NEAR Blockchain Accelerator
Build great business solutions with NEAR blockchain and get upto $200k in funding!
We're looking for startups with
A novel idea that solves a real-world problem
A relevant blockchain usecase
A purpose-driven team
Are building projects that are past the POC stage
What is the
NEAR Blockchain
Accelerator?
The NEAR Blockchain Accelerator is a platform that opens up innovators in the blockchain space to opportunities, expert mentorship, technical support, and funding.
As a high-performance blockchain that operates on proof-of-stake and is sharded, NEAR Protocol comes with the authority of helping developers and startups push the limits of using blockchain technology. Together with Lumos Labs - an innovation management startup, the NEAR blockchain Accelerator is here to help startups who want to make it in the blockchain space build impactful products and find their footing in the blockchain space.
Meet the Startups joining the Accelerator Bootcamp
Argo Protocol
Founded by Prashant Maurya and Mitrasish Mukherjee, ArGo is a platform that enables enterprises, organisation, developers to easily ship their data on decentralised infrastructure with ease
PredictRAM
Founded by Subir Singh, PredictRAM facilitates Predictive Analysis of financial and economic events using AI,ML. They're based in New Delhi, India
NFTGate
Founded by Arjun Naidu, NFTGate is unlocking the future of NFTs mainstream with gatepad, gate incubation, gate gaming exchange. They're based in Bangalore, India
Moopay
Founded by Kamaljeet Singh, a simple, Low fee Payments in Any Currency with a Single Blockchain Wallet. They're based in Chandigarh, India
StartFi
Founded by Rabie Almatarneh, StartFi is a content management platform using NFTs where a marketplace and a launchpad help content creators and celebrities mange their assets. They're based out of Tallinn, Estonia.
Meet the Mentors
Ganesh Swami
Ganesh Swami is currently the CEO at Covalent, a leading blockchain data analytics startup. A serial entrepreneur, Ganesh has been in the data space for over a decade. He studied Engineering Physics at Simon Fraser University and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.
Jason Shah
Jason Shah is currently Product Lead at Airbnb. Shah previously led product teams at Yammer, Microsoft, and Amazon. Additionally Shah founded and exited two startups in the education and collaboration sectors. Shah advises and invests in early stage companies as a Scout with Sequoia Capital. Shah lives in the Bay Area and studied sociology and computer science at Harvard University.
Didier Pironi
Didier is the co-founder and CEO of Suiteki, a crypto trading solutions provider. He has many years of experience as a business development analyst and has previously worked as a senior associate for PwC. He currently lives in London, UK.
What NEAR Blockchain Accelerator Offers
Upto $200,000 USD in funding (t&c apply)
Mentorship from champions in the startup and blockchain space
Go-to-market support with access to the NEAR ecosystem
Technical support to integrate with NEAR Protocol
Marketing and PR support
Developer support documents
NEAR Blockchain Accelerator Roadmap
3 May
13 May
10 June
12 June
20 June
2 August - 29 August
18 Sept
TBD*
TBD*
Launch
Meetup 1
Meetup 2
Pitch Session
Closure of Registrations
NEAR Blockchain Accelerator Bootcamp
Demo Day
Acceleration
Investment Offerings
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