Kevin Owocki

▸ $50M+ in grants distributed to open source builders

Founder of Gitcoin — the decentralized platform for funding open source developers using quadratic funding. Distributed $50M+ in grants to Web3 builders and public goods projects. One of the most important builders in crypto public goods infrastructure. Also co-founded Supermodular, building regenerative cryptoeconomics tools.

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