<p><strong class="ql-size-large">Flow State is a streaming funding platform & builder cooperative that makes working for and investing in the public good more sustainable.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We’re focused on two key ideas to create <em>employment by the (network) commons</em> for more builders:</p><ul><li><strong>Streaming allocation mechanisms</strong> - Using the full potential of programmable money to deliver continuous funding where and when needed.</li><li><strong>Digital cooperative legal structure</strong> - Combining a traditional legal structure with web3 rails to reward impact creators and funders with rights to the org’s future cash flows (in a transparent, compliant way).</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Our flagship product, <a href="https://docs.flowstate.network/platform/streaming-qf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Streaming Quadratic Funding (SQF)</a>, brings the free-rider-incentive-busting quadratic funding mechanism to a real-time, continuous form. With SQF...</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Public good <strong>builders earn sustainable funding</strong> by delivering on their mission—fewer distractions hunting/shilling grants and more focus on growing impact and cultivating long-term supporter relationships.</li><li>Donors <strong>make high-conviction funding decisions</strong> where and when they find something they care about rather than in chaotic, time-constrained voting periods. Think of it like a QF-supercharged Patreon where supporters invest in future value creation rather than providing one-off charity.</li><li>Ecosystems <strong>attract, retain, and amplify talent</strong>. No one likes funding uncertainty, administrative delays, or capital inefficiency. Streaming grants are a competitive advantage on both sides of the impact funding equation.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong class="ql-size-large">Streams, you (don't) have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different...</strong></p><p><img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmSCYzCKrPw6TvwMxuFqgBtYa7Qx59kwopr2eFAX44hBdZ"></p><p>Programmable money streams are awesome. They provide a foundation for more composable, capable, and efficient money. SQF is really just the start of what we can do with <a href="https://x.com/GravenPrest/status/1892713630707163418" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Superfluid-style streaming</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>We've recently developed and released tools like <a href="https://flowstate.network/flow-splitters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flow Splitters</a> for teams, guilds (<span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="eyes"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-eyes">👀</span></span></span> <a href="https://giveth.io/project/guild-guild" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more here soon</a>), and communities to <strong>manage dynamic many-to-many streams</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p>We have a <strong>flexible, direct voting strategy</strong> (<a href="https://github.com/flow-state-coop/council" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flow Councils</a>) queued up for the right partner/use case (<a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hit us up</a>).</p><p><br></p><p>And Flow State was recently included (along with Giveth!) in <a href="https://claim.superfluid.org/apps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Superfluid's Streaming Programmatic Rewards campaign</a>. It helped push our <a href="https://flowstate.network/pool?chainId=8453&poolId=63" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Octant SQF round over 25 ETH streamed to builders and 1,300+ concurrent donation streams</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for more exciting announcements in Q2 2025!</p><p><br></p>