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description: All you need to know about funding and grants on NEAR.
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For support guidance with your existing project, please fill out this [Project Support Form](https://airtable.com/shrQk2yWacIj2QA3E).

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* Details on MetaWeb, a venture fund focused on early-stage crypto projects in the NEAR ecosystem 
* Backer Network, a global network of nearly 300 VCs, angels, and mentors that provide ecosystem support.
* GTM/Event Funding opportunities and outlines the process to apply for these grants.
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## MetaWeb

![metaweb](@site/static/img/logo_metaweb.png)

Metaweb is a global venture fund focused on early stage crypto projects. In particular, Metaweb specializes in projects and business building within the NEAR ecosystem (NEAR-native, Aurora, Octopus, and more in the future).

Visit: [https://www.metaweb.vc/](https://www.metaweb.vc/)


## Backer Network

NEAR Foundation’s Backer Network is a global and diverse network of nearly 300 VCs, angels, advisors, and mentors with a common goal of externally accelerating the growth of the NEAR ecosystem. These backers represent over $20 billion in capital and provide a range of ecosystem support from external capital for fundraising, liquidity providing, advisory services, mentorship, and more.

If you are a project getting ready to raise and looking to tap into the NEAR backer network, please [complete the following form](https://nearprotocol1001.typeform.com/nearvcnetwork?typeform-source=www.google.com) to ensure the details are captured by Corey Pigott, Strategic Funding Manager at NEAR, who will be in touch. If you are a VC/Fund and would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay up to date on the NEAR ecosystem, please subscribe to the [NF Key Contributors Newsletter](https://near.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=faedf5dec8739fb92e05b4131&id=cdc7be7d09).


## GTM/Event Funding

If you are planning a GTM push or looking to host an event in partnership with NEAR - a side event alongside a major crypto event, a launch event, etc. - and want to explore funding opportunities from NEAR Foundation to support this, please follow the workflow outlined below:

*Ideally, please try to complete and submit with 4 weeks overhead to allow for review*

1. Submit the [Ecosystem Marketing Grants application](https://airtable.com/shrm92EDb6ydLrSxr) form.
2. Create a copy of the [Event Playbook Toolkit](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MysTwrdWgwd7DdEGD-O6CCIwZZ68YxpZWIqzba3k0jk/edit#slide=id.g13072457ef4_0_0), complete the sections that are relevant to your event/GTM push, and email the copy to events@near.foundation
3. Upon approval you will receive an email follow up from the grants team with a milestone form to complete for the funding, as well as an invoice request
4. After the event, please complete the [post-event retro form](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGYvxcEIgocgj32NnRnnfCycCQFNKp3iwvfThKwp73E/edit) for the remainder of the funding.
