Aqua Revenue Stream Incubator

Up to $50,000 per team to build new Aqua strategies or swapVM instructions, in exchange for a revenue share to the 1inch DAO.

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Applications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.

Grant size: Up to $50K; Largest grant $50,000
Paid in: USDC; In milestone tranches
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 8 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 6 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on gov.1inch.network before you apply.

About the program

The incubator pays teams to build trading strategies on Aqua, 1inch's shared-liquidity layer, and new instructions for swapVM, its execution layer. Strategies built on swapVM are picked up by 1inch aggregator routing. The program says novelty is the first screen, so check the published list of existing curves and fee instructions before you apply.

This is not a plain grant. In return for up to $50,000, you share a percentage of your revenue with the 1inch DAO from the first dollar. You propose the percentage and the reviewers negotiate it; approved teams so far agreed to between 10% and 50% of a defined revenue base. After three years you can buy out the DAO's share at fair market value.

Anode (formerly StableLab) runs the program and reviews applications with DAOPlomats and Arana Digital. The 1inch Foundation signs grant agreements and runs KYC/KYB. Funded teams so far include Aqua0, Bleu, Steer Finance and 1delta.

What they fund

Dynamic-fee AMMs with new fee logic
Inventory-based or oracle-based pricing and market making
Cross-chain or multi-asset strategies on Aqua and swapVM
Strategies for underserved assets such as RWAs, LSTs, LRTs and yield-bearing tokens
New swapVM instructions that add functionality

Who can apply

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Teams or solo builders with real DeFi and smart-contract experience
A working understanding of Aqua's shared-liquidity model or swapVM; hackathon teams with a proof of concept are welcome
Willing to complete KYC/KYB and sign a revenue-sharing agreement
Out of scope: constant product, concentrated liquidity and stableswap curves, swapVM instructions already deployed, and anything not related to on-chain trading or liquidity

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How applying works

Apply on Notion
Submit the Notion form with your strategy category, scope check, team, technical approach, milestone plan and proposed revenue share.
Screening
The program steward checks completeness, eligibility and scope, and may send revision feedback.
Reviewer vote
You pitch to three delegate reviewers, and at least two of three must approve; the 1inch core team also signs off on the strategy.
KYC and agreement
Approved teams complete KYC/KYB with the 1inch Foundation and sign the revenue-sharing agreement.
Milestone funding
Funds are released in four tranches of 5%, 10%, 35% and 50%, the last when the strategy is live on mainnet and integrated into 1inch.

Sources

Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on gov.1inch.network before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Apply on Notion

Screening

Reviewer vote

KYC and agreement

Milestone funding

Sources

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