Web3 Startup Hosts Kickoff for First Accelerator Cohort
Local startup, 404 DAO, hosted an accelerator kickoff event at The Clubhouse in early June, where attendees could network with other entrepreneurs, mentors, and potential investors and learn more about the groups participating in the 10-week cohort program.
The evening began with a food and cocktail hour, which served local Georgia wine from The Cottage Vineyard & Winery, for the nearly 100 attendees. Introductions were made and previous connections were reunited as they enjoyed complimentary appetizers and catered barbeque. More so, the hosts officially launched their tokenized loyalty program with Keyspace Studio, and everyone present was able to claim a digital collectible for attending the event. This is the first collectible of many that will be used to reward community members who support and contribute to 404 DAO.
Attendees then took to their seats, where the 404 DAO team gave a brief welcome and a presentation that covered their mission – “To transform Atlanta into a Web3 hub” – and its three initiatives:
The 404 Accelerator
Web3 ATL Conference
Governance Delegations
They also shared more about the first cohort (and first in Midtown Atlanta!) of the 404 Accelerator, which is comprised of three Atlanta Web3 startups, four startups with connections to Georgia Tech (current students, alumni, or academic dropout), and a total of seven companies that represented some of the most promising Web3 innovations from around the nation!
An introduction from 404 DAO’s partner, Fusen World (an accelerator platform founded by none other than Chris Klaus), took the stage next. Fusen is bringing together startup founders from around the world and even has a funding deal available to all 404 Accelerator startups!
Participants were then privy to introduction videos from each startup in Cohort 01, also notating that they will present in person to top Web3 venture capitalists (VCs) on Friday, August 11 at Tech Square ATL for the first-ever 404 Accelerator Pitch Day (more details to come!):
Opdefi – Opdefi is building a technology layer on top of digital asset custodians, making it simple for institutional users to access DeFi safely and securely. They enable secure bridging, trigger-based strategies, and improved capital efficiency.
Nucleo – Spearheads private multisig wallet infrastructure for ZK layer 1s. They participate in the builder cohort development program to foster a thriving developer community.
Adamnite – Fueling blockchain adoption with a user-friendly layer-1, Adamnite aims to onboard the next gen of devs into Web3 with its pythonic programming language (A1).
DAuth Network’s Web3 OAuth – Innovates decentralized authentication for Web3 wallets with anonymous, trustless social account authentication.
Keyspace Studio – Keyspace Studio's no-code platform enables brands to swiftly embrace Web3, launching tokenized loyalty programs and NFT activations. By “turning customers into collectors,” they provide brands with valuable behavioral data that strengthen customer retention.
Syntx – Syntx is supercharging the wallet experience by aligning wallets and protocols to enable direct partnerships. Their API solution allows protocols to target and market offers to Web3 users directly in their wallet.
webFi LLC – Empowers artists with a Web3 social platform for ownership and control over their intellectual property (IP).
The event concluded with an exciting announcement about Web3 ATL 2023! The dates are officially confirmed for November 3-5th and 404 DAO shared how thrilled they were to bring back the premier blockchain event to Tech Square. Tickets will be available soon, so stay up-to-date by following @web3_atl on Twitter and Linkedin.
The success of the event reaffirmed that despite the recent downturn in the industry, crypto/Web3 is still top-of-mind – and a trillion-dollar industry. Decentralized finance, digital assets, and privacy can help improve the current internet for users and we’re ecstatic for what’s to come!