Sponsors

This document provides information about the organizations and individuals who sponsor and support the Telescope project.

Current Sponsors

Hyperweb

Hyperweb (opens in a new tab) is the primary sponsor and maintainer of the Telescope project. Hyperweb is dedicated to building developer tools and infrastructure for web3 and the Cosmos ecosystem.

Cosmology

Cosmology (opens in a new tab) provides substantial support for Telescope development and maintenance. Cosmology specializes in developer tooling and infrastructure for the Cosmos ecosystem.

Interchain Foundation

The Interchain Foundation (opens in a new tab) has provided grants to support Telescope development, particularly features that benefit the broader Cosmos ecosystem.

Corporate Sponsors

The following organizations provide financial or resource support for Telescope:

Individual Sponsors

Many individual developers and community members contribute to Telescope through GitHub Sponsors, grants, or direct contributions.

Open Collective

Telescope is supported through Open Collective (opens in a new tab), which provides a transparent way to support the project financially.

Becoming a Sponsor

If you or your organization uses Telescope and would like to support its continued development, there are several ways to become a sponsor:

GitHub Sponsors

You can sponsor the project through GitHub Sponsors, which allows for recurring monthly donations:

Sponsor Telescope on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

Open Collective

For organizations that prefer invoicing or require more formal financial agreements:

Sponsor Telescope on Open Collective (opens in a new tab)

Custom Sponsorship Agreements

For larger sponsorships or custom arrangements, please contact the maintainers directly at sponsors@hyperweb.ai.

Sponsorship Tiers

Sponsor Recognition

README

All sponsors at Bronze tier and above are recognized in the main README.md file of the project.

Documentation

Gold and Platinum sponsors are recognized throughout the documentation.

Website

All sponsors are listed on the Telescope website with logo placement according to sponsorship tier.

How Sponsorship Funds Are Used

Sponsorship funds are used to:

1. Maintain and improve the core Telescope library
2. Develop new features
3. Fix bugs and address security issues
4. Improve documentation
5. Provide support to users
6. Cover infrastructure costs
7. Compensate maintainers and contributors

Transparency

Telescope maintains transparency in how sponsorship funds are used:

• Financial reports are published quarterly on Open Collective
• Major expenditures are announced to sponsors
• Development priorities influenced by sponsors are clearly labeled

Sponsor-Driven Development

While sponsorship does influence development priorities, Telescope maintains a commitment to open-source principles and the broader community's needs.

Features requested by sponsors are prioritized based on:

1. Alignment with project roadmap
2. Benefit to the broader community
3. Technical feasibility
4. Sponsorship level

Current Funding Goals

Contact

For questions about sponsorship or to discuss custom sponsorship arrangements, please contact:

• Email: sponsors@hyperweb.ai
• Discord: Join the Telescope Discord (opens in a new tab) and message the maintainers

Thank you to all our sponsors for making Telescope possible!