diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index 2f2e3ffe7..c6a284e52 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk": "^1.0.72",
+    "@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk": "^1.0.75",
     "@ethersproject/abstract-signer": "^5.7.0",
     "@ethersproject/providers": "^5.7.2",
     "@gitcoinco/passport-sdk-types": "^0.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/allo/backends/allo-v2.ts b/packages/common/src/allo/backends/allo-v2.ts
index 99b189ebe..79b28ebef 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/allo/backends/allo-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/allo/backends/allo-v2.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   DonationVotingMerkleDistributionStrategyTypes,
   Registry,
   RegistryAbi,
+  StrategyFactory,
+  StrategyFactoryDVMDTAbi,
   TransactionData,
 } from "@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk";
 import MRC_ABI from "../abis/allo-v1/multiRoundCheckout";
@@ -455,6 +457,11 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
       let initStrategyDataEncoded: Address;
       let token: Address = getAddress(NATIVE);
 
+      let strategyAddress = getStrategyAddress(
+        args.roundData.roundCategory,
+        this.chainId
+      );
+
       if (args.roundData.roundCategory === RoundCategory.QuadraticFunding) {
         const initStrategyData: DonationVotingMerkleDistributionStrategyTypes.InitializeData =
           {
@@ -475,6 +482,48 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
             allowedTokens: [], // allow all tokens
           };
 
+        if (
+          [
+            ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID,
+            ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_TESTNET_CHAIN_ID,
+          ].includes(this.chainId)
+        ) {
+          // Deploy Strategy using Factory
+          const strategyFactory = new StrategyFactory({
+            chain: this.chainId,
+            factoryType: "DVMDT",
+          });
+
+          const txData = strategyFactory.getCreateStrategyDataByChainId(this.chainId);
+
+          const txResult = await sendRawTransaction(this.transactionSender, {
+            to: txData.to,
+            data: txData.data,
+            value: BigInt(txData.value),
+          });
+
+          if (txResult.type === "error") {
+            return txResult;
+          }
+
+          try {
+            const receipt = await this.transactionSender.wait(txResult.value);
+
+            const strategyCreatedEvent = decodeEventFromReceipt({
+              abi: StrategyFactoryDVMDTAbi,
+              receipt,
+              event: "StrategyCreated",
+            });
+
+            // Update strategy address with the deployed strategy
+            strategyAddress = strategyCreatedEvent.strategy;
+          } catch (err) {
+            const result = new AlloError("Failed to apply to round");
+            emit("transactionStatus", error(result));
+            return error(result);
+          }
+        }
+
         const strategy = new DonationVotingMerkleDistributionStrategy({
           chain: this.chainId,
         });
@@ -498,6 +547,48 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
             : UINT64_MAX, // in seconds, must be after registrationStartTime
         };
 
+        if (
+          [
+            ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID,
+            ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_TESTNET_CHAIN_ID,
+          ].includes(this.chainId)
+        ) {
+          // Deploy Strategy using Factory
+          const strategyFactory = new StrategyFactory({
+            chain: this.chainId,
+            factoryType: "DGL",
+          });
+
+          const txData = strategyFactory.getCreateStrategyDataByChainId(this.chainId);
+
+
+          const txResult = await sendRawTransaction(this.transactionSender, {
+            to: txData.to,
+            data: txData.data,
+            value: BigInt(txData.value),
+          });
+
+          if (txResult.type === "error") {
+            return txResult;
+          }
+          
+          try {
+            const receipt = await this.transactionSender.wait(txResult.value);
+            const strategyCreatedEvent = decodeEventFromReceipt({
+              abi: StrategyFactoryDVMDTAbi,
+              receipt,
+              event: "StrategyCreated",
+            });
+
+            // Update strategy address with the deployed strategy
+            strategyAddress = strategyCreatedEvent.strategy;
+          } catch (err) {
+            const result = new AlloError("Failed to apply to round");
+            emit("transactionStatus", error(result));
+            return error(result);
+          }
+        }
+
         const strategy = new DirectGrantsLiteStrategy({
           chain: this.chainId,
         });
@@ -519,10 +610,7 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
 
       const createPoolArgs: CreatePoolArgs = {
         profileId: profileId as Hex,
-        strategy: getStrategyAddress(
-          args.roundData.roundCategory,
-          this.chainId
-        ),
+        strategy: strategyAddress,
         initStrategyData: initStrategyDataEncoded,
         token,
         amount: 0n, // we send 0 tokens to the pool, we fund it later
@@ -532,7 +620,20 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
         ),
       };
 
-      const txData = this.allo.createPool(createPoolArgs);
+      let txData: TransactionData;
+
+      if (
+        [
+          ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID,
+          ChainId.ZKSYNC_ERA_TESTNET_CHAIN_ID,
+        ].includes(this.chainId)
+      ) {
+        // Deploy Strategy using Factory
+        txData = this.allo.createPoolWithCustomStrategy(createPoolArgs);
+      } else {
+        // Deploy Strategy using Cloning of approved strategies
+        txData = this.allo.createPool(createPoolArgs);
+      }
 
       const txResult = await sendRawTransaction(this.transactionSender, {
         to: txData.to,
@@ -1224,10 +1325,7 @@ export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
         poolId: poolId,
       });
 
-      const txData = strategy.distribute(
-        recipientIds,
-        projectsWithMerkleProof,
-      );
+      const txData = strategy.distribute(recipientIds, projectsWithMerkleProof);
 
       const txResult = await sendRawTransaction(this.transactionSender, {
         to: txData.to,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index fb0a458f6..2800a1a12 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ importers:
   packages/common:
     dependencies:
       '@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk':
-        specifier: ^1.0.72
-        version: 1.0.72(@typechain/ethers-v6@0.5.1)(ethers@5.7.2)(typechain@8.3.2)(typescript@5.4.5)(zod@3.22.4)
+        specifier: ^1.0.75
+        version: 1.0.75(@typechain/ethers-v6@0.5.1)(ethers@5.7.2)(typechain@8.3.2)(typescript@5.4.5)(zod@3.22.4)
       '@ethersproject/abstract-signer':
         specifier: ^5.7.0
         version: 5.7.0
@@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UK0bHA7hh9cR39V+4gl2/NnBBjoXIxkuWAPCaY4X7fbH4L/azIi7ilWOCjMUYfpJgraLUAqkRi2BqrjME8Rynw==}
     dev: false
 
-  /@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk@1.0.72(@typechain/ethers-v6@0.5.1)(ethers@5.7.2)(typechain@8.3.2)(typescript@5.4.5)(zod@3.22.4):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/vQ6DI6X7TlrgsU9vfVCihwkOWJkZjOiOSfyA7LiH3tSo9EVyhgEXtwirNExnbJEgKpI/Mm5wzQMfX3gW+om7A==}
+  /@allo-team/allo-v2-sdk@1.0.75(@typechain/ethers-v6@0.5.1)(ethers@5.7.2)(typechain@8.3.2)(typescript@5.4.5)(zod@3.22.4):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-QO0WxGb9raCVdocUNC7/keQFQyd3YIMwT3vW9j5LBQNcli73EL4vAnDGyoXp6DOsQK8AnIWHcS6D7X1C56xAeQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.15.0', npm: '>=8.5.5'}
     dependencies:
       '@typechain/hardhat': 9.1.0(@typechain/ethers-v6@0.5.1)(ethers@5.7.2)(hardhat@2.22.3)(typechain@8.3.2)