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CCA 2026 Sponsorship Prospect List

Tier Targeting Guide

Tier Target Organizations Annual Revenue/Treasury
Steward (€25k+) Protocol foundations, large ecosystem funds $50M+
Commons Builder (€15k) Mid-size protocols, impact funds $10-50M
Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k) Growing projects, regional funds $1-10M
Community Contributor (€3k) Early-stage projects, DAOs, cooperatives <$1M

Protocol Foundations & L1/L2 Networks

Tier: Steward Partner (€25k+)

Organization Alignment Contact Strategy
Ethereum Foundation Public goods funding, protocol commons ESP grants team
Gnosis DAO tooling, prediction markets GnosisDAO
Optimism Retroactive public goods funding Optimism Collective
Arbitrum DAO governance, ecosystem grants Arbitrum Foundation
Celo Regenerative finance, mobile-first Celo Foundation
Near Protocol Governance, ecosystem development Near Foundation

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Organization Alignment Notes
Cosmos Hub IBC, interchain commons Interchain Foundation
Polkadot Shared security, parachains Web3 Foundation
Solana Foundation Ecosystem development Grants program active
Cardano Governance, Project Catalyst IOG, Cardano Foundation

Already Partners (Renewal/Upgrade)

  • Tezos ✓
  • Namada ✓
  • Telos ✓

Regenerative Finance (ReFi) Projects

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Toucan Protocol Carbon credits on-chain Climate commons
KlimaDAO Carbon-backed currency Regenerative treasury
Flowcarbon Tokenized carbon Nature-based solutions
Gitcoin Quadratic funding Public goods pioneer
Giveth Donation platform Commons economy
Coordination Network Public goods coordination MetaGov adjacent

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Commons Stack Token engineering for commons Core alignment
Token Engineering Commons Token design research Research collaboration
Kolektivo Local regenerative economies Community currencies
Impact Markets Retroactive impact funding Public goods

Already Partners (Renewal)

  • Regen Network ✓
  • Grassroots Economics ✓
  • EthicHub ✓

DAO Infrastructure & Governance

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Aragon DAO framework Governance tooling
DAOstack Holographic consensus Governance research
Snapshot Off-chain voting Governance infrastructure
Tally On-chain governance Protocol governance
Boardroom Governance aggregator Cross-DAO insights

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Colony DAO framework Reputation systems
Gardens Conviction voting Commons Stack spin-off
Coordinape Peer compensation Community coordination
Hats Protocol Role-based permissions DAO tooling

Impact Investors & Ecosystem Funds

Tier: Steward Partner (€25k+)

Fund Focus AUM/Grants
a]16z Crypto Crypto ecosystem $7B+
Paradigm Protocol infrastructure $2B+
Polychain Capital Protocol investments Large
Electric Capital Developer ecosystem Active in ReFi

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Fund Focus Notes
Placeholder VC Crypto networks Thesis-driven
Variant Fund Ownership economy Values-aligned
1kx Token networks Long-term focus
Fabric Ventures Open protocols European presence
IDEO CoLab Ventures Design + crypto Innovation focus

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Fund Focus Notes
Cerulean Ventures ReFi focus Climate + crypto
Climate Collective Climate tech Ecosystem builder
Mercy Corps Ventures Emerging markets Impact focus

Already Partners

  • One Project ✓

Academic & Research Institutions

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Institution Relevant Center Alignment
MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative Research prestige
Stanford Center for Blockchain Research Academic credibility
Oxford Oxford Blockchain Society European connection
WU Vienna Institute for Cryptoeconomics Existing relationships

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Institution Focus Notes
BlockScience Token engineering Applied research
Metagov Digital governance Research collective
RadicalxChange Political economy Glen Weyl connection
P2P Foundation Commons research Michel Bauwens

Already Connected

  • Informal Systems ✓

Cooperatives & Worker-Owned Organizations

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Resonate Music streaming coop Platform cooperativism
Stocksy Photography coop Creative commons
Platform6 Coop development UK cooperative movement
FairBnB Accommodation coop Sharing economy

Tier: Community Contributor (€3k)

Organization Focus Alignment
DisCO Distributed coops Feminist economics
Hypha DAO-coop hybrid Worker-owned DAO
Open Coop Open source coops Commons overlap

Already Partners

  • Bread Cooperative ✓ (Membership sponsor)
  • Breadchain ✓

Privacy & Decentralization

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Organization Focus Alignment
Zcash Foundation Privacy technology Digital commons
Secret Network Private computation Privacy as commons
Mina Protocol Lightweight blockchain Accessibility
Aleo Zero-knowledge Privacy infrastructure

Already Partners

  • Namada ✓
  • Holochain ✓

DeFi Protocols with Public Goods Focus

Tier: Commons Builder (€15k)

Protocol Focus Alignment
Uniswap Foundation DEX, grants program Protocol commons
Aave Lending, grants DAO governance
Compound Lending protocol Governance pioneer
MakerDAO Stablecoin Decentralized governance
Lido Liquid staking DAO model

Tier: Regenerative Supporter (€7.5k)

Protocol Focus Alignment
Yearn Finance Yield optimization Fair launch ethos
Curve Finance Stablecoin DEX ve-tokenomics
Balancer AMM Grants program

Media & Community Partners

In-kind or Community Contributor tier

Organization Type Opportunity
Bankless Media Content partnership
The Defiant Media Coverage
Decrypt Media Event coverage
CoinDesk Media Press partner
Forefront Community media Token communities
Mirror Publishing platform Content distribution

Outreach Priority Matrix

Immediate Outreach (High alignment + capacity)

  1. Ethereum Foundation / ESP
  2. Gitcoin
  3. Gnosis / GnosisDAO
  4. Optimism Collective
  5. Celo Foundation
  6. Commons Stack
  7. Token Engineering Commons

Secondary Wave (Good fit, needs relationship building)

  1. Aragon
  2. Cosmos / Interchain Foundation
  3. Near Protocol
  4. RadicalxChange
  5. Metagov

Long-term Cultivation (Large potential, longer sales cycle)

  1. a16z crypto
  2. Paradigm
  3. MIT Media Lab
  4. Stanford CBR

Notes

  • Existing partners should be contacted for renewal 3-4 months before event
  • Warm introductions are preferred — identify connections through current partners
  • Values alignment is critical — prioritize mission fit over check size
  • Follow up within 1 week of initial outreach, then 2-week intervals