Aleph Zero, a leading privacy-enhancing Layer 1 blockchain, is partnering with Techstars, the most active pre-seed investor in the world, as an Innovation Member for the Techstars Web3 Accelerator’s class of 2024.
Techstars Web3 Accelerator works with entrepreneurs building web3 and enabling the next wave of growth in the decentralized internet and tokenized economies. The 12 startups in the class of 2024 will receive up to $120,000 in funding, and access to Techstars global network of mentors, investors, alumni and corporates, along with commercial and technical support from Aleph Zero as an Innovation Member.
Techstars Web3 Accelerator Class of 2024Meet the companies:
Artizen – Match-funding platform for breakthroughs in human creativity.
Founder locations: USA / UK
The Colony – Shaping the future of collectibles through blockchain technology.
Founder locations: USA / Canada
Ember AI – AI DeFi companion that understands what you want and helps you do it securely, without new apps or hardware.
Founder locations: USA / Colombia
FairAI – Fueling democratized open-source AI through a decentralized marketplace with digital property rights.
Founder locations: Portugal / USA
FileMarket – Multichain data tokenization protocol for storage and P2P digital goods trading.
Founder location: Hong Kong
GenoBank – Ensuring the privacy and data ownership of your genetic information.
Founder location: USA
Lantern Finance – Custodial staking and lending services for the everyday investor.
Founder location: USA
Millicent – The open smart contract platform for compliant real-world DeFi.
Founder locations: UK / USA
PawPass – Digital identification for animals.
Founder location: UK
ProofSpace – No-code platform for reusable identity.
Founder location: UK
SportsyncTech – Empowering amateur sports organizations and athletes with innovative, data-driven solutions.
Founder locations: France / USA
Savvy – Interest-free lending protocol with overcollateralized deposits and self repaying loans.
Founder location: USA
For more information and the comprehensive Web3 Class of 2024 announcement, please visit Techstars’ newsroom.
About Aleph Zero
Aleph Zero is a layer 1 blockchain engineered for speed, data confidentiality, and ease of development. It achieves efficiencies akin to conventional web2 systems, upholds rigorous standards for data protection via ZKP and MPC, and offers a comprehensive toolset for WASM-based web3 development in Rust. Aleph Zero’s versatility is highlighted by over 40 use cases being actively developed, showcasing its adaptability across various sectors and applications. These use cases are part of an engaged community and growing ecosystem of web3 applications that are supported by Aleph Zero programs.
About Techstars
Techstars is the most active pre-seed investor in the world having invested through its accelerators in more than 4,000 companies. Founded in 2006, Techstars believes that entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone and great ideas can come from anywhere. Now we are on a mission to invest in an unprecedented number of startups per year enabling more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. www.techstars.com
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