IOK Fund

Go-to-market grants of up to about $20,000 in KAIA for dApps that have launched or are about to launch on Kaia.

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Time left to apply

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RollingNo deadline

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

Grant size: Up to $20K; Largest grant $20,000
Paid in: KAIA; Paid in one go
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 2 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 10 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on kaia.io before you apply.

About the program

The IOK Fund is the funding arm of Ignite on Kaia, the Kaia Foundation's onboarding program for dApp teams. It pays for go-to-market work such as marketing, user acquisition and reward campaigns, so teams can focus on building the product.

When the fund launched in 2024 (as Ignite on Klaytn), each applicant picked an IOK partner, such as a marketing, wallet or data provider, and the grant was paid to that partner for services. The current IOK form asks for a requested budget from under $5,000 up to $20,000, and the separate funding request form also covers reward matching, infrastructure costs and event sponsorship.

The foundation calls IOK an evergreen program that is always open barring exceptional circumstances. Funded teams must report results against the on-chain goals they set in their application.

What they fund

Go-to-market and user acquisition campaigns
Reward matching and retention campaigns
Infrastructure costs such as hosting and Kaia integration
Event sponsorship
Services from IOK partners: wallets, security tools, oracles, API nodes and marketing

Who can apply

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dApps already launched on Kaia, or preparing to launch within one to two months
Gaming, NFT, DeFi, infrastructure, tooling, payments, RWA and other dApp categories
You set target KPIs such as users, wallets, transactions or TVL
You agree to share progress and outcomes with the Kaia Foundation

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How applying works

Submit IOK form
Fill in the IOK dApp form on kaia.io with your project, the partners you need and a budget band.
Request funding
Complete the IOK Fund request form with the amount, purpose, usage plan, target KPIs and a pitch deck.
Foundation review
The Kaia Foundation reviews the application and contacts eligible teams with individual guidance.
Run and report
Run the funded campaign or service and send the foundation a results report against your stated goals.

Sources

Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on kaia.io before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Submit IOK form

Request funding

Foundation review

Run and report

Sources

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