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title: Polkadot Ecosystem Development Funds
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The Polkadot has Ecosystem Development Funds aiming to support the development of parachains and
applications aiming to use the Polkadot Tech Stack:

- [Scytale Digital](https://www.scytale.digital/)
- [Harbour Industrial Capital](https://www.harbourindustrial.com/)

## Scytale Digital

[The Polkadot Ecosystem Fund](https://www.scytale.digital/blog-posts/scytale-polkadot-ecosystem-fund)
by Scytale is going to be a venture initiative focused on strategically investing in and supporting
projects within the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. With over USD 75 million in assets under
management, Scytale has built a portfolio of over 20 projects spanning three continents. The fund
will provide early-stage ventures with mentorship, liquidity, and access to a network of strategic
partners. Through its rigorous due diligence process, it selects only the most promising projects.
The fund’s value proposition includes offering technical advisory, KPI, and OKR oversight, and
fostering active ecosystem participation, ensuring sustainable growth for its portfolio companies.

## Harbour Industrial Capital

[Harbour Industrial Capital (HIC)](https://www.harbourindustrial.com/) is a Polkadot-focused VC fund
managed by [Max Rebol](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxrebol/) and
[Mario Altenburger](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marioaltenburger/). The fund launched in early 2022,
held its final closing at the end of 2023, and, as of 2024, reached an AUM of ~US$10m. LPs are
primarily family offices and institutional investors from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

### Contact for Projects

Projects building on Polkadot that want to raise investment from HIC can contact
info@harbourindustrial.com. Please note that projects building in different ecosystems will be
outside HIC’s investment scope.

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