General Announcements & Updates
We’ve started sharing our org updates publicly on our blog. There is also a 1 minute video that is summarising our update on social media.
Q2 highlights
Announced end-to-end RPGF support: Drips unveiled full support for running retroactive public goods funding (RPGF) rounds—covering nomination, voting, and automated payouts—all within one experience.
Launched the Drips Guide to Berlin: For Berlin Blockchain Week, Drips created a curated microsite with event picks, venues, and local tips—still live for ongoing use by the community.
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Active IRL presence at Berlin events: The team engaged in panels, demos, and meetups during Berlin Blockchain Week, contributing to discussions on funding and sustainability in open-source ecosystems. We spoke at Protocol Berg, Funding the Commons, Rad New World, Dappcon, W3PN Hackathon, and DeSci Berlin—showcasing updates and our vision.
Looking Ahead
- Launching Drips AI. We’re getting ready to release the first version of Drips AI, powered by an internal service called Gardener, which offers algorithmic recommendations for dependencies and weightings when developers claim their repositories—bringing AI assisted funding flows to the product.
- Expanding distribution methods. New ways to distribute funding are on the way, including support for ORCID, Hugging Face repositories, and additional identities.
- Partnering with the Ethereum Foundation. A partnership with the Ethereum Foundation will be announced related to Devcon, where the EF funded their software dependencies via Drips. In addition a new feature called Ecosystems will be announced, that is designed to support initiatives like Deep Funding. More details coming in Q3.
Timeline & Budget Update
We’re on track and on budget. 