Vinteum Grants

Long-term, flexible grants from a Brazilian Bitcoin R&D center for experienced open-source Bitcoin and Lightning contributors.

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

Grant size: Size not published; No published ceiling
Paid in: Not published; Paid in one go
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 6 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 6 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on vinteum.org before you apply.

About the program

Vinteum is a non-profit Bitcoin research and development center based in São Paulo. It trains, mentors and funds open-source Bitcoin developers, mostly from Brazil, through seminars, the Bitcoin Dev Launchpad, a fellowship for early-career developers and a grants program for experienced contributors.

Grants are long-term and flexible, so grantees can work on their own direction with little management. Vinteum funds Bitcoin Core and protocol work, Lightning implementations, privacy and scalability research, fuzzing and testing, wallet libraries and SDKs, and education that helps new developers get started.

Current grantees work on Bitcoin Dev Kit, Floresta, Stratum V2, LND, P2Pool v2, Bitcoinfuzz and BTCPay Server. Some came through the Launchpad: after its second cohort Vinteum funded 12 fellows and two new grantees.

What they fund

Bitcoin Core and protocol development
Lightning Network implementations and tooling
Privacy, scalability and decentralization research
Fuzzing, testing infrastructure, wallet libraries and SDKs
Projects serving underrepresented regions and developer education

Who can apply

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Experienced contributors already active in free and open-source Bitcoin projects
A track record of thoughtful, high-quality contributions
Comfort working self-directed with little management
Grantees so far are mostly based in Brazil; the page does not state a location requirement

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How applying works

Email Vinteum
Write to info@vinteum.org with a summary of your work and goals, links to past contributions and your funding needs and timeframe.
Rolling review
Vinteum reviews proposals as they arrive.
Grant and support
Grantees get long-term funding plus mentorship and access to Vinteum's community and Casa21 hub.

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Email Vinteum

Rolling review

Grant and support

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