As Cardano continues through its era of on-chain governance, decentralized autonomous organizations are becoming an important way to direct treasury funding toward essential projects and services across the ecosystem. DAOs can help make funding more efficient by giving active ecosystem participants a structured way to review proposals, support builders, measure progress, and improve accountability over time.

Cardano Builder DAO has been a strong example of how this model can work when funding is focused on live projects, measurable KPIs, community participation, and services that help retain users, developers, and liquidity on the network.

In this article, we’ll explore how things have gone so far for Cardano Builder DAO, what can be improved, and more.

CB DAO Treasury Proposal

Cardano Builder DAO was started during the spring of 2025 ing a lengthy process to properly set up and formalize the DAO. Later that year, it submitted its . Later that year, it submitted its first Cardano Treasury Proposal, seeking 12 million ADA in funding to support builders and innovation across the network’s ecosystem.

This proposal was designed to allow member projects to work toward goals that support and improve Cardano’s ecosystem by contributing to key performance indicators (KPIs), including increased on-chain activity, Total Value Locked (TVL), adoption, and more.

The treasury withdrawal is to be administered by Intersect, with project delivery, milestones, acceptance criteria, payment amounts, and expected delivery dates agreed upon between the vendor and Intersect on behalf of Cardano Development Holdings.

The DAO is designed to fill a gap in ongoing support for live, user-facing products and services that are already contributing to Cardano’s real usage, transaction volume, and ecosystem engagement. Through a transparent governance framework, accountability mechanisms, and a metrics-first funding approach, CB DAO aims to help established builders scale sustainably while continuing to contribute to Cardano’s long-term growth.

CB DAO Round 1

Once the proposal passed the Cardano