TechFlow news, on September 4, Solar—the official Chinese-speaking community of Solana—developer education platform HackQuest, and Sonic SVM jointly launched the second cohort of the Solaris Accelerator. Officially supported by the Solana Foundation, this accelerator aims to provide systematic growth and resource support for entrepreneurial teams in the Chinese-speaking region, with offline events to be held in Singapore, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and other locations.
In the first cohort held in 2025, a total of seven teams successfully graduated, four of which secured follow-on funding. The second cohort will run from September to December, focusing on supporting early-stage projects in internet capital markets, artificial intelligence, and payments.
Mentors for this cohort include Lily Liu, Chair of the Solana Foundation; Siong, co-founder of Jupiter; Cansun, co-founder of Backpack; Mark, founder of Kamino; Bybit's Spot lead; Emily, founder of Byreal; and investors from institutions including OKX Ventures and Yunji Capital.
