Astra Tikas

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Aistra EUDAI Hub, Decentralized AI for EU

Type Community RFP
Funding Awarded $10,800 USD
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Milestone Release 1	$5,600 USD	Pending	TBD
Milestone Release 2	$5,200 USD	Pending	TBD

Overview

EUDAI Hub will launch in the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). Building on 4 years of community work, events, and meetups, the focus for the coming years will be to foster a community around decentralized AI across Europe. The initiative aims to engage large organizations, universities, startups, and open-source developers. Rather than concentrating on a single community, the goal is to unite diverse groups, beginning with the Cardano and Deep Funding communities and integrating Baltic developers early on. With open-source AI advancing rapidly, it is a strategic opportunity to attract more contributors to Deep Funding from various backgrounds. Collaboration is the key.

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Type Community RFP
Total RFP Funding $50,000 USD
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Rafael Cardoso

Jan. 8, 2025

Rafael Cardoso

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Community and Collaboration

We are seeking individuals to lead and manage Deep Funding Community Hub initiatives. These initiatives aim to establish and foster decentralized Deep Funding Communities centered around specific topics or areas of interest where a dedicated community would be valuable. Examples of potential hubs include:

Sustainability Community Hub,
Women in AI Community Hub,
Africa Community Hub,
Asia Community Hub
French-Speaking Hub.
Among many other options

The primary objective of these Community Hubs is to expand Deep Funding in a decentralized way. This involves engaging new members, providing information, sharing best practices for submitting funding proposals and building strong, collaborative communities. Regular online meetings will also be an integral part of these initiatives to connect, grow, and support the community.

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Sustainability Community Hub,
Women in AI Community Hub,
Africa Community Hub,
Asia Community Hub
French-Speaking Hub.
Among many other options

Proposal Description

Our Team

Astra Tikas 4 years of organizing high level content events for web3 and AI community. She has also deep connections with web3 space as she has served this industry also from a legal perspective. experienced speaker and leader co-founder of Internet Native Organization and founder of Aistra AI coach and an Estonian delegate for Cardano Constitution signing and workshop. Tasks: hands-on leading and bringing the team together, putting the agenda, people, logistics and all that it takes to make it an effective event. Astra will be paid for this work the most as it’s going to be ⅓ job. Website: https://aistra.ee/ Vattan PS 20 years experience in tech and automation founder of Founderly and V, which is an AI innovation Lab and Venture studio, co-founder of Internet Native Organization. He is one of the most respected AI experts in Estonia. last 7 years experience in organizing high level and VIP events in startup ecosystem, web3 and in AI space, including the latest New Nordics AI Week and AI Forum in Estonia. Tasks: connecting to the right people and helping with the outreach, connecting communities, inviting bigger names. Website: https://vattan.com/ Tevo Saks Experienced project manager and operations expert who has delivered big amounts of successful proposals under Cardano and under SingularityNet. Estonian alternate for Cardano Constitution signing and workshop. He is the key element in understanding the specific processes if needed in Deep Funding and in SingularityNet. He is an active contributor to decentralized systems and community building, with a strong focus on connecting decentralized open-source services and enhancing governance documentation. With a professional background in project management and system design, he has successfully applied his expertise to drive growth and innovation within the Cardano and SingularityNET communities. Tasks: content creation and talking about Deep Funding, explaining the system for many. Website: https://linktr.ee/tevosaks

Company Name (if applicable)

Aistra

Project details

We aim to bring community power to DeefFunding for decentralized AI space in EU, starting out from Baltics. Goal is to unite different communities and bring more proposals and developers, also enthusiasts into the decentralized AI and Deep Funding era.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

Community Growth and Engagement

Number of Events Organized:

Total events (3 meetups, 3 online events) held in the Baltics: 6.

Event Participation:

Total number of attendees at events: we aim for 40 people for each event, but depending on the market, virus seasons etc it can be more or less.
New vs. returning participants: we hope to have at least 10 new people at every event from different areas.

Community Membership:

Growth in Deep Funding community - after 6 months we would be happy to see at least 6 proposals created by the people that we have onboarded, but we hope for more.
We aim to have an active Telegram group with all the event attendees. After 6 months we want to see around 100 engaged people in the TG group, but we hope for double.
We want to see growth in asking and researching in Deep Funding Discord channel.

Collaborations Initiated:

Partnerships with universities, organizations, and startups. Giving stage and pitch opportunity to startups, tech teams, talks, researchers and for discussions; during every event having at least 3 collaboration partners engaged.
During every event having speakers and attendees from Deep Funding and from SingularityNET, also from Cardano etc to show the real faces behind the big names, to build trust.

Impact on the Broader Ecosystem

Awareness and Visibility:

Media mentions, social media engagement, and articles published about the hub.
Increase in discussions around decentralized AI in European tech communities and in policy making.

Sustainability and Scalability

Funding Secured:

Amount of funding secured through Deep Funding, sponsorships, or donations.
Diversification of funding sources.

Volunteer and Member Contributions:

Number of active volunteers contributing time or resources: during every event having 2 volunteers for operations and marketing.

Expansion Beyond the Baltics:

During the first 6 meetups, securing new initiatives and collaboration projects for the future 6 months.

USEFULNESS

To expand the reach of Deep Funding, it is essential to engage developers beyond the existing community. As we are beginning from Baltics, the Baltics have a thriving tech and startup ecosystem, making it a strategic region to bring in new developers, researchers, and innovators. This proposal aims to create a bridge between Web3 communities, universities, and startups, offering a structured approach to onboarding new talent into the ecosystem.

A balanced approach of three offline and three online events will be crucial to give access to those who can not take part in offline meetups. Keeping offline only for locals is beneficial to create the FOMO effect to have more people in online events. Meetups —both virtual and in-person—have proven to be among the most effective ways to drive developer engagement and adoption. These events will serve as platforms for discussions on decentralized AI, going deeper into what could be built and how.

Problem description (optional)

In Baltics, where we kick off, Deep Funding has too small presence.

The decentralized AI and blockchain ecosystems are growing rapidly, yet they face a critical challenge: a lack of developer engagement. Too many daily active developers have no clue how to build with AI and especially how and what and why to build around decentralized or open-source AI. Deep Funding requires a continuous influx of skilled developers, researchers, and innovators to drive forward open-source AI and blockchain initiatives.

Furthermore, fragmentation within the Web3 ecosystem prevents efficient collaboration. Many talented developers in blockchain, AI, and open-source technology operate in separate silos, missing the chance to collaborate on impactful projects. This disconnect limits innovation, slows adoption, and prevents the formation of a strong decentralized AI movement in Europe.

Key Challenges:

Limited awareness of Deep Funding among developers in the Baltics.
Lack of structured onboarding for new developers into decentralized AI and blockchain ecosystems.
Fragmentation between Web3 communities, startups, and universities that prevents knowledge-sharing and collaboration.
Missed opportunities for funding due to low engagement with Deep Funding.
Slow adoption of decentralized AI principles in the European tech landscape.

Solution Description

To address these challenges, this proposal will launch a structured initiative that connects universities, startups, and diverse Web3 communities in the Baltics. Over six months, we will organize six events—three in-person and three online—to introduce developers, researchers and other related business people to decentralized AI, Deep Funding.

This initiative will:

Raise Awareness – By hosting in-person and virtual meetups, we will bring together developers, researchers, and startup founders to discuss decentralized AI, Deep Funding opportunities. .
Facilitate Collaboration – Each event will provide a stage for startups, tech teams, and researchers to present their work, discuss challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Provide a Structured Onboarding Pathway – Developers and innovators will gain an understanding of Deep Funding and how they can secure resources for building decentralized AI projects.
Grow an Active EUDAI Community – We will establish an engaged Telegram group and direct some discussions into Deep Funding’s Discord.
Connect the Deep Funding to the Ecosystem – By inviting speakers and attendees from SingularityNET, Deep Funding and other key players, we will create trustworthy connections between the community and industry leaders, helping build trust and engagement.

Implementation Strategy:

3 in-person meetups in strategic Baltic locations to foster local engagement and FOMO (fear of missing out) effect for online events.
3 online events to ensure broader accessibility for international participants.
Dedicated partnership-building efforts with universities, startups, and Web3 communities to establish long-term collaboration opportunities.
Community-building through mostly Telegram, with a goal of onboarding 100+ active members.
Targeted onboarding of developers and collaboration projects into Deep Funding, aiming for at least 6 proposals submitted by participants in the first 6 months.
For direct marketing we will use the direct contact with our collaboration partners, contacts and community that we have gathered during our past years work. It will help us to achieve our goals as we are not beginning from scratch.
For bigger outreach we will use associations, web3 existing groups and AI enthusiast groups with a key point that if you are looking for funding around AI, you should know Deep Funding.

EXPERIENCE:

Here are some examples of community events that we have organized in past under different brands like INO (Astra & Vattan&Tevo), Estonian Cryptocurrency Association (Astra), Aistra (Astra), Founderly (Vattan), EstoniAI Meetup (Vattan and Astra as helper) as Astra Tikas and Vattan PS are the key organizers behind these brands:

DAO DAY, the first DAO conference ever: https://daoday.ee/

Crypto Companies Call to Comply and Collaborate conference:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_cryptocompliance-activity-6937118058616393728-pS-V?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

EstoniAI Meetups example of Volume 7: https://lu.ma/0045px5e

Estonian AI week first event organized also by INO: https://founderly.com/enlighten/tallinn-ai-week

and

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_tallinnaiweek-tallinnaiweek-ai-activity-7074677322712326144-4VXX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Our efforts with public sector in Estonia, Astra Tikas is talking about DAOs: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7127999981440970756/

Our efforts with Finland delegation:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7112561190127493121/

Tokenomics Regulation Dilemma:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_startups-legal-entrepreneurs-activity-6993532102130438146-qZeH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Is there life after ETH Merge?: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_what-will-happen-to-eth-price-after-the-merge-activity-6974342502606606336-D434?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

VIP web3 event:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_web3-web3-community-activity-6973325627244326912-dj7b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

DeFi security:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_eca-organized-an-event-to-discuss-more-about-activity-6941042005288337408-uSTr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Crypto Payments https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_innovation-payments-business-activity-6958811760065728512-ijX0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Innovation seeks new solutions, regulations seek peace:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astratikas_in-the-crypto-industry-one-meeting-between-activity-6918367747819081728-WSxp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

And many more

Thank you for believing in us! Wohoo!

Links and references

Links for previous events are provided under the long description.

Additional videos

Links for previous events and videos are provided under the long description.

Was there any event, initiative or publication that motivated you to register/submit this proposal?

Physical, in real live event

Describe the particulars.

Cardano Constitutional Workshop in Argentina as it inspired Astra to take the Cardano and many in the Deep Funding space more seriously and build trust - offline meetings and discussions matter.

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A proposal that promises the development of a personal assistant that outperforms existing solutions might be feasible, but if there is no AI expertise in the team the viability rating might be low.
A proposal that promises a new Carbon Emission Compensation scheme might be technically feasible, but the viability could be estimated low due to challenges around market penetration and widespread adoption.

Creating a translation service from, say Spanish to English might be possible, but it\'s questionable if such a service would be able to get a significant share of the market

A metaverse project that spends 95% of its budget on the development of the game and only 5 % on the development of an AI service for the platform might expect a low ‘usefulness’ rating here.

A marketing proposal that creates t-shirts for a local high school, would get a lower ‘usefulness’ rating than a marketing proposal that has a viable plan for targeting highly esteemed universities in a scaleable way.
An AI service that is fully dedicated to a single product, does not take advantage of the purpose of the platform. When the same service would be offered and useful for other parties, this should increase the ‘usefulness’ rating.

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Last Updated
2 May 2025

Milestone 1 - Aistra EUAID Community Kickoff

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Timeline: Months 1-3 Objectives: Establish the foundation for Deep Funding and decentralized AI awareness and engagement in the Baltics. Host the first three events (2 in-person 1 online) to introduce the decentralized AI vision and funding opportunities. Begin building partnerships with universities startups and Web3 communities. Launch a dedicated Telegram group to onboard participants and facilitate ongoing discussions. Without an intensive push on organizing and ensuring high-quality content we believe the community will not be convinced to participate. Our events in Estonia have stood out due to their depth and real discussions rather than sales-driven pitches. We aim to maintain this approach focusing on substance over marketing. Costs per item: Project Lead (Astra): 1/3 salary with taxes for continued leadership and execution of events. 3 months x 1000 USD = 3000 USD Online Event (Recording Editing Marketing & Content Creation): 1 online event x 600 USD = 600 USD Offline Events (Venue Food & Drinks Photos Video Clips Marketing & Content Creation): 2 offline events x 1000 USD = 2000 USD Total Budget for Milestone 1: 3000 + 600 + 2000 = 5600 USD

Deliverables

Key Deliverables: 2 in-person meetups 1 online events Topics covered: SingularityNET and Deep Funding collaboration opportunities. focused on decentralized AI Deep Funding and funding opportunities. Having speakers and new community members from universities startups and tech communities. Telegram community launched with at least 50 active members engaging in discussions.

Budget

$5,600 USD

Success Criterion

Success Metrics: At least 100 participants across the first three events. At least 18 speakers engaged from different organizations and partners. 50 members engaging in Telegram discussion. Early signs of Deep Funding interest, with at least 2 developers or teams expressing intent to submit proposals.

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Milestone 2 - Aistra EUAID Growth Expansion.

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Objectives: Scale up the developer engagement and onboarding process. Host the final three events (2 online 1 offline) with a focus on collaboration and proposal-building for Deep Funding. Expand partnerships and strengthen community participation. Encourage at least 6 proposals to be submitted to Deep Funding by newly onboarded developers and teams. Solidify community-building efforts to ensure sustainability beyond the initial six months. Without intensive push on organizing and bringing the quality essence of the event itself we don’t think that the community will be convinced to participate. Our events have been different in the Estonian market with high-level content - we want to continue with this. Less sales more quality. Costs per item: Project lead (Astra): 1/3 salary for 1 event is with taxes: 6 x 1000 USD 1 online event price is: (recording cutting uploading content marketing content creation) = 600 USD 1 offline event price is: (venue+tech food&drinks photos some video clips marketing content creation) = 1000 USD. Milestone 2 Budget: Project Lead (Astra): 1/3 salary with taxes for continued leadership and execution of events. 3 months x 1000 USD = 3000 USD Online Events (Recording Editing Marketing & Content Creation): 2 online events x 600 USD = 1200 USD Offline Event (Venue Food&Drinks Photos Video Clips Marketing& Content Creation): 1 offline event x 1000 USD = 1000 USD Total Budget for Milestone 2: 3000 + 1200 + 1000 = 5200 USD

Deliverables

Key Deliverables: 3 planned events done while covering the most up to date topics on the decenrtalized AI table. 6 Deep Funding proposals submitted by developers onboarded through the initiative. Partnership ideas expanded to include at least 6 partners from universities startups or organizations. Telegram community reaches 100+ active members fostering ongoing engagement.

Budget

$5,200 USD

Success Criterion

Success Metrics: 6 Deep Funding proposals submitted by community members. More than 170 total attendees across all six events. 6 collaboration partners actively participating in events and outreach. 100+ engaged Telegram members, with ongoing discussions. Increased discussions and presence in Deep Funding’s Discord. People from the community are connected also in X or in Li and supporting each other posts related to these events.

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A proposal that promises the development of a personal assistant that outperforms existing solutions might be feasible, but if there is no AI expertise in the team the viability rating might be low.
A proposal that promises a new Carbon Emission Compensation scheme might be technically feasible, but the viability could be estimated low due to challenges around market penetration and widespread adoption.

Creating a translation service from, say Spanish to English might be possible, but it\'s questionable if such a service would be able to get a significant share of the market

A metaverse project that spends 95% of its budget on the development of the game and only 5 % on the development of an AI service for the platform might expect a low ‘usefulness’ rating here.

A marketing proposal that creates t-shirts for a local high school, would get a lower ‘usefulness’ rating than a marketing proposal that has a viable plan for targeting highly esteemed universities in a scaleable way.
An AI service that is fully dedicated to a single product, does not take advantage of the purpose of the platform. When the same service would be offered and useful for other parties, this should increase the ‘usefulness’ rating.

Astra Tikas

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Tevo Saks

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