Blockchain infrastructure provider Parity Technologies told The Block that it is looking to transition some of its existing go-to-market functions to multiple teams within Polkadot’s decentralized ecosystem, impacting headcount at the company.
Rumors circulated that the company had laid off about 300 employees during its external event in Mallorca, something Parity denies, stressing that any personnel changes related to the decentralized transition to various ecosystem-funded entities over a period of several months would take place.
Parity’s changes were communicated across the company last week, with future plans being detailed during the company’s retreat in Mallorca which is currently taking place.
The shifting focus of parity
Parity said on As a result, it will retire some of its existing go-to-market features, which it said would be more effectively driven by the broader Polkadot community.
“We are passionate advocates of decentralization, but as we have expanded our mandate we have had to avoid the risk of becoming a bottleneck to Polkadot’s growth,” the company said on Tuesday. “Throughout our own growth journey, we have remained steadfast in our belief that the power of any ecosystem lies in its diverse builders, where competition and collaboration meet. Parity has undergone significant changes to further align with that belief.”
Web3 Foundation Funding Program
Parity specifically thanked the teams involved in expanding Polkadot’s reach and expanding its market presence, adding that a new funding program from the Web3 Foundation would bootstrap new and existing on-chain and off-chain entities to continue working on such Polkadot growth initiatives.
The Polkadot-founding Web3 Foundation stated that the funding initiative aims to deploy 20 million Swiss francs ($22 million) and 5 million DOT (currently $18.3 million) throughout 2024.
“It will expand the Polkadot Treasury’s community-driven funding mechanism to help projects that will have a meaningful impact on the future of Polkadot,” the Web3 Foundation said, adding that it will share more details about an official announcement in the coming weeks launch. date and how to apply for financing.
