Please describe your proposed solution

We aim to design the prototype for a flexible open-source tool that powers investment curation, decision-making and reputation for investors and investment DAOs, so that anyone, anywhere can easily build an investment track-record.

The FTWinner dApp aims to become a social platform connecting analysts, investors, and founders and creates a gamified Venture Capital decision-making experience. The dApp makes Venture Capital more accessible for new audiences, opens up new funding sources for founders, and ultimately generates better deal flow for angel investors, venture DAOs and grants DAOs on a global scale.

More info on solution idea here:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGAkrztN8I/xAPxadVMLju9HdzcaPC4WA/edit?utm_content=DAGAkrztN8I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

Concept-stage:

• Provide concepts and inspiration for new decision-making primitives on Cardano
• Enable progress towards an MVP of our primitives and tooling (potentially built on other Cardano tools such as Clarity)
• Generate awareness of Cardano amongst FTW DAO project's community and members

MVP & Long-term

• Attract investors, builders and founders who use our dApp to cardano
• Increase on-chain activity
• Enable builders of venture DAOs or grants DAOs on Cardano to leverage our tooling and decision-making primitives in their own projects

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

FTW DAO and FTW Ventures Gmbh are Swiss registered entities focused on bringing the vision of more diversity in investment decision-making to life. Our project has previously attracted 70+ members and over 50k in membership revenues, building an 'OG' community of around 50 members with significant experience in venture capital, entrepreneurship, angel investing, DEI and product development.

Our co-founder Isla's background

• 10 years in finance / venture capital
• 3 years DAOs / web3
• Joined Safe Foundation (prev. Gnosis Safe) to lead grants program in 2023
• Part of project that launched a diversity-index backed ETF which now has >$1b AUM
• Quit TradFi to become founder of FTW DAO since late 2021
• Active in DAOs since 2021 Bankless DAO / Fight Club
• Digital product management and digital marketing in global companies
• Seed stage venture capital investor in B2B Saas across Eastern Europe

Our co-founder Ben's background

• 10 years in banking / finance in leading European/Global Banks
• Led innovation team designing and launching products to drive more women to actively invest
• Launched a diversity-index backed ETF which now has >$1b AUM
• Program manager implementing data-driven insights for strategy / client experience across UBS
• Quit TradFi to become founder of FTW DAO since late 2021
• Active in DAOs since 2021 Bankless DAO / Fight Club
• Master’s degree in Technology Management / Bachelor Bus. Administration

Other team members:

Elected Council Members

For The Win Association Board Members (2023-2024)

Victoria Soelle: Victoria is a policy and operations expert with 10+ years experience, working from the highest office in government to top executives of multinationals to social entrepreneurs.

Peter Bachinger: Peter has facilitated a multitude of transactions and direct investments, spanning from high growth startups to multinationals. He is a former early-stage investor and is currently in M&A.

Hana Kanjaa: Hana has coached and mentored many people through her previous businesses. A particular passion she has is in helping middle-aged women pivot their careers into tech and web3.

Bassil Eid: Bassil is a serial entrepreneur and investor in the web3 and fintech space, working with startups in the US & Switzerland. He helps DAOs and Web 3 firms manage crypto accounting in his own latest venture (Detof).

Marko Hrelja: Marko is an ex-academic researcher, and exited-startup CEO, Investor, Mentor at Draper, and retired semi-pro skier.

Benjamin Hoelzl: Once dreamed of being Chancellor of Germany. Ben worked 10+ years in banking and is passionate about democratising access to opportunities with a focus on investments.

Isla Munro-Hochmayr: Isla once studied filmmaking but switched to economics and became passionate about redesigning finance. Has devoted her career to fairer, and more effective methods for capital allocation. She cares deeply about founder mental health and embracing neurodiversity.

What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone 1: Project planning and feasibility study on Cardano ecosystem and tooling

Milestone 2: User research and concept refinement

• Based on existing tooling in Cardano ecosystem
• Research with wider DAO community (also outside cardano)

Milestone 3: Concept UX / UI Design

• UX and UI design based on user research insights

Final Milestone: Clickable Prototype

• Clickable prototype based on existing Cardano tooling / primitives that concept could be built on
• Clear product vision for longer-term roadmap

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Isla Munro-Hochmay - product co-lead

Vic Kalchev - product co-lead

Ben Hoelzl - project admin / mgmt.

Victoria Citterio-Soelle - FTW DAO council

Marko Hrelja - FTW DAO council

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

• Planning phase - CHF 10000

• User Research - CHF 10000

• UX / UI & Prototyping - CHF 12000

• Total in Ada - 80,000 ADA / CHF 32,000

No dependencies

How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

• Well developed early concept
• Strong team and community existing
• Highly qualified professionals
• High chance of milestone achievement and project success
• Expensive pieces of work already done (legally compliant entities and a lot of IP already in place
• Revenue generation track-record