Gauntlet for DAOs

Trusted govnernance partners to DeFi's leading protocols

Gauntlet's Applied Research practice has served as a partner to DAOs since 2018. Venture funds, founders, and partners trust us with their delegated voting stake

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Our Partners

Tokenholders from individuals through major stakeholders delegate to Gauntlet because of our track record of active governance that moves protocols forward.

75%+

Participation rate across all DAOs with delegated state to Gauntlet

DAOs with 1%+ of quorum delegated to Gauntlet

From Our Clients

Sought out by governance leaders across DeFi

Kirk

Governance Lead, Morpho

Having followed Gauntlet’s work for a long time, I highly recommend them for MORPHO holders looking to delegate. Likely the most battle tested risk manager in DeFi, and with experience and connections that will help the DAO succeed in its ambitions

Erin Koen

Governance Lead, Uniswap Foundation

Being able to say, "this feels like something I should ask Gauntlet," is a superpower.

What We Offer

Guidance and advocacy for proposals that advance decentralized governance

Expertise for every kind of governance model

We actively serve as delegates to DAOs for a range of governance models. Among these: delegates back by the DAO directly, security councils, and council-run governance.

Experience in the room with you

Reaching consensus for the most influential protocols in DeFi can be complex. Every stakeholder has a unique consideration to add.

We've been hired by DAOs and advising protocols since 2018, before DeFi was a commonly used term.

Delegates of every kinds

We work with a variety of stakeholders including paid delegations, blockchain clubs, investors, core teams, founders, and foundations.

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Recent contributions and developments

Blog

March 31, 2025

Introducing the Gauntlet VaultBook: Demystifying Vault Curation

Our goal is to give you the tools to develop a deeper understanding of our role as Vault Curator by elaborating on the specific actions we take and the methodologies we employ to seek yield and mitigate downside risk.

Blog

March 25, 2025

Introducing Gauntlet Frontier Vaults: on the Hunt for DeFi Yields

Today, we announce the launch of the Gauntlet USDC Frontier Vault, the first in the new Frontier category, which targets the highest risk-optimized yields across Morpho Markets.

Blog

March 6, 2025

Building an Institutional-Grade Security Posture at Gauntlet

We invest in battle-tested security tools and partner with zeroShadow, Hypernative, Chainalysis, and Security Alliance — SEAL Intel to maintain institutional-grade processes as we optimize yield on $700M+ in Gauntlet-curated vaults and monitor $35B+ for partners across DeFi.