Abstract:

This proposal seeks funding from the Polkadot Treasury to develop and maintain an ecosystem portal for Polkadot. This portal will be a central hub for showcasing high-quality projects the Polkadot community chooses. This initiative will empower users and accelerate Polkadot's development by fostering transparency, collaboration, and growth within the ecosystem.
The full proposal can be found here.

About us:

We're building a powerful discovery platform for Web3 projects, fueled by the wisdom of our thriving community. On it, you can explore the latest and most promising projects across 50+ categories and 66 blockchains, including Ethereum, Polkadot, Polygon, and more.

A Community-Driven Force:

• Avg website users per month: 13k+
• Total contributors: 25700+ (11441% increased this year)
• Total listed projects: 950+
• Total number of chains: 66
• Total number of infrastructure: 14
• Total proposed projects: 1350+ (93% increased this year)
• Total Votes - 40911 (321% increased this year)

The Struggle with Siloed Discovery: A Problem for Networks & Projects

Current efforts by protocols to promote projects within their ecosystems often suffer from fragmentation. Scattered outreach fails to create a critical mass of users, hindering the overall impact for both protocols and projects.

Native ecosystem portals often suffer from:

• Low Community Engagement: Simple directories with minimal interaction, fostering a stagnant environment.
• Limited Expertise: Curated by protocol teams, missing the diverse knowledge of the community.
• Stagnation and Neglect: Outdated portals lose value for both projects and users.
• Project Feature Fatigue: Constant promotion requests overwhelm users.

This disconnect between what's needed and what's offered creates a frustrating experience for both projects and users. Users struggle to find the best projects, while projects gain minimal traction from portal listings.

Solution: Introducing Synergy — A Community-Powered Ecosystem Engine

Synergy bridges the gap between protocols, projects, and the community. This white-labelled solution empowers entire Web3 ecosystems by:

• Leveraging Community Curation: The community identifies and promotes promising projects, fostering a sense of shared ownership. (Built on the success of The Dapp List, a community-driven discovery platform).
• Minimizing resource drain for Teams: We relieve network teams of the burden of managing an ecosystem portal, allowing them to focus on core development.
• Facilitating Collaboration and Growth: Synergy fosters collaboration through a user-friendly platform with strong community governance.

Empowering User Engagement:

• Project Showcase & Discovery: A dedicated homepage highlights the latest and most popular projects, and an ‘Explore All’ page facilitates in-depth exploration.
• Detailed Project Profiles: Users can access comprehensive information about each project, including statistics.
• Interactive Features: Users can engage with projects through likes, votes, shares, collect & notifications.
• Community-Driven Curation: A dedicated ‘Curate’ page allows users to submit and review proposals for new project listings.
• Contributor Recognition: Contributor profiles showcase their contribution and participation. There will also be a leaderboard to see all the contributors' rankings.
• Seamless User Experience: Intuitive error pages with helpful redirects and category filters ensure a smooth browsing experience.

Administrative Control & Insights:

• Custom Domain Support: Integrate the portal seamlessly on your preferred domain.
• Custom Integrations: Integrate additional functionalities (e.g., token support) to tailor the platform to your needs.
• Page Customization: Fine-tune the platform's appearance to match your ecosystem's visual identity.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage projects, analyze ecosystem data, and gain valuable insights.

Why Polkadot Needs Synergy

Synergy perfectly fits Polkadot's vision of a collaborative and decentralized future. It offers:

• Supercharged Discovery: Increased visibility for Polkadot projects attracts users and fuels ecosystem growth.
• Centralized Community Hub: A space for users to explore projects and contribute to the ecosystem's future.
• Seamless User Journey: A user-friendly interface designed specifically for Polkadot users.

We are continuously improving Synergy based on user feedback to address the needs of both networks and protocols within the Web3 ecosystem.

Synergy demo: Here’s the link to Polkadot Ecosystem that we have created for your reference:

Home page:

Proposals on the home page:

Form to submit projects:

Proven Expertise:

Synergy leverages the experience gained from:

1. Our platform thedapplist.com (with 950+ projects, 25,700+ contributors)
2. Successful ecosystem portals live for Avalanche (avalanche.thedapplist.com) and,
3. Nordek (nordek.thedapplist.com).

We request a grant of 40,000 USD in DOT tokens to develop and maintain Synergy for the first year. We are seeking funding for our project on Polkadot for the first time. After receiving the funds, we plan to provide regular updates on our progress and traction numbers. We will only request additional funding if the items mentioned are delivered.

To read the complete proposal, please visit here.