According to ChainCatcher, the Ethereum Foundation, Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync jointly announced 25 winners of the ZK funding round. These projects aim to advance the development of zero-knowledge proof technology. Each sponsor contributed $150,000, with a total prize pool of $900,000.
Among the 10 winners:
Amit Kumar - New York University
Pratyush Mishra - University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University
Julian Sutherland - Nethermind
Jordan Coppard - Independent
Stanislav Marycevzk - FoldZK
Sergey Kaunov - Independent
Lako Nema - Independent
Albert Garret - Nethermind
Stefanos Chaliasos - Independent
Patrick Stiles - Independent