Open-source payments network, Celo (cGLD), announced on March 31 that it had awarded $700,000 in developer grant funding to 16 startups looking to build on the Celo network. Cointelegraph spoke to Xochitl Cazador, the head of ecosystem growth at cLabs — the company behind Celo — to discuss what they look for from grant applicants, and Celo’s plans for 2020. Celo provides grant funding to 16 startups Cazador states that the most important criteria applicants are assessed on is whether they “support Celo’s mission of building an open financial system that creates conditions of prosperity for all.” In addition to …