Kevin Owocki & Rena O'Brien: From Gitcoin to Allo - The Case for Onchain Capital Coordination

Kevin Owocki is the founder of Gitcoin and co-founder of Allo Capital, focused on regenerative crypto economics. Rena O'Brien is a web3 strategist and DAO builder with experience spanning Gitcoin and global capital networks.In this episode, Kevin and Rena explore why onchain capital allocation matters—and how programmable money can transform how we fund public goods, startups, and impact at scale. They discuss new coordination tools, the philosophy behind capital as a force for good, and what it might look like to fund “missions not markets” in the years ahead.If you're curious about the future of funding, DAOs, or the next layer of crypto beyond speculation, this one's for you.LinksKevin Owocki: https://x.com/owockiRena O'Brien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaobrienAllo Capital: https://www.allo.capital Timour Kosters: https://x.com/timourxyz About Edge City Edge City convenes people working at the frontiers of tech, science, and society in popup villages across the globe.Follow Edge City on Twitter: https://x.com/JoinEdgeCity Learn more about Edge City: https://edgecity.live Chapters(00:00) Introduction(02:51) Why Tokenized Capital Allocation?(05:26) The 8 Forms of Capital Explained(08:59) The Impact of Gitcoin(10:18) What’s Broken with Capital Allocation Today?(14:25) The Case for Onchain Allocation Systems(17:50) Introducing Allo Capital(21:17) Funding Local Projects with AlloIRL(28:01) Relevance to Edge City(39:36) Owocki's New Book: How to DAO(46:36) Gitcoin as DAO(54:57) Popup Villages & Human Flourishing

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