TechFlow news: a16z Crypto has announced the launch of its 2024 spring cohort for the crypto startup accelerator (CSX), which kicks off this week in London with founders from 25 early-stage startups. Over the course of 10 weeks, they will learn from one another and receive mentorship and resources from the a16z crypto team.
Below are the 2024 CSX spring participants, spanning infrastructure, consumer applications, DeFi, payments, gaming, developer tools, and DePIN:
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AminoChain: A decentralized biobank marketplace;
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Collar Networks: Building the investment bank of the future;
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Compass Labs: Creating new standard interfaces for DeFi;
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Hungry Cats Studio: Validating secure and trustworthy AI workflows;
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Launcher: A search engine and platform for building mini dApps with smart contracts;
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MagicBlock: An on-chain game framework for Solana and SVM;
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NEBRA Labs: A research and development organization focused on scaling and writing proof verification on blockchains;
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Neynar: Developer infrastructure for Farcaster;
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NodeKit: Building shared sequencers to help decentralize rollups and improve interoperability;
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Nosh: A decentralized food delivery protocol;
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OpenLayer: Scaling web3 through optimistic verifiable computation;
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OpenTrade: Providing institutional lending and yield products for the new digital economy;
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Playmint: Creating an autonomous world where builders can create on-chain gaming experiences;
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Roux: A culinary platform for the digital age;
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Sablier: Infrastructure for token distribution in web3;
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Scrypted: Building at the intersection of AI, gaming, and decentralization;
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Spire: A zk Appchain network with atomic composability;
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Strobe: A DeFi scaling network enabling new permissionless and transparent markets;
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taralli labs: A zero-knowledge proof supply chain protocol;
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Tata Bazaar: A social commerce platform bridging the physical and digital worlds of fashion and beauty;
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TITLES: Building creative tools powered by AI models trained by artists;
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Tranched: Automating private securitization transactions using blockchain technology;
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Tweed: Wallet and payment solutions for onboarding consumers into blockchain-based applications;
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Valyu Network: Providing trusted data for AI models and applications;
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zkPassport: Identity verification for government-issued passports with selective information disclosure.
