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Trailblazer 2.0: $1M in Grants to Power Agentic DeFi on Arbitrum

Arbitrum Foundation
Grant Applications open

The Arbitrum Foundation is offering $1 million in grants to builders who launch DeFi agents, agent templates, or contributions to Vibekit, an Arbitrum-native MCP agent framework developed by Ember. Each submission is capped at $10k. Eligible contributions include DeFi agents, agent add-ons and plug-ins, open source agent templates, and capability integrations.

Programme terms

Amount
$1M total, with a cap of $10k per submission
Funding type
Grant
Stages
MVP
Industries
Web3 / Blockchain, Fintech, AI & Machine Learning
Regions
Global
Applications
Rolling intake
Who can apply
Builders who launch agents, agent templates, or any of the listed contributions with VibeKit, demonstrating clear utility and performance. The page says that if you've deployed an AI agent, created an agent template using Vibekit, or contributed to Vibekit, you may be eligible.
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