WE HAVE A WINNER! 🏆🔥 After 8 finalist pitches and a close deliberation from our VC jury, @IncDeploi is the winner of 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 The competition was incredibly tight. Every finalist came in with a real product, traction and a clear vision - making the final decision anything but easy @IncDeploi now takes home a share of the $150K+ prize pool, including support from @SonicLabs, as well as grants, acceleration, and go-to-market opportunities across the Demo Day partner network Huge congratulations to the entire team - well deserved 🏆 And a massive thank you to every founder who applied, pitched, and joined us for v2.0. The level of projects this time made one thing very clear: the bar keeps getting higher 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 is a wrap. See you at v3.0 🚀 Hosted by @InspiraLabsHQ × @cicada_mm × @Yellow Anchor Partner: @SonicLabs Co-hosted with @injective × @1inch × @CointelegraphAc × @Galxe × @Cryptic_Web3 × @hackenclub × @AtlasOracleX With media support from: @BitcoinCom × @CoinMarketCap × @CryptoRank_io × @Cointelegraph × @incrypted × @Assemble_io Judged by: @Obsid1an_, Associate Director, Investment & Strategic Partnership at @animocabrands @r_m_evdokimov, Venture Partner at @ContributionCap @Ivantok4, Founding Partner at @comma3vc @Chloeeewrx_, Investment Director, Portfolio Manager & PR Director at @fenbushi @al_nechaev, Partner at @FundersVC @LafaMarino, Analyst at @ZeePrimeCap @an_david, Managing Partner at @DracoonVentures & Co-Founder of The Provocation Lab @xrendolf, CEO at @moonhillcap

THE WAIT IS OVER! Today, we’re announcing the 8 finalists taking the stage at 10X Founders Demo Day on August 25 🚀 Narrowing 300+ applications down to just 8 was extremely difficult. Together with our co-hosts, we went deep into each team’s product, traction, tech, vision, and overall potential - and the shortlist changed more than once before we landed on the final lineup. Here’s who made the cut: @KryptosConnect @IsleFinance @0xT3tris @NOMADZxyz @MentionedMarket @spicenetio @KenomicAI @IncDeploi It was genuinely hard for the board to land on these 8. This shortlist got revised multiple times because the quality of the projects competing for these seats kept raising the bar If you applied and didn't make the final cut, that doesn't mean your project didn't qualify. It means the competition was exceptionally fierce this round, and we'd love to see you apply again next time! Hosted by: @InspiraLabsHQ × @cicada_mm × @Yellow Anchor Partner: @SonicLabs Co-hosted with: @injective × @1inch × @CointelegraphAc × @Galxe × @Cryptic_Web3 × @hackenclub × @AtlasOracleX With media support from: @BitcoinCom × @CoinMarketCap × @CryptoRank_io × @Cointelegraph × @incrypted × @Assemble_io And on August 25, the finalists will pitch live in front of our VC judge panel: @Obsid1an_ — Associate Director, Investment & Strategic Partnership at @animocabrands @r_m_evdokimov — Venture Partner at @ContributionCap @Ivantok4 — Founding Partner at @comma3vc @Chloeeewrx_ — Investment Director, Portfolio Manager & PR Director at @fenbushi @al_nechaev — Partner at @FundersVC @LafaMarino — Analyst at @ZeePrimeCap @an_david — Managing Partner at @DracoonVentures & Co-Founder of The Provocation Lab @xrendolf — CEO at @moonhillcap $150K Prize Pool · 8 Judges · 1 Stage · August 25 1:00 pm UTC Who will walk away with the prize? Set your reminders and get ready - the future of Web3 is taking the stage! ⚡️🏆

We're excited to welcome @Galxe as a Co-host of 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0, bringing campaign, credential and community engagement infrastructure Through Galxe, the world's largest Web3 credential data network, teams can run quest campaigns that issue on-chain credentials rather than just counting followers, covering gated access, loyalty programs, and governance, with quest performance data, leaderboard insights, and automatic bot blocking built in so the results reflect real participants As part of the prize pool, the winning team will receive 3 months of Business + Essentials, while the runner-up will receive 2 months of Business + Essentials, with $6,000 in total package value. Both teams get the infrastructure to launch, manage and measure community campaigns as they turn Demo Day momentum into real engagement That combination matters most right after Demo Day, when a founder has an audience's attention for the first time and one shot at converting it into something durable 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

You already know about the $150K+ prize pool. But do you know who's actually deciding who takes it home? For 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 we didn't just fill six judge seats. We built a panel of people who've actually operated inside this industry, not just written checks into it - operators who've run exchange platforms, engineered tokenomics for billion-dollar protocols, and grown ecosystem TVL by billions in under a year. If your pitch has any soft spots, this is the room that finds them 🔍 Meet the panel: @Obsid1an_ - Associate Director, Investment & Strategic Partnership at @animocabrands Animoca Brands: 600+ portfolio companies, 20+ verticals, from gaming to RWA. Ian's focus is infrastructure and tokenization - he built Animoca's staking business and advises on tokenomics for a $2B gaming project. Expect questions that go deeper than the deck @r_m_evdokimov - Venture Partner at @ContributionCap A $30M pre-seed/seed fund backing infra, middleware and Fintech 3.0 (@lifiprotocol, @zkPass, @ethos_network and more). Roman spent 15+ years in marketing, BD and Web3 before this. Expect him to skip the buzzwords and test if you actually understand your own business @Ivantok4 - Founding Partner at @comma3vc ~$50M AUM, all-in on Sui this cycle - Ivan's team helped grow its TVL from $250M to $2.35B in under a year. Ex-TSMC engineer, 35+ exits, co-founder of Taiwan's first bitcoin treasury company. Expect him to stress test your tech as hard as your model @Chloeeewrx_ - Investment Director, Portfolio Manager & PR Director at @fenbushi Asia's first blockchain VC, founded 2015, ~$1.6B AUM, 300+ portfolio companies including Ethereum, Circle and Consensys. A decade of pattern recognition behind every question she asks @al_nechaev - Partner at @FundersVC Funders VC is a $20M AUM asset management firm operating at the intersection of venture and liquid DeFi - backing early-stage DeFi and RWA protocols while running delta-neutral and yield strategies in-house. Its portfolio includes Flying Tulip, Lighter, RAND and other emerging projects across the space @LafaMarino - Analyst at @ZeePrimeCap Investing since 2019 across early-stage startups and liquid markets (Polymarket, Solana, DeSci). Tadas' background is in research at the European Central Bank and Bank of Lithuania. If your pitch chases a trend instead of a real wedge, expect that to surface That's not a judge panel. That's six people who've actually built what they'll be judging you on 🎯 And one more thing worth saying out loud: pitching here isn't just about the $150K. Beyond the panel, a packed room of top-tier VCs, angel investors, and ecosystem partners will be tuning in as attendees. It's a shot in front of investors who'd normally take months of intros to reach individually, all in one room, on one day And time is officially ticking - there are only 7 days left to apply ⏳ In one week, applications close and "I'll do it later" won't be an option anymore. If your project is ready to be seen, now is the time 8 founders. 6 judges. One stage. August 25 🔥 🔗 Apply now:

Proud to welcome @1inch as a Co-host of 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0, bringing production-ready infrastructure for swaps, liquidity, cross-chain functionality and more to the teams building what’s next Through 1inch Business, teams can plug into a broad suite of production-ready APIs covering swaps, DEX liquidity aggregation, native cross-chain routing, wallet and portfolio data, pricing, token data, RPC infrastructure, and more. With 15+ APIs available through one platform and support across a growing range of networks, founders can integrate the infrastructure they need without building every layer themselves The winning team will receive $5,000 in 1inch API usage through the Custom Plan, giving them room to select the infrastructure that fits their product and scale their usage as the product grows The Custom Plan lets a team pick exactly which APIs it needs and set limits around real usage, so early-stage spend matches early-stage scale Every hour spent building a routing engine is an hour not spent on what makes your product worth using 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

Meet @Obsid1an_ , Associate Director, Investment & Strategic Partnership at @animocabrands, joining 10X Founders Demo Day as a VC judge Animoca Brands is one of the most active investors and ecosystem builders in Web3, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and 20+ verticals, including infrastructure, gaming, AI, DeFi, RWA, and digital culture. The company builds its own products and ecosystems, provides institutional-grade digital asset services, and connects its portfolio through a global network of founders, investors, and strategic partners. Its ecosystem includes projects such as Nuva, Minds, The Sandbox, Moca Network and Open Campus Ian's focus is infrastructure and tokenization. He was instrumental in building Animoca's staking and liquid investment businesses and led the integration of Animoca's RWA Protocol across multiple blockchains. On the advisory side, his work spans tokenomics design, validator mechanics, and treasury management, including for a US$2B Web3 gaming project and a ZK protocol With this level of experience on the judge panel, founders should be ready for questions that go deeper than the pitch deck 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

When people think about fundraising, they usually think about decks, demos and traction But once conversations become serious, security quickly becomes the main part of the discussion 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 is proud to welcome @hackenclub as a Co-host, putting $15,000 in audit credits behind the winning team Hacken is an end-to-end blockchain security and compliance partner for digital assets. Born on blockchain rather than adapted to it, Hacken combines deep Web3 expertise with enterprise-grade quality, AI-powered offensive security, and globally recognized certifications, bringing top-tier, blockchain-native expertise and proven credibility to organizations securing their infrastructure and meeting modern digital asset regulations Since 2017, Hacken has completed 2,300+ audits and verified $430B+ in assets through its Proof of Reserves work, earning the trust of 1,500 adopters including the European Commission, ADGM, MetaMask, the Ethereum Foundation and Binance As Web3 continues to mature, security is no longer something teams add before launch - it's something they're expected to build around from day one. Having Hacken join this year's Demo Day is another step toward giving founders access to the people helping shape that standard across the industry 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

Not only accelerating founders, but making sure their stories get heard Proud to have @CointelegraphAc co-hosting 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 🔥 They put $10,000 in media credits behind the winning team - press releases and sponsored articles across one of the most-read publications in crypto But the credits are the smaller part of what they bring to this stage Cointelegraph Accelerator works with post-MVP companies. Not decks, not concepts - teams with a product in market and traction to point at. That filter exists because they've seen what happens on the other side: coverage reaches an audience, the audience arrives and if the product isn't ready, the exposure works against the team rather than for it Which is the same reason Demo Day screens for a working product before anything else. Both of us are looking at the same stage of company, for the same reason Where they add something we can't: distribution. A team can build the right thing and still lose to a team that built the wrong thing louder. Cointelegraph Accelerator closes that gap - media reach, credibility with the people who fund the next round and a network of founders and investors that opens after the coverage lands Eight founders on stage. One of them walks away with that behind their launch 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

You already know the winner is taking home $150K, but do you know what's actually inside that prize pool? For 10X Founders Demo Day V2.0 we didn't just assemble a trophy. We assembled a launch stack 🚀 - the exact set of things a team normally burns nine months and half its treasury acquiring one BD call at a time. If you are a founder still fighting through this market cycle, this is your ultimate chance! Capital Investment @SonicLabs - $20,000 in ecosystem grants, a builder program seat and hands-on technical support @injective - up to $20,000 following internal DD Security @hackenclub - $15K in audit credits. The first question every investor asks is “is it audited?” already answered Data & Visibility @AtlasOracleX (backed by CMC) - free CoinMarketCap listing + $5K in oracle price feeds @CointelegraphAc - $10K in media credits to get the story told Growth @Galxe - Essentials Plus, $6K in community growth tooling @Cryptic_Web3 - $5K growth marketing package Infrastructure @1inch - $5K in API access on Custom Plan, built on top of one of Web3’s most used swap layers From the hosts @InspiraLabsHQ - $20K in acceleration, mentorship and GTM support @Yellow - $20K in advisory, market making and Yellow SDK support @cicada_mm - $20K in market making and Launchpad credits That’s $150K, not a prize - a full go-to-market package for a team that’s ready 🎯 And one more thing worth saying out loud: the pool goes to the winner, but nobody walks off this stage with nothing. Every finalist leaves with a judge scorecard, an honest read from people who evaluate projects for a living. That kind of feedback usually takes months and a hundred cold DMs to earn 8 founders. One stage. August 25 🔥 🔗 Apply now:

Injective Mint was announced this week, bringing compliant asset issuance into one platform for institutions, users, and AI agents. Native $INJ also went live on @Coinbase, giving the largest U.S. crypto exchange direct access to the Injective ecosystem. Below are some of the top developments that happened on Injective from the past week ⤵️ 🟪 Injective Mint was officially announced, giving issuers one platform to launch tokenized equities, bonds, ETFs, credit, real estate, FX, and more with built in compliance controls 🟪$INJ is officially live on @coinbase after Coinbase Markets completed the migration to the Injective EVM and enabled sends and receives again 🟪The Senate has unified CLARITY Act text, and @SummerMersinger made the case at the Injective Summit for getting it to the floor before the August recess 🟪The full Injective Summit playlist is officially live, with sessions from members of Congress and leaders from Invesco, Grayscale, Circle, Chainlink, Galaxy, Anchorage Digital, Blockchain Association, and more 🟪Injective presented at AdventureX, China's largest hackathon, where builders are creating new products across stablecoins, RWAs, and Injective infrastructure 📊 Key Stats 🟪 Injective has now processed 3 billion transactions, putting the network among the highest transaction count chains in history 🟪@HelixMarkets recorded $205 million in 7 day volume and reached $78.3 billion in cumulative volume across its onchain markets 🌐 Ecosystem News 🟪 The Injective Ecosystem Meetup in Tokyo brought builders and institutions together around stablecoins, RWAs, AI, and how enterprises can build on Injective 🟪@InspiraLabsHQ officially launched 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 with Injective joining six other co hosts and a $150K+ prize pool for Web3 founders The future doesn't wait. Build what comes next with us.

If your startup touches real-world assets, this Co-host reveal matters more than most 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 is proud to welcome @Injective as a Co-host 🔥 Injective will award the winning team a $20,000 ecosystem grant, subject to its internal due diligence Most founders on this stage haven't locked in where they'll build and Injective offers more than a name on the roster - it offers the infrastructure behind the decision Its MultiVM support runs EVM and CosmWasm side by side, so a team's existing Ethereum tooling, MetaMask, Hardhat, Remix, Foundry, carries over without a rewrite and its dApp builder lets founders test an idea in natural language before touching code. That same infrastructure carries into Injective's tokenization stack, covering equities, commodities, pre-IPO credit, money markets and FX, with compliance built into the asset layer from the start rather than added after launch The easy part is tokenizing, the harder part is earning institutional trust and Injective has already earned it 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

Huge thanks to @incrypted for covering 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0! Their write-up breaks down what's coming on August 25: Sonic joining as our first-ever Anchor Partner, 7 co-hosts and a $150K+ prize pool for Web3 founders ready to raise Read it here:

10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 on August 25. $150K+ prize pool. Seven co-hosts. Capital behind it. Real resources—grants, GTM support, audit credits, market making. If you've built something, this is the stage.

Proud to be the Anchor Partner for @InspiraLabsHQ's 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0. Chain selection is one of the biggest decisions a founder makes, and we want to be part of that conversation early, not after the fact. Excited to review projects, back the teams ready to build, and see who takes the stage on August 25.

@SonicLabs joins 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 as the Anchor Partner 🔥 For the winning team, that's $20,000 in ecosystem grants, a spot in Sonic's builder program and hands-on technical support to actually launch on the network Chain selection is a business decision. It shapes a project's economics, support, and distribution and deserves the same diligence founders give fundraising or hiring This is why the Anchor role exists: the exclusive slot, one ecosystem behind the entire event. Most builders on stage are pre-TGE, still deciding where to build. As Anchor, Sonic is in the room for those decisions, reviewing projects and backing the teams ready to build Sonic's offer is structural, not cosmetic. Fee Monetization returns up to 90% of network fees to the team behind it. The Innovator Fund adds up to 200M $S for teams building on the network, builder economics for the builder's side of the table $20K for the winner. Ecosystem access for every finalist. A chain that competes for its builders instead of counting them 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

@SonicLabs joins 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 as the Anchor Partner 🔥 For the winning team, that's $20,000 in ecosystem grants, a spot in Sonic's builder program and hands-on technical support to actually launch on the network Chain selection is a business decision. It shapes a project's economics, support, and distribution and deserves the same diligence founders give fundraising or hiring This is why the Anchor role exists: the exclusive slot, one ecosystem behind the entire event. Most builders on stage are pre-TGE, still deciding where to build. As Anchor, Sonic is in the room for those decisions, reviewing projects and backing the teams ready to build Sonic's offer is structural, not cosmetic. Fee Monetization returns up to 90% of network fees to the team behind it. The Innovator Fund adds up to 200M $S for teams building on the network, builder economics for the builder's side of the table $20K for the winner. Ecosystem access for every finalist. A chain that competes for its builders instead of counting them 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0 · August 25 🔗 Apply now:

Excited to be an anchor partner for @InspiraLabsHQ’s 10X Founders Demo Day! Founders, this is your shot at real support, exposure, and (most importantly) capital! Apply today: