Deadline: 20-Jun-21
Applications are now open for the NEAR India Accelerator Program, a platform that opens up innovators in the blockchain space to opportunities, expert mentorship, technical support, and funding.
As a high performance blockchain that operates on proof-of-stake and is sharded, NEAR Protocol comes with an authority of helping developers and startups push the limits of using blockchain technology. Together with Lumos Labs – an innovation management startup, the NEAR India Accelerator is here to help startups who want to make it in the blockchain space build impactful products and find their footing in the blockchain space.
NEAR Protocol (also referred to as NEAR) is a cryptocurrency blockchain with smart contract functionality. It is designed to be developer friendly and facilitate the creation of decentralised applications. NEAR is also interoperable with Ethereum.
NEAR is a delegated proof of stake blockchain that uses sharding to optimize performance. However, unlike sharding in other cryptocurrencies such as Polkadot, all shards on NEAR are viewed as part of the same blockchain. NEAR is also interoperable with Ethereum using NEAR’s Rainbow Bridge.
Funding Information
They’re sure that you’re working hard to build a great product for your startup and if you’re able to deliver this effort in terms of a great product with a relevant blockchain usecase with a market research that validates your product, you are eligible to get funded with upto $100k.
What they are looking for?
They are looking for startups with:
- A novel idea that solves a real-world problem
- A relevant blockchain usecase
- A purpose-driven team
- Are building projects that are past the POC stage
Why should you sign up for the NEAR India Accelerator?
- Upto $200,000 USD in funding
- Mentorship from champions in the startup and blockchain space
- Go-to-market support with access to the NEAR ecosystem
- Technical support to integrate with NEAR Protocol
- Marketing and PR support
Criteria
- Your team will need to be represented with two people at the least.
- The NEAR India Accelerator is open to anyone who can dedicate the time it needs to help you scale up.
- Any project with a relevant blockchain use case is welcome to apply. Your project can be based on NFTs, social tokens, dApps, decentralised exchanges, etc. If you have a something super innovative and novel, apply already!
For more information, visit https://www.nearindiaaccelerator.in/