👉We’re Adventure Capitalists: ex-founders w/ exits writing 1st checks for 100+ web3 founders starting a new adventure 🎮 Apply to the
#MultiplayerFellowship
GM Onchain Gaming founders!
Applications are open for the next
#MultiplayerFellowship
cohort dedicated to Onchain Gaming:
8-week "pre-accelerator" program:
💰 US$50k SAFE/SAFT
🙅♀️ No program fee, no upfront equity
🌟 Superstar Mentors
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
👇
Introducing Crypto Builders Bootcamp
#1
🚀
We're thrilled to partner with
@wintermute_t
to bring you this free 4-week online course, in collaboration with
@impossiblefi
&
@deUETH
.
Learn the essential skills to building a successful crypto startup.
👇
Want the 1st peek at the next generation of talented founders?
Join the Multiplayer Fellowship Spring 2024 Demo Day!
⭐️ Rockstars already accepted into top accelerators like AllianceDAO
🌱 Hyper-early teams about to begin their fundraise
🤝 Unrestricted access to the founders…
Applications are now open for the next Press Start 👉🎮 Fellowship cohort!
8-week "pre-accelerator" program for any early-stage web3 founder:
💰 US$50,000 SAFE investment
🙅♀️ No program fee, no upfront equity
🌟 Mentorship from Superstar Founders
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
👇
Hello world 👋
The OrangeDAO x Press Start Fellowship 🍊🎮 is a ten-week program providing each fellow
💰 $25,000 in grants
🔥 Tailored mentorship
👯♀️ A close-knit community of like-minded builders
We're thrilled to announce that
@PressStartCap
and
@SanctorCapital
have joined forces on an epic quest to fund and mentor 100 hyper-early stage web3 startups via The Multiplayer Fellowship program!
🧵
🎮 🎬 🎵 🎨 The "New Golden Age of Entertainment" has arrived!
Web3 unlocks epic opportunities for game devs, creators, brand/community managers, gamers, and fans.
Our thesis on how Web3 will kickstart a new creative renaissance: 🧵👇
Mentors are critical for entrepreneurial success.
Introducing your mentors and speakers for the
@pressstartcap
x
@developer_dao
Fellowship
Say 👋 in the 🧵 below 👇
2/ Mentorship from OG builders 🧙♂️
We believe the best way to grow as a founder, is to learn from fellow founders.
So we're bringing in successful OGs who've walked the walk, and giving you direct access to pick their brains.
⚡️ New Snapshot Proposal & Twitter Space
$15k + 400 CODE tokens
8 Fellowship Spots available
Vote, join the space, and let us know if you're applying below 👇
snapshot:
twitter space Q&A:
Announcing
@PaladinsDao
as a FREN of the Press Start 👉🎮 Fellowship 🎉
Led by
@0xChanglu
, the DAO is full of big brains, great vibes, and forward-thinking innovation.
Remember, any Fellowship applicant referred by Paladins will get priority consideration!
👉🎮Press Start on…
Ready, set, Start!
We have teamed up with
@PressStartCap
as Community Partners.
We're excited to participate as a partner in their Fellowship cohort!
Details below 👇
We are so proud of the 9 teams participating in the first cohort of the Press Start x
@developer_dao
Fellowship!
7 of the 9 teams started the Fellowship program with just an idea. Watching everyone go from 0 to 1 has been incredible.
And their journey is just getting started...
🗣️ Announcing our Fellows and Demo-day for the inaugural
@PressStartCap
X D_D Fellowship Program.
🏆 9 Successful Projects (2 in stealth 🥷)
🏦 $15k SAFE Grants
👭🏻 7 Week Mentorship Program
🪧 Demo-day July 20th
Check out our Fellows and demo-day details below 👇🏻
9 benefits of the Press Start 👉🎮Fellowship 🧵:
1/ $50k check to kickstart your new adventure💰
We do NOT charge an upfront program fee. The $50k SAFE doesn't convert to equity until your next financing.
cont.
Imagine learning directly from the crypto world's top builders.
Unicorn founders like
@EvgenyGaevoy
@YoannTurpin1
of Wintermute &
@vinlin
of Twitch/Metatheory
Seasoned operators like
@zosegal
of Coinbase
OGs like
@BennyGiang
of cryptokitties/erc6551
& many more rockstars!
We continue supporting a future when our souls and dApps are no longer weighed down by gravity, with our investment in
@0G_labs
!
@mheinrich
,
@spark_ren
, Ada and the team are building the fastest programmable Data Availability layer (token mechanics, storage length, replication,…
We are so excited to announce our pre-seed fundraise completion:
At
@0G_labs
, we are building the first modular AI chain, and it has been our delight from day 1 to build the fastest programmable data availability solution for high-performance DApps. 🥳
We're all about that builder energy ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Excited to partner with
@joey_debruin
of
@withBackdrop
to help the next generation of builders 👉🎮 on their dreams!
Our north star isn't getting projects funded — it's builder energy, period ⚡️⚡️⚡️
That said, a lot of builders that come through our doors end up looking for ways to raise money and go full time.
So for Build V2, we'll be rolling out a number of ways to help builders keep…
Much love & respect to all the programs supporting web3 founders. This is how we push the industry forward!
Have you applied to an accelerator or fellowship before?
Apply to the Press Start 👉🎮Fellowship & enter "PRESS CONTINUE" as your referral to get priority consideration!
Applications are now open for the next Press Start 👉🎮 Fellowship cohort!
8-week "pre-accelerator" program for any early-stage web3 founder:
💰 US$50,000 SAFE investment
🙅♀️ No program fee, no upfront equity
🌟 Mentorship from Superstar Founders
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
👇
🚨12 hours left to apply to the
@pressstartcap
x
@developer_dao
Fellowship!🚨
💵$15k SAFE
🧙♂️9+ GIGA-BRAINED mentors
🌁Bridge to accelerators, investors, L1s
🫂Safe space to ship with frens
📝Every applicant gets 1:1 feedback & 🪙CODE to join
@developer_dao
App link 👇
Proud of how far
@sing_me_a
@0xolivia_
have come and to have been the first check! Excited for
@bboexchange
to level up DeFi with revolutionary features: Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) capture and signal-driven AMMs
Hello world 👋
The OrangeDAO x Press Start Fellowship 🍊🎮 is a ten-week program providing each fellow
💰 $25,000 in grants
🔥 Tailored mentorship
👯♀️ A close-knit community of like-minded builders
🚨The 1st batch of interview notices have been emailed to Fellowship applicants🚨
Check your spam folder if you don't see it.
As promised, every single applicant will receive personalized application feedback. Be on the lookout for that next week.
🚨12 hours left to apply to the
@pressstartcap
x
@developer_dao
Fellowship!🚨
💵$15k SAFE
🧙♂️9+ GIGA-BRAINED mentors
🌁Bridge to accelerators, investors, L1s
🫂Safe space to ship with frens
📝Every applicant gets 1:1 feedback & 🪙CODE to join
@developer_dao
App link 👇
We've designed our MultiPlayer Fellowships to be the most builder-friendly programs in the space:
💵 First checks up to $25k
🦸 Mentorship from battle-tested founders
🫂 Safe space for like-minded buidlers
📢 Exciting proposal for the Developer DAO community!📢
We're thrilled to announce a proposed-partnership with
@pressstartcap
to launch our first Fellowship Program for Web3 builders and entrepreneurs! 🚀
See the full proposal here ->
Join our 4-week program to unlock:
⭐️ Actionable advice from successful founders who've walked your path
⭐️ Meaningful connections with like-minded peers
⭐️ Exclusive access to private office hours, Fellowships, and more for our most engaged participants
Topics include:
🍄 Building a Unicorn Crypto Startup
🍄 Fundraising Playbook
🍄 Tactics for Finding Product Market Fit
🍄 Product and Token Do’s and Don’ts
🍄 Storytelling & Community
And many more to help you level up!
👉🎮 🤝
#NEAR
We’re excited to collaborate with NEAR as a mission-aligned partner to support and grow a community of Web3 founders building community-driven products.
Press start with us!
More amazing mentors!
🧙♂️
@Teddy_Lin
Ted is a Web3 Mentor & Angel Investor and was the former Chief Growth Officer at Binance during its run up to becoming the largest exchange in the world.
Crypto Builders Bootcamp is for:
• Early-stage web3 builders across all segments of crypto
• Turning your side project or hackathon project into a startup
• Accountability to turn your dreams into reality
🚨🚨DOUBLE SESSION!🚨🚨
Tomorrow is the closing day of the Crypto Builders Bootcamp and we have two amazing pannels!
🔥 "Conversation and Q&A" with
@CryptoHayes
!!!!
🔥 "Storytelling Practice" with
@YoannTurpin1
!!!!
🎟 Don't miss it!
🚀 Wintermute is excited to launch the Crypto Builders Bootcamp!
— A free, 4-week online program focused on how to build a crypto startup.
Are you a builder or aspiring to be?
Learn more & get involved:
The next session is going to be a Must-Watch!
🔥Storytelling and Community! 🔥
One of the most important jobs you have as a founder is Storytelling!
👉 You have to tell the story and inspire other great teammates to join you
👉 You have to inspire investors to believe in you,…
💰 Web3 Funding Ecosystem
@stevenmeets
&
@jamessinka
join
@randizuckerberg
's Crypto Cafe to discuss:
* The current funding environment
* Big opportunities
* Tips for founders to stand out
* $25k grants from the Press Start x OrangeDAO Fellowship
@stevenmeets
@jamessinka
@randizuckerberg
Many thanks to Randi, Dana and the entire
@SXMBusiness
team 🙏
Each week, Crypto Cafe focuses on your favorite NFT, Crypt and metaverse projects. You won't want to miss this big pot of Crypto coffee and NFTea:
We have another incredible session!!!
🔥 Title: “Product Do’s & Don’ts" 🔥
👉 Have you spent ages building your product, and now it’s ready to launch?
👉Can we apply Web2 tactics to Web 3 product launches? What are the best tactics and strategies for a successful launch?…
🚨12 hours left to apply to the
@pressstartcap
x
@developer_dao
Fellowship!🚨
💵$15k SAFE
🧙♂️9+ GIGA-BRAINED mentors
🌁Bridge to accelerators, investors, L1s
🫂Safe space to ship with frens
📝Every applicant gets 1:1 feedback & 🪙CODE to join
@developer_dao
App link 👇
If you applied to the
@pressstartcap
x D_D Fellowship and want an in-depth review of your application, tweet the hashtag
#ReviewMyApp
below. 👇👇👇
If you haven't applied yet, you have until 11:59pm on May 21st (this Sunday).
Here's the link to apply:
🧙♀️
@tweetclarita
Clara is the Founding Officer at Filecoin Foundation and co-founder of the Trust & Safety Professional Association. Previously, Clara was a Presidential Innovation Fellow, CTO at the Department of Homeland Security and EIR at the White House.
🔥 We have a surprise Bonus Session with
@CryptoHayes
co-founder of
@BitMEX
& CIO
@MaelstromFund
📅Wed, 20 Dec 23: 11 pm PST
📅 Thurs, 21 Dec 23: 2 am EST / 8 am CET / 2 pm HKT
🎟Sign up for free!
⚡️ZEE TEAM
@DeeZeesGames
has the LEAK 👸
-Free-to-Play FPS from Turkey, orig. released in 2018
-Low system reqs. and deep gameplay (modes, maps, skins, weapons) may make this FPS both popular & accessible for many
-Web2 community in the MILLIONZ 🌍
👇🎚️🎛️🎧
@lilyachty
🧙♂️
@anthonyrpalma
Anthony leads Gaming Partnerships & Investments at Mysten Labs/Sui. Anthony is also a startup advisor, a16z Games Fund Scout, experienced investment professional and accomplished business builder with 10 years of experience leading video game industry teams.
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
The bar for top accelerators is incredibly high these days.
This Fellowship will prepare and introduce you to the top accelerators.
Fellows from every previous cohort went on to join Alliance, a16z CSS and/or successfully raise pre-seed rounds.
Now is the best time to build since 2007-2011. Moments like this are when generation defining companies are built. We are at peak opportunity cost. If you aren’t working on something big- move, pivot, join, do whatever it takes to get on it.
🧙♂️
@matthewliu
Matthew is the co-founder of Origin Protocol and an active angel investor and advisor. Previously was one of the earliest YouTube product managers and led Product at Google, Qwiki and Bonobos.
🧙♂️
@kevinlin
Kevin is the cofounder of Metatheory, GP at Lifelike Capital, cofounder and former COO of Twitch, cofounder of Gold House, angel investor, video game lover, anime fan, Taco Bell maxi and aspiring DJ.
Led by the incredible
@jamessinka
with sage support from
@benhuh
, this collaboration was born from a shared vision to
👷♀️ Bring more builders to web3
🧪 Encourage experimentation
🫂 Support founders at the earliest stage
Applications for the next
#MultiplayerFellowship
cohort must be submitted by February 7th!
We invite any early-stage web3 founder from around the world, buidling in any category, to apply for the program.
🧙♂️
@KSimback
Kevin is the COO at Delphi Labs, the research and development arm of Delphi Digital with the mission of incubating and accelerating the next evolution of projects in web3 and crypto. Previously spent time at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Tabrasa, IBM and McKinsey.
Hear from 👉🎮 Fellowship alum
@sing_me_a
on his experience joining the Fellowship, launching
@bboexchange
, and going on to raise an over-subscribed pre-seed round.
BBOX is a derivative trading platform launching its first AMM on
@LineaBuild
.
Join the Press Start 👉🎮 Fellowship AMA Fri, Jan 5th, 12pm PT! Got questions about our “pre-accelerator” program where web3 founders consistently graduate into
@alliancedao
@a16zcrypto
CSS &/or raise funding?
@stevenmeets
and
@Lukex
will answer them
“This fellowship is the most builder-friendly program in the space, offering community support, accountability and grant funding”
@jamessinka
“It helps builders bridge the gap between weekend hackathons and accelerator programs”
@stevenmeets
NEW: CoinList x Thetanuts Finance 🥜
@ThetanutsFi
is a decentralized on-chain option protocol, seeking to bootstrap TVL and trading volume through their v3 Incentivized Alpha.
Participate and earn $NUTS.
Apply now »
*Not available in US & CA
📝 Application feedback
We've been in your shoes before, submitting applications into a black hole and never hearing back.
Press Start commits to responding to every single applicant with specific feedback, whether you are accepted into the Fellowship or not.
Both NEAR and Press Start see the future of gaming as being community-driven.
We believe now is the time to build a new Golden Age of Entertainment where players take part in the creation and ownership of the games, stories, and assets they cherish.
The
#MultiplayerFellowship
program is an 8-week "pre-accelerator" program for any early-stage web3 founder:
💰 US$50,000 SAFE/SAFT investment
🙅♀️ No program fee, no upfront equity
🌟 Mentorship from Superstar Founders
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
Applications are now open for the next Press Start 👉🎮 Fellowship cohort!
8-week "pre-accelerator" program for any early-stage web3 founder:
💰 US$50,000 SAFE investment
🙅♀️ No program fee, no upfront equity
🌟 Mentorship from Superstar Founders
🌉 Bridge to top accelerators
👇
As former founders with successful exits, we understand the difficulties of the early-stage journey.
We've designed this Fellowship to help web3 founders speedrun 0 to 1 and be in a position to join a top-flight accelerator or secure your own funding round.
As 1st check writers for FOCG's like
@primodiumgame
and
@ForcePrime_io
, we're dedicated to helping onchain gaming builders speedrun from 0 to 1.
Why?
Because we believe on-chain games represent the bleeding edge of new web3 innovations.
Thetanuts Finance has completed a $17M institutional funding round led by
@Polychain
,
@HyperchainC
&
@Magnus_fund
, supporting our ambition to create a thriving two-way altcoin option market and continue to push the boundaries for structured DeFi products.
Press Start 👉🎮 is all about the collaborative approach, hence the new name "Multiplayer Fellowships."
Working with the best and brightest minds to fund and support the next generation of talented web3 founders.
🌟 Mentorship from Superstar Founders
The best advice comes from successful founders who have walked the path you're embarking upon.
Every week, we bring in superstar mentors and speakers, giving Fellows direct access to pick their brains.
🧙♂️
@abhishek095
Abhishek is a VC at Polygon Ventures, heading defi, infra and non-media investments. Previously, Abhishek spent time at Apple, Zephyr Management, InMobi, OneDirect, Helpchat and Schlumberger.
We're thrilled to announce that
@PressStartCap
and
@SanctorCapital
have joined forces on an epic quest to fund and mentor 100 hyper-early stage web3 startups via The Multiplayer Fellowship program!
🧵
Q) What are the benefits to Fellows?
A)
💰$50k SAFE check at the most founder-friendly terms in the space
🧙♂️Mentorship from superstar founders & giga-brains
🌁Bridge to top accelerators & funds
more👇
9 benefits of the Press Start 👉🎮Fellowship 🧵:
1/ $50k check to kickstart your new adventure💰
We do NOT charge an upfront program fee. The $50k SAFE doesn't convert to equity until your next financing.
cont.
4/ Bridge to accelerators 🌁
The bar for top tier accelerators is incredibly high these days. This Fellowship will prepare and introduce you to the top accelerators.
The majority of our early Fellows joined YC, Alliance, a16z CSS and/or successfully raised pre-seed rounds.
🪙Every applicant will receive 400 CODE from
@developer_dao
to qualify for the DAO.
👋 Refer your friends and both you and your referred applicants will receive additional CODE!
9/ Application feedback 📝
We've been in your shoes before, submitting applications into a black hole and never hearing back.
We commit to responding to every single applicant with specific feedback, whether you are accepted into the Fellowship or not.
We've since collaborated with
@developer_dao
and
@w_cryptoevents
to offer free founder education as a public good, first checks, and mentorship to web3 builders.
Introducing Crypto Builders Bootcamp
#1
🚀
We're thrilled to partner with
@wintermute_t
to bring you this free 4-week online course, in collaboration with
@impossiblefi
&
@deUETH
.
Learn the essential skills to building a successful crypto startup.
👇
Sanctor brings extensive experience guiding early-stage teams, backing missionary founders since 2021 with both their venture arm and accelerator program.
As 2021 comes to an end, some of the biggest trends driving the industry forward are
#GameFi
and interoperability.
📺Videos from our most recent Demo Day and expert panels are up now on YouTube!
"I think this will change forever venture capital and the world economy.
It represents a new stage in the evolution of venture capital. In many senses it is the democratization of VC."
Paul Graham's Legacy via I, Cringely: Last week there was a press release you might easily have missed. A Distributed Autonomous Organization (DAO) called OrangeDAO is cooperating with a small seed venture fund called Press ...
👨👩👧👦 As
@jamessinka
mentioned, "it takes a village to raise a child"
Being builders ourselves, we recognize the value of being surrounded by like-minded founders.
There's something magical about a community of fellow builders - learning and helping one another.
🔥 The Fellows in the program blew us away, a testament to the quality of
@OrangeDAOxyz
The progress & insights we witnessed over 10 weeks greatly exceeded even our most optimistic expectations
Several Fellows have already raised and/or been accepted into top Accelerators