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FIT referenceJuly 2026Operated by Firma LabsChartered by the Foundation

Firma Impact Team
Global Ecosystem & Field Activation

Firma Impact Team is the global ecosystem, developer-relations, and field-activation team of Firma. FIT represents the Firma ecosystem, equips builders to build on Firmamint and the Settlemint Stack, convenes communities, activates strategic events, and develops the ambassadors, relationships, and local networks through which Firma expands.

Ambassadors of Firma firstEvangelists for Firmamint second
00 · The distinction

The distinction.

FIT is ambassadors of Firma first, and technical evangelists for Firmamint second. That distinction matters.

The closest analogy: Ethereum community ambassadors who also teach developers how to build on Ethereum. They represent the broader ecosystem, not merely the protocol implementation. Base follows a similar pattern — its country leads and ambassadors cultivate the broader Base community, support builders, organize events, provide mentorship, and amplify ecosystem activity, and Base treats builder-community growth as a strategic function alongside its chain and products.

01 · Where FIT sits

Where FIT sits.

FIT sits under Firma Labs, with an explicit ecosystem-wide mandate.

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FIRMA LABS
├── Technology and Platforms
├── Protocols and Networks
├── Research and Development
├── Deployment Programs
│
└── Firma Impact Team
    Ecosystem Growth · Developer Relations · Global Community

Why Labs:

But FIT is not merely the marketing department of Labs. It carries a charter from the Foundation allowing it to represent the whole Firma Order.

02 · Governance relationship

Governance relationship.

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FIRMA FOUNDATION
└── Establishes brand covenant, public-positioning guardrails,
    representation standards, and ecosystem mandate
             │
             ▼
FIRMA LABS
└── Firma Impact Team
    Operates global community, DevRel, events, and ecosystem growth

This preserves the architecture:

03 · What FIT owns

What FIT owns.

FIT owns five related functions.

1 — Global events and activations. ETH conferences, Token2049, Network State Conference, pop-ups, builder houses, protocol demonstrations, the Luma event calendar, regional meetups, side events, hackathons, and roadshows.

2 — Developer relations. Technical evangelism, workshops, tutorials, SDK and CLI onboarding, developer-documentation feedback, hackathon support, sample applications, builder office hours, developer community support, and engineering feedback loops.

3 — Ambassadors and regional leads. Country and city leads, volunteer ambassadors, campus ambassadors, builder ambassadors, event hosts, local community organizers, training and certification, and representation standards. Base distinguishes internal country leads from selected volunteer ambassadors who work with the core team — FIT uses a comparable two-tier model without copying Base's terminology.

4 — Ecosystem development. Recruit builders, identify projects, connect teams to Firma Capital, connect landowners and builders to NS Simulator, identify deployment partners, source integrations, onboard institutions, and route opportunities into the correct Firma division.

5 — Brand representation. Communicate Firma's mission and architecture, represent Firma at public gatherings, maintain ecosystem messaging, steward public-facing demonstrations, and ensure people understand the distinctions between Firma, Firmamint, Settlemints, and individual products.

04 · Brand hierarchy

Brand hierarchy.

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PRIMARY REPRESENTATION
    FIRMA
TECHNICAL ECOSYSTEM REPRESENTED
    FIRMAMINT + SETTLEMINT STACK
PLATFORMS EVANGELIZED
    THEOS · NS Simulator · Realm · Elemint · Liquid Terra · other Firma systems
DIVISION-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES
    Firma Capital · Firma Theosis · Firma Edge · Firma Photon · CIK

A FIT member says:

"I'm with the Firma Impact Team. We grow the Firma ecosystem and help builders build on Firmamint and the Settlemint Stack."

Not "I'm a Firmamint ambassador" — that title is too narrow for someone also representing land, capital, infrastructure, community formation, agentics, energy, and Settlemints. Specialized certifications nest under the Firma identity instead: FIT Ambassador → Firmamint Developer Advocate, or Firma Ambassador with a Firmamint DevRel specialization.

05 · Internal structure

Internal structure.

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FIRMA IMPACT TEAM
Global Ecosystem and Field Activation
├── Ecosystem Leadership
│   ├── Head of Ecosystem
│   ├── Global Programs
│   └── Strategic Partnerships
│
├── Developer Relations
│   ├── Developer Advocates
│   ├── Technical Content
│   ├── Workshops and Hackathons
│   └── Builder Support
│
├── Global Activations
│   ├── Conferences
│   ├── Pop-ups and Builder Houses
│   ├── Luma Events
│   └── Regional Meetups
│
├── Ambassador Network
│   ├── Regional Leads
│   ├── City Leads
│   ├── Builder Ambassadors
│   └── Community Hosts
│
└── Ecosystem Pathways
    ├── Builder Onboarding
    ├── Capital Referrals
    ├── Settlemint Opportunities
    ├── Partnership Routing
    └── Deployment Opportunities
06 · The clean answer

The clean answer.

FIT is operated by Firma Labs, chartered by the Foundation, represents Firma, and evangelizes Firmamint and the broader Firma technical ecosystem.

Represents Firma ✴ Equips builders ✴ Convenes communities ✴ Expands the Order

Part of the Firma order — see the Organizational Architecture for the full map.