Arbitrum Launches Founder House to Accelerate Early-Stage Web3 Startups
Arbitrum Launches Founder House to Accelerate Early-Stage Web3 Startups
🏗️ Arbitrum bets big on founders
Arbitrum Foundation announces Founder House, a three-day in-person program in London (July 10-12) designed to help early-stage teams build on the Arbitrum Platform.
What founders get:
- Opportunity to compete for $300K in prizes and grants
- Infrastructure, product, and go-to-market support
- Mentorship from Robinhood Chain, AWS, Offchain Labs, and industry leaders
Focus areas include:
- Programmable payments
- Real World Assets (RWAs)
- DeFi
- AI
- Privacy solutions
- Consumer applications
The initiative highlights Arbitrum's commitment to supporting founders building in the "programmable economy." Teams like @bondoncredit are already participating in the accelerator program.
Applications are now open at luma.com/openhouse-london
The programmable economy is creating entirely new businesses and founders are leading the way. That's why we launched Founder House - help early-stage teams like @bondoncredit accelerate their product and go-to-market on the Arbitrum Platform. Join us in London on July 10-12.
Applications for Founder House London are now open. Founder House is a three-day, in-person builder program starting on July 10th designed for founders looking to launch their business on the Arbitrum Platform. Selected teams will get: - Opportunity to compete for $300K in
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