# Sponsor Lead Tracker

**Date:** 2026-05-15
**Owner:** beihai + Codex
**Status:** First outreach approved on 2026-05-21. Actual sending still requires an authenticated external channel and, for most forms, a sender email.

This tracker turns the sponsor categories in the execution board into named, auditable leads. It is intentionally conservative: the first batch favors infrastructure, security, smart-account, education, and public-goods programs over exchanges, yield products, token launches, or trading campaigns.

## Operating Rules

- Record public evidence before outreach.
- Use the existing sponsor kit and outreach drafts; personalize the first paragraph with the relevant lesson or product fit.
- Log every sent message and reply in the daily operations report.
- Do not promise traffic, conversions, exclusivity, lesson conclusions, token promotion, or investment outcomes.
- Do not change payment details, accept funds, or publish a sponsor placement without explicit approval.
- Escalate before contacting exchange, leverage, restaking, yield, launchpad, or trading-related leads.

## Lead Scoring

| Score | Meaning                                                                        |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 5     | Strong curriculum fit, low trust risk, obvious education or public-goods angle |
| 4     | Good fit, low-to-medium risk, needs careful positioning                        |
| 3     | Useful but indirect fit, better after more metrics or a specific campaign      |
| 2     | Possible fit but high diligence needed                                         |
| 1     | Do not contact in the current sponsor batch                                    |

## First Outreach Batch

| Priority | Lead                                          | Category                                   | Fit score | Public evidence                                                                                                                                                                     | Suggested angle                                                                                                                          | Channel                        | Status       | Risk notes                                                                                                                   |
| -------: | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|        1 | Safe Ecosystem Foundation                     | Smart accounts / security / grants         |         5 | Safe funds smart-account infrastructure, security, developer tooling, research, ecosystem growth, and educational content through rolling grants: https://safefoundation.org/grants | Pitch a small educational grant or sponsor slot around smart accounts, wallet recovery, ERC-4337, and beginner-safe account abstraction. | `grants@safefoundation.org`    | Approved     | Low trust risk; keep outputs educational and open-source. Impact memo: `docs/strategy/2026-05-18-safe-reown-impact-memo.md`. |
|        2 | Reown / WalletConnect                         | Wallet UX / connectivity infra             |         5 | Reown is powered by WalletConnect and positions itself as secure, user-friendly infrastructure for onchain apps: https://reown.com/about-reown                                      | Sponsor wallet-connectivity lessons and agent-readable onboarding material; position as UX infrastructure, not token promotion.          | Contact sales / partnerships   | Approved     | Avoid implying endorsement of any specific wallet. Impact memo: `docs/strategy/2026-05-18-safe-reown-impact-memo.md`.        |
|        3 | QuickNode                                     | RPC / infrastructure / developer education |         5 | QuickNode Startup Program includes credits, community, strategic collaborations, technical guidance, visibility, and Web3 knowledge: https://www.quicknode.com/startup              | Infrastructure sponsor for builder labs, RPC lessons, and developer onboarding.                                                          | Startup program / partnerships | Queued       | Good fit for builder content; do not promise developer acquisition numbers yet.                                              |
|        4 | Alchemy                                       | Infrastructure / developer platform        |         4 | Alchemy Ventures offers funding, platform access, architecture guidance, technical support, and developer distribution: https://www.alchemy.com/ventures-contact-funding            | Explore education partnership or infrastructure support for AI-native Web3 curriculum and builder labs.                                  | Ventures / partnerships        | Queued       | Their page is startup-oriented; frame as education/public-good partnership first.                                            |
|        5 | Blockaid                                      | Web3 security                              |         4 | Blockaid presents itself as onchain security used by major Web3 companies and highlights MetaMask/Consensys security work: https://blockaid.io/                                     | Sponsor beginner safety content around malicious dApps, approvals, transaction simulation, and phishing defense.                         | Contact form / partnerships    | Queued       | Security claims must stay factual; avoid comparing competitors.                                                              |
|        6 | Blowfish                                      | Wallet security UX                         |         4 | Blowfish focuses on proactive defense for Web3 wallets and improving security UX: https://blowfish.xyz/                                                                             | Co-create or sponsor wallet-drainer, signing, and transaction-warning lessons.                                                           | Contact form                   | Queued       | Similar to Blockaid; keep claims tool-neutral.                                                                               |
|        7 | Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program | Public goods / education / grants          |         5 | ESP supports teams across the Ethereum ecosystem and coordinates grant management and funding: https://esp.ethereum.foundation/                                                     | Apply for public-goods support after packaging AI-native curriculum impact, open-source outputs, and translation roadmap.                | ESP inquiry / grant            | Researching  | Grant path, not commercial sponsor; stronger after public usage metrics improve.                                             |
|        8 | Optimism Collective / Atlas                   | L2 public goods / Superchain               |         4 | Optimism describes Retro Funding and grants for builders creating measurable ecosystem value: https://www.optimism.io/collective                                                    | Position L2/cross-chain education, public-goods curriculum, and agent-readable learning resources for Superchain learners.               | Atlas / grant path             | Researching  | Ecosystem-specific support must not bias lesson conclusions.                                                                 |
|        9 | Base Builder Grants                           | L2 builder ecosystem                       |         4 | Ethereum founder support lists Base Builder Grants as active, with 1-5 ETH grants for tooling and infrastructure: https://ethereum.org/founders/                                    | Apply after adding a stronger Base/L2 builder learning path or mini-app lab.                                                             | Grant path                     | Researching  | Better after a Base-specific lesson or lab exists.                                                                           |
|       10 | Chainlink Community Grants                    | Oracle / developer education               |         3 | Chainlink grant archive includes developer documentation, community-driven resources, and Chainlink Academy examples: https://go.chain.link/archives/community/grants               | Consider after adding oracle, price feed, or cross-chain messaging curriculum content.                                                   | Grant / community program      | Later        | Needs new Chainlink-relevant content before outreach.                                                                        |
|       11 | Arbitrum Foundation                           | L2 ecosystem / grants                      |         3 | Arbitrum Foundation says it fosters ecosystem growth and links to grants: https://arbitrum.foundation/                                                                              | Consider for L2/cross-chain module support after improving Arbitrum-specific learning outcomes.                                          | Grants                         | Later        | Ecosystem-specific funding could bias L2 coverage; require neutral framing.                                                  |

## Initial Outreach Order

1. Safe Ecosystem Foundation: grant-style request, not paid ad placement.
2. Reown / WalletConnect: wallet UX and connection safety.
3. QuickNode: developer labs and RPC learning path.
4. Blockaid or Blowfish: security education, choose one first to avoid overlapping asks.
5. Ethereum Foundation ESP: public-goods support after packaging a stronger impact memo.

## Pre-Outreach Checklist

- [x] Update sponsor kit metrics to the current star count and latest 14-day traffic before sending.
- [ ] Add a stable public sponsor-kit link or attach the relevant section in the message.
- [x] Choose one clear ask: grant, sponsor slot, or educational collaboration.
- [ ] Record the outreach date, channel, and exact message in the daily report.
- [ ] Stop and ask for approval if the target requests paid placement, affiliate tracking, token promotion, financial claims, or changes to donation/payment details.

## Outreach Log

| Date | Lead                      | Channel                       | Message / Thread                                     | Status   | Notes                                                       |
| ---- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2026-05-21 | Safe Ecosystem Foundation | `grants@safefoundation.org`   | `docs/strategy/2026-05-18-safe-reown-impact-memo.md` | Approved, not sent | User approved outreach; sending requires a sender email account. |
| 2026-05-21 | Reown / WalletConnect     | Contact sales / partnership   | `docs/strategy/2026-05-18-safe-reown-impact-memo.md` | Approved, not sent | User approved outreach; external form likely needs sender email / authenticated human-channel send. |
| TBD  | QuickNode                 | Startup program / partnership | TBD                                                  | Not sent | Personalize around builder labs and RPC content.            |
