a privacy-first, open-source identity protocol that uses zero-knowledge proofs for secure identity verification. We are looking for teams who use Self for some of the common use cases listed on the Self docs such as: airdrop protection, humanity checks for social media, quadratic funding protection, wallet recovery, sanction list checking as well as new and novel usages of the protocol.
In this stage we tailor the program’s curriculum to the go-to-markets, set up the program’s campaign and messaging, onboard mentors and partners, implement learnings from previous batches and soft launch the application phase.
Where we onboard teams, host live events, conduct dozens of 1:1 meetings and run group pitch sessions. Applications are open to teams from around the world. In this stage, our focus is on outreach and curation to ensure the most suitable and talented teams are onboarded to the program.
An 8-week virtual accelerator and mentorship program where teams receive guidance on how to build with CxAI, Divvi and MiniPay, as well as business and technology advice designed to help build and grow their startups.
The program will include both joint and region specific sessions, and incorporate alumni members as mentors. Celo Camp batch 10 is designed to enable founders to focus on their value proposition while learning about Celo’s unique features, product roadmap, and connect with other projects / contributors in the ecosystem.
The program includes two sections (4 weeks each):
Top graduates of Landmark B (up to 5 teams) will get a $5-25K investment offer from the Upright team as well as a fast track to Verda Ventures, Prezenti, Flori Ventures and other partners which at their own discretion invest in the top graduates of the program.
During the planning phase, the Upright team will work together with representatives from the Celo community fund to construct the best way for recipients of the investment to give back to the Celo community while contributing to the long term success of both the graduates and future builders in the Celo ecosystem.
Accelerator Benefits and Perks:
In this batch we plan to onboard: 8-12 teams, 8-12 mentors, 10-15 speakers and partners.
Includes selection of winning teams, due diligence and distribution of prizes, feedback collection and reporting, connecting teams with VC’s and other initiatives as well as curation and promotion of founder stories and videos.
IRL event at the end of the camp experience to get all the graduates and contributors together for a day of workshops, perks and celebration of their accomplishment. This will be a great opportunity to form meaningful relationships and strategic collaborations with the cohort graduates.
KPIs we will measure and report to the community at the end of each batch (twice a year):
The success metrics we believe to be appropriate for the upcoming cohort are:
The success metrics will be collected and made public at the end of the cohort.
*These success metrics are how we envision a successful batch and what we believe to be achievable based on our past results. Having said that, this specific program is fairly new and achieving these KPIs is not fully under our control and may vary based on market conditions, go-to market and the actual start date of the event among other factors. Our team will, as always, strive to maximize these KPIs.
Upright is requesting a total of $299,040 cUSD and 223,098 CELO be authorized for the budget of Season 0-1.
| Item | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Operations & Marketing | $248,800 |
| Investment in teams | $100,000 |
| In-Person Event | $25,000 |
The receiving multi-sig address is: 0x91606ba0b9a5527Bf384001B94Ab908c9054C677
Signers of the 2/3 multi-sig:
Alon Shavit: 0x01A32629acb79b6616ebD7A3101b7801a064eb8c
Rachel Jakob: 0x511B336cC7062D5dc0c61cE593C0b3AC0e7482c3
Immanuel Segol: 0xe620cf412C666dbea15C91c34a731e6b80fd333F
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A human readable version of this proposal can be found using the following command (on-chain ID determined after submission):
$ celocli governance:show --proposalID TBD --node https://forno.celo.org
The success metrics mentioned in the proposal are how we envision a successful batch and what we believe to be achievable based on our past results. Having said that, this specific program is fairly new and achieving these KPIs is not fully under our control and may vary based on market conditions, go-to market and the actual start date of the event among other factors. Our team will, as always, strive to maximize these KPIs
Let’s make season 0-1 a great cohort for founders and builders in the Celo ecosystem. We are open for feedback and happy to discuss the proposal with the community stakeholders in detail.