"Phlo is an online platform dedicated to accelerating the translation of key technologies in Synthetic Biology. We bridge the gaps in the translational ecosystem by connecting innovative projects with key stakeholders and opportunities to advance research to the next stage. Phlo serves as a one-stop platform for solving significant social, economic, and scientific challenges, collaborating with a community of aligned experts in the synbio space."
In simple terms, Phlo enables motivated individuals to find collaborators, secure funding, and build pathways to commercialization.
Since ValleyDAO’s inception, our community has grown to about 2,000 passionate individuals leveraging Synthetic Biology to protect our planet's future. A small subset has actively sourced and evaluated innovative research projects, built community, and spread awareness of SynBio and DeSci. The other 90% remain an untapped resource with immense potential to accelerate translational research in this exciting field.
Building on lessons learned from growing the ValleyDAO community and hundreds of one-on-one conversations with researchers and entrepreneurs on Discord, Phlo represents a step toward scaling ValleyDAO’s mission into a digital platform for accelerating discoveries and aligning incentives in the field.
Our Discord has acted as a prototype for Phlo, where we’ve manually engaged with stakeholders, connected them, and supported research projects and startups. We have successfully onboarded high-quality projects and contributors, moving them toward successful outcomes. However, due to limited bandwidth, we focus only on the most promising projects. This does not mean the unselected projects lack value or potential to address climate change. We aim to build a platform that lifts these limitations, empowering the community to leverage all available resources and maximize their world impact.
By onboarding our diverse stakeholders to a systematic pipeline, Phlo will empower changemakers to harness the full power of the community and accelerate their work. Phlo will use large databases and AI assistants to quickly find the information, people, or opportunities researchers and entrepreneurs need to move forward. Our core objective is to reduce the time and cognitive load from idea to impact.