Applications are now open for the Genesis Cohort, offering selected teams hands-on engineering support, go-to-market resources, and strategic investment opportunities, culminating in a Demo Day at Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi.
Solayer, the execution layer for next-gen financial applications, announced the launch of Solayer Accel, a new, intensive accelerator program designed to cultivate the next generation of founders building on InfiniSVM, the fastest production blockchain. With a focus on engineering and founder support, the program aims to take projects from concept to scale in a real-time environment.
The program is structured for a selective cohort of up to eight teams culminating in a Demo Day on December 12, 2025, in Abu Dhabi during the Breakpoint conference where Founders will present their projects to a curated audience of investors and industry leaders.
Teams accepted into the Solayer Accel genesis cohort may be eligible for strategic investment from Solayer Labs. This includes a $10,000 convertible grant upon a successful mainnet alpha launch on InfiniSVM, with the potential for an additional $15,000+ for hitting key performance milestones.
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“Solayer Accel is engineered from our own experience as builders who have consistently shipped at scale,” said Whales, Ecosystem Lead at Solayer. “We are engineering-led and founder-obsessed, and this program is our commitment to providing the most motivated teams with the resources, network, and hands-on support to launch successfully on InfiniSVM.”
Applications for the inaugural 7-week cohort are open now until October 20th, 2025. Participants will receive dedicated engineering hours, architecture and security reviews, complete go-to-market and community support, mentorship from crypto industry veterans, and direct investor introductions.
The program welcomes strong builders across all verticals, with a particular interest in projects that leverage InfiniSVM’s low latency and high throughput. Key focus areas for the first cohort include:
- DeFi (trading, lending, institutional workflows)
- Consumer (social apps, gaming, real-time interactions)
- Payments (on/off-ramps, spending, subscriptions)
- AI (analytics, LLMs that execute on-chain)
Ideal candidates are crypto-native, engineering-focused teams that ship rapidly, ranging from pre-MVP to seed stage. The program is remote-first but encourages attendance at the in-person Builder Space and Demo Day events in Abu Dhabi in December.
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