Giveth House

Giveth House is a shared home, coworking space, and community hub in Barcelona's Sants neighborhood — a place where Web3 builders and communities meet, live, and collaborate in person.

What is Giveth House

Giveth House is a physical gathering place for builders, researchers, organizers, and contributors working across the Web3 ecosystem. It offers a warm, community-oriented environment where people can stay, cowork, and host activities together.

On any given week, the house might host people who are here to:

  • live temporarily while visiting Barcelona
  • cowork with other builders and teams
  • host workshops, talks, or small meetups
  • collaborate on open-source and public goods projects
  • gather informally to share ideas and experiences

More than just accommodation, the house acts as a Schelling point for the Web3 ecosystem — a place where collaborations and friendships naturally emerge.

Our Story

Giveth House was created in 2017, shortly after the founding of the Giveth project in 2016. From the beginning, the team believed that even decentralized communities still benefit deeply from physical spaces where people can meet, collaborate, and build trust in real life.

The house was set up to support contributors to Giveth, builders visiting Barcelona, members of the Ethereum ecosystem, and Web3 communities organizing events and collaborations. Since then, it has welcomed hundreds of contributors from across the ecosystem.

Community & Ecosystem

Over the years, Giveth House has become a small but important node in the broader Web3 landscape. Builders and contributors connected to projects such as:

  1. Ethereum Foundation
  2. Arbitrum
  3. Starknet
  4. dOrg, Dappnode, Fuel Labs, Talent Layer, Blobscan, Vocdoni, General Magic, and others

The house regularly hosts coworking sessions, hacker houses, community dinners, workshops, meetups, and collaborations between teams. The aim is simple: create an environment where serendipitous encounters lead to meaningful collaboration.

Values

Giveth House is inspired by the values that shaped the early Ethereum and Web3 communities. The space tries to embody:

  • openness and transparency
  • cooperation over competition
  • decentralization and community governance
  • freedom of thought and experimentation
  • regenerative, positive-sum collaboration

Many guests describe the house as having a solar-punk energy — optimistic, collaborative, and oriented toward building better systems together.

Stewardship & Support

Since 2022, the house has been stewarded by Franco Ruiz, who coordinates guest stays, maintains the space, organizes activities, and supports collaborations between residents and visitors.

Giveth House is sustained through community support and donations on the Giveth platform. Contributions help cover rent, utilities, maintenance, and operational costs so the house can continue to exist as a shared resource for the ecosystem.

The long-term vision is for Giveth House to remain:

  • a home for visiting contributors
  • a meeting point for Web3 communities
  • a place for experimentation and collaboration
  • a welcoming entry point for new builders

Ultimately, the house exists to strengthen the human connections that power decentralized networks.