Calip.io

# Open Grant Proposal: Calip.io – Decentralized Startup Investment Infrastructure

## Project Name

Calip.io

## Proposal Category

Integrations

## Individual or Entity Name

Calip Technologies Private Limited

## Project Repo(s)

https://github.com/Team-calip

(Project repository will be made public upon commencement of the grant.)

## Filecoin Ecosystem Affiliations

None.

## Technical Sponsor

None.

## Do you agree to open source all work you do on behalf of this RFP under the MIT/Apache-2 dual-license?

Yes.

# Project Summary

Calip.io is building a decentralized startup investment platform where startups can raise capital through blockchain-based tokenized fundraising while maintaining transparent, verifiable, and immutable records.

Our proposal integrates Filecoin and IPFS as the decentralized storage layer for startup documentation, including pitch decks, financial statements, legal agreements, valuation reports, due diligence records, governance documents, and smart contract metadata. Ethereum smart contracts reference immutable CIDs stored on IPFS/Filecoin, allowing investors to independently verify every disclosure before making investment decisions.

This creates a transparent investment infrastructure where critical startup information cannot be modified, deleted, or selectively disclosed after publication. By combining Ethereum's programmable smart contracts with Filecoin's decentralized storage, Calip.io aims to improve transparency, investor trust, and long-term accessibility of startup fundraising data.

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# Impact

Startup fundraising today depends heavily on centralized cloud storage. Important documents such as pitch decks, shareholder agreements, financial statements, and legal disclosures may change over time, making it difficult for investors to verify historical information.

Calip.io addresses this challenge by storing startup documentation on Filecoin/IPFS with immutable content addressing. Investors receive cryptographic proof that documents referenced by Ethereum smart contracts remain unchanged.

For the Filecoin ecosystem, this project demonstrates a real-world use case for decentralized storage in regulated fundraising and real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure. Every startup onboarded increases the amount of permanently stored public investment information while showcasing Filecoin as the storage layer for transparent financial applications.

Success will be measured by the number of startups using decentralized document storage, the number of immutable records stored on Filecoin, and developer adoption of the open-source integration libraries.

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# Outcomes

The completed project will provide:

• Filecoin/IPFS integration for startup document storage

• Ethereum smart contracts supporting immutable Filecoin CIDs

• Startup document upload portal

• Public investor verification interface

• Open-source SDK for integrating Filecoin document storage

• Documentation for developers

• Testnet deployment

• Public GitHub repository

Success metrics include:

- 100+ startup documents stored on Filecoin
- Public verification portal operational
- Open-source SDK published
- Complete developer documentation
- Successful testnet deployment

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# Data Onboarding

Month #1:
10 GB

Month #3:
100 GB

Month #6:
500 GB

Month #12:
2 TB+

These estimates include startup pitch decks, legal documentation, valuation reports, governance records, smart contract metadata, and supporting investor disclosures.

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# Adoption, Reach, and Growth Strategies

Our initial audience includes:

• Early-stage startups

• Startup incubators

• Angel investors

• Venture capital firms

• Web3 developers

• Tokenization platforms

Initial adoption will begin through startup accelerator partnerships and our existing startup onboarding pipeline.

The first 10 startups will be onboarded manually during pilot deployment.

The first 100 startups will be acquired through incubator partnerships, startup communities, and ecosystem collaborations.

The SDK will also allow third-party builders to integrate decentralized document storage into their own fundraising platforms.

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# Development Roadmap

## Milestone 1

Duration:
6 weeks

Funding:
$15,000

Deliverables:

- IPFS integration
- Filecoin storage integration
- Document upload service
- CID generation
- Initial Solidity integration

Team:

- 2 Blockchain Engineers
- 1 Backend Engineer

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## Milestone 2

Duration:
6 weeks

Funding:
$15,000

Deliverables:

- Ethereum smart contracts referencing Filecoin CIDs
- Startup verification portal
- Investor document verification interface
- Public APIs

Team:

- 2 Blockchain Engineers
- 1 Frontend Engineer

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## Milestone 3

Duration:
6 weeks

Funding:
$15,000

Deliverables:

- Open-source SDK
- Documentation
- Security testing
- Testnet deployment
- Public GitHub release

Team:

- Full engineering team

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# Total Budget Requested

| Milestone | Description | Deliverables | Completion Date | Funding |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|----------|
| 1 | Storage Integration | IPFS/Filecoin integration, CID generation | Week 6 | $15,000 |
| 2 | Smart Contract Integration | Ethereum integration, verification portal | Week 12 | $15,000 |
| 3 | SDK & Open Source Release | SDK, documentation, testing, deployment | Week 18 | $15,000 |

**Total Requested: $45,000**

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# Maintenance and Upgrade Plans

Following grant completion, Calip.io will continue maintaining the open-source Filecoin integration as part of our production platform.

Future upgrades include:

- Automated Filecoin storage optimization
- Startup data indexing
- Retrieval acceleration
- Multi-chain support
- Additional developer APIs
- Enhanced analytics for stored investment records

All improvements will continue to be released under the MIT/Apache-2 dual license.

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# Team

## Team Members

Founder & CEO – Calip.io

Blockchain Engineer

Backend Engineer

Frontend Engineer

Legal & Compliance Advisor

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## Team Member LinkedIn Profiles

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## Team Website

https://calip.io

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## Relevant Experience

The Calip.io team is building a compliant startup investment platform combining Ethereum smart contracts with regulated startup fundraising.

Our experience spans blockchain development, smart contracts, startup fundraising workflows, tokenization infrastructure, compliance systems, and decentralized application development.

This grant extends our existing architecture by integrating decentralized storage using Filecoin and IPFS to create immutable startup investment records.

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## Team Code Repositories

https://github.com/Calip.io

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# Additional Information

We learned about the Open Grants Program through the Filecoin developer ecosystem and grant documentation.

Contact Email:

contact@calip.io

Calip.io combines Ethereum smart contracts with Filecoin decentralized storage to create transparent, immutable infrastructure for startup fundraising. By open-sourcing our integration libraries and developer tools, we aim to contribute reusable infrastructure that benefits both the Ethereum and Filecoin ecosystems while demonstrating a practical real-world use case for decentralized storage.

The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points; begin by reviewing the three milestones and the linked Team-calip repositories. Done would require the proposed IPFS/Filecoin integration, Ethereum contract support, upload and verification interfaces, SDK, documentation, testing, and testnet deployment to be implemented and publicly released.

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