NEAR Foundation Teams Up with Delphi Labs for an 8-Week AI and Web3 Accelerator
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NEAR Protocol and Delphi Labs join forces to launch an 8-week accelerator program for standout projects at the intersection of AI and Web3. This program supports founders with tailored roadmaps, guidance from top investors, technical expertise, and marketing strategies. With over 30 teams in the ecosystem raising $80M+, NEAR Horizon is driving the growth of AI and Web3 innovation. Learn how this collaboration is shaping the future of technology.
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we are doing the first collaboration with a incredibly strong and reputable Venture Capital Fund in Deli digital uh and putting on a 8we accelerator program solely focused on the best projects at the intersection of AI and web 3 and what makes you excited about partnering with somebody outside of the near ecosystem to run this cohort it's a great question so you know thinking about partnership I think it comes down to really three things accelerators in general are incredibly powerful experiences um but it requires human
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capital right you're doing things that don't always scale which there's an inherent value to but It ultimately limits how many people you can work with It ultimately limits the reach that you can have and I think we as the near Foundation have been been able to do some incredible things in house right over the past year and a half since we've been here and establishing Horizon as a brand um which is I think something
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we're really proud of one thing that we did differently with this cohort especially because we were partnered is kick it off with the IRL event where the teams can come and really get to know each other and what their products are about together collectively uh learn about each other and then things just become natural as we move through the8 weeks as a Founder you want to be surrounded by other great Founders we
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recruit some of the strongest teams if you look at our previous uh cohorts and teams that we've worked with we have over 30 teams uh in our ecosystem that are building AI projects that have raised over $80 million in capital um team's building at all layers of the stackers then second we surround you with the best support structure around that as well this is a 8-week program uh you get to engage with everyone from Top
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tier investors to uh folks that are going to help you on the technical support side to folks that are going to help you on the token watch side to folks that are going to help you on the marketing and go to market side and then lastly we personalize it so we take into account your road map your goals what you're building and wrap the experience around back