👨‍💻 Round Managers

Round Managers are responsible for creating, managing, and overseeing funding rounds.

A Round Manager in GrantPicks plays a crucial role in the decentralized funding process, overseeing the creation and management of funding rounds. This position is essential for ensuring that the funding mechanism operates smoothly and transparently, allowing projects to secure financial support through community engagement. Round Managers are responsible for setting up the parameters of each round, facilitating project applications, and managing the voting process.

Your Role as a Round Manager

As a Round Manager on GrantPicks, you have the power to:

1. Create Funding Rounds: Initiate and set up new grant rounds, defining parameters such as funding amounts, duration, and eligibility criteria.

2. Manage Vaults: Create and oversee vaults that contain treasuries for your funding rounds.

3. Review Applications: Assess and approve project submissions, ensuring they meet the criteria for your round.

4. Oversee Voting Process: Monitor the pairwise voting process as the community evaluates projects.

5. Trigger Payouts: Initiate fund distribution to successful projects through smart contracts or manual processes.

Key Features for Round Managers

• Round Factory: Use our Round Factory contract to efficiently deploy new round smart contracts.

• Customizable Parameters: Set voting periods, application deadlines, and funding amounts to suit your round's needs.

• Admin Controls: Add or remove admins, review applications, and manage the overall round process.

• Transparency Tools: Access detailed information about votes, applications, and funding allocations.

Why GrantPicks for Round Management?

1. Decentralized Decision-Making: Leverage our pairwise voting system to ensure fair and community-driven project selection.

2. Smart Contract Security: Our Soroban-based smart contracts ensure secure fund custody and distribution.

3. Flexibility: Choose between vault-based funding or manual payouts to suit your preferences.

4. Transparency: All actions are recorded on the blockchain, providing full visibility into the grant-making process.

5. Efficient Workflow: Our streamlined process reduces administrative overhead, allowing you to focus on identifying and supporting promising projects.

By choosing GrantPicks, you're not just managing a funding round – you're fostering innovation and growth in the Web3 ecosystem. Our platform empowers you to make impactful decisions transparently and efficiently.