## Results from Gitcoin Beta
For our Gitcoin Beta campaign we aimed to raise $50k to support “Verano ReFi” a series of events inside and outside San José and start working on our own website and learning path.  Considering the amount we raised with the mazing support from the Gitcoin Community and the ReFi DAO and Metacrisis matching funds (~ $5k) we decided to focus on one big event and a series of meetups to keep building our community, as well as creating content for social media and growing our following. 

## Events
We were able to organize and support the following events in San José, Costa Rica: 

1 One day event, our I Encuentro ReFi Costa Rica.  +40 people attending, 8 projects presenting, 3 keynotes

7 Cripto Cantinas ReFi. Reach:  +140 people

3 events as guests: +95 people


**I Encuentro ReFi Costa Rica (40 people attending)** 
On June 24th, 2023, the 1st ReFi Costa Rica 2023 Gathering took place in Barrio Escalante, San José. The event saw the participation of over 30 individuals and organizations who are driving regenerative finance initiatives from all corners of our country. The event was graced by the presence of Anna Kaic, representing ReFi DAO from Mexico, and was co-organized by Cambiatus, Gaia Impact, Sendero, and Diamante Bridge Collective – all founding organizations of ReFi Costa Rica. The event received support from AsoBlockchain Costa Rica.

[Luma Event](https://lu.ma/reficr-1enc?tk=PF8WHk) 
[Article on Substack](https://refisanjose.substack.com/p/i-encuentro-refi-costa-rica-2023)
Featured on [ReFi DAO.com blog](https://blog.refidao.com/visiting-refi-costa-rica/) thanks to [Anna Kaic](https://twitter.com/KaicAnna/status/1678500059652976642), who visited us from ReFi DAO to attend our event.


**Cripto Cantinas ReFi** (20 people attending per event approx.).  We joined forces with AsoBlockchain to support the weekly blockchain meetup in san José called Cripto Cantina. At least once a month, this meetup was focused on ReFi and facilitated by us: 

[**Criptocantina ReFi April (Topic: Gitcoin Beta)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1651297814557650945)

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi May #1 (Topic: Intro to ReFi Costa Rica and our projects)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1653896427636965376)

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi May #2 (Topic: Cripto Orosi pre-launch)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1659678250002440193) 

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi May #3 (Topic: Collaborative Businesses with CofiBlocks)**](https://twitter.com/AsoBlockchainCR/status/1663277334605037568) 

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi June (Topic:  Pre-event  I Encuentro ReFi Costa Rica)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1672334136608956416) 

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi July (Topic: Open Mic of local projects)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1689797122323841024)  

[**Cripto Cantina ReFi August  (Topic:  Governance, Decision Making and Redistribution)**](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1689802358614618112) 


**Events from other collectives that we supported:** 
Evento de Cripto Orosi (out of San José) (40pax)
[Master Class at ULACIT University](https://twitter.com/ReFiCostaRica_/status/1689798574404472832) (15pax)
Bitcoin Pizza Day May 25th (40pax)  [Speakers](https://twitter.com/hemp_pizza/status/1656378018653253633) 
[Video](https://twitter.com/hemp_pizza/status/1663179445170044929)

## Content
We also were able to create and strengthen our presence in social media and to host two episodes of the Pura Vida Hour, a twitter space showcasing the people and projects behind ReFi Costa Rica. We also supported the ReFi Latam community as co-hosts of its twitter space Espacios Latam.

[**Linktree and Social media**](https://linktr.ee/reficostarica)
[**Substack**](https://refisanjose.substack.com/)
[**Pura Vida Hour (online event / Twitter space)**](https://refisanjose.substack.com/p/pura-vida-hour-first-two-episodes) 
[**Espacios Latam**](https://twitter.com/ReFiLatinAmeric)


## Our numbers:  
275 people attending our events
53 members on Telegram
365 Followers:  Tw, Linkedin, substack, youtube
92 people connected + 219 reproductions of Pura Vida Hour (twitter space)


Thank you so much for your contributions!