The Solverse Accelerator aims to unite leading blockchain mentors with talented entrepreneurs in order to develop “groundbreaking” Solana projects. Solana is a “high-performance” blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) platform supporting builders across the globe that are creating crypto apps that “scale today.”
As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider:
“Solverse is a new ecosystem accelerator designed to provide support to world-class teams building on Solana. Solana is a high-performance web-scale blockchain with one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in the industry. With a team of top blockchain mentors and entrepreneurs, Solverse facilitates technology development, project structure, capital planning, and market entry strategies so developers can focus on delivering the best products and services.”
Wayne Lin, founder of Axia8 Ventures, noted that they are working cooperatively with some of the most “brilliant” minds and the developers they have seen in the blockchain or DLT sector are increasingly “aligning” towards developing solutions for Solana.
Lin claims that the infrastructure provided by Solana will bring (decentralized finance) DeFi capacity and sophistication to “the next level.” He added that their goal with Solverse is to “create a brain trust with the top minds in the industry and to aggregate resources for products and services that will elevate the on-chain world.”
As mentioned in the announcement, 21 mentors have joined Solverse “bringing their expertise from global investment institutions, blockchain infrastructure to media and community management.”
Mentors from these firms will be available to projects (chosen by Solverse):
- Alameda Research
- Animoca Brands
- Axia8 Ventures
- BlockTempo
- Bitscale
- Conductive Research
- DoraHacks Ventures
- Everest Ventures Group
- ICO Drops
- Krypital Group
- Lian Group
- Lemniscap
- Mr. Block
- Parsiq
- Republic Crypto
- Race Capital
- Red Building Capital
- Rok Capital
- Eco-serum
- Spartan Group
- The Defiant
As confirmed in the update, Solverse will “begin taking applications soon.” Solverse is a Solana Eco Accelerator “aimed at facilitating the growth and success of selected projects building on Solana.”
The program reportedly works closely with a group of entrepreneurs “to unleash their full potential for growth by advising the value proposition of products and developing a go-to-market strategy.”
With an international network of industry partners, industry know-how and expertise in creating blockchain or DLT-based apps, Solverse empowers founders “to build market-ready products on Solana.”
The accelerator is “formed with the highest standards for its aggregation of projects and mentors to build the most robust foundations in the Solana ecosystem.” Once selected, the entrepreneurs will “receive strategic advice, resource integrations, and grants to make the products successful,” the announcement noted.