QSTN - HackQuest

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React

Web3

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Java

Description

QSTN is a Web3 survey and feedback platform that allows businesses to collect high-quality user insights while rewarding participants with on-chain incentives. During this hackathon, we submitted QSTN V1, our live survey platform, which enables organizations to deploy smart contracts that programmatically reward users for completing surveys and sharing opinions.

The platform is designed to reduce friction on both sides of the marketplace. Businesses can create surveys, set incentive logic, and lock reward funds directly into a smart contract. Users can participate with minimal onboarding — signing up with just an email — and only connect a wallet at the point of claiming rewards, preserving optionality and reducing drop-off.

By integrating Arbitrum, QSTN enables fast, low-cost, and scalable reward distribution while maintaining transparency, security, and user control.

Progress During Hackathon

During the hackathon, we integrated Arbitrum into QSTN V1, extending the platform’s incentive layer to support Arbitrum-based smart contracts and on-chain rewards. Specifically, we: 1. Enabled businesses to deploy Arbitrum smart contracts to fund survey incentives directly on-chain 2. Implemented on-chain reward locking, ensuring incentive funds are verifiable and secured before a survey goes live 3. Enabled users to earn Arbitrum tokens for completing surveys 4. Maintained a low-friction participation flow, where users can complete surveys with just an email and optionally connect a wallet later when claiming rewards This work shifted QSTN from a purely Web2 survey product into a hybrid Web2/Web3 incentive platform, combining familiar UX with trust-minimized, on-chain payouts. For businesses, this increases transparency and accountability around incentives; for users, it provides real ownership and verifiable rewards without forcing early wallet adoption.

Fundraising Status

QSTN has raised $100,000 in pre-seed funding and secured $200,000+ in non-dilutive grant funding to date. The platform has been deployed in institutional pilots, including multi-semester university programs, and continues to evolve toward broader enterprise and Web3 adoption. We are currently preparing a $500,000 raise at a $7.5M post-money valuation, focused on expanding blockchain integrations, converting successful pilots into repeatable partnerships, and scaling distribution across both Web2 and Web3 user bases.