NAILWAL Fellowship, supported by SANDEEP NAILWAL, rounds out its first cohort with founders raising money from T1 fund and joining top accelerators.
The Nailwal Fellowship's inaugural cohort concluded with Fellows founding companies and raising funds from 1kx, a16z, Symbolic Capital, and other leading funds.
April 15, 2024
The Nailwal Fellowship, launched by Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon and founding partner at Symbolic Capital, marked a significant milestone today as it celebrated the graduation of its founding cohort. Created to empower the next generation of web3 entrepreneurs, the program has exceeded expectations by raising funding from T1 Venture Fund in just six months, becoming recognized as an industry-leading accelerator, and nurturing a group of founders who have gone on to full-time positions at leading companies. . Cryptographic protocols and companies.
Commenting on the success of the first cohort, Nailwal said: “We are impressed by the success of this first cohort. Our colleagues have proven that with the right support and resources, there are no limits to what can be achieved in the web3 space.” Looking to the future, he said, “This is just the beginning. With our next cohort, we are excited to continue supporting exceptional talent ready to explore the vast possibilities within blockchain.”
Nailwal Fellows have not only joined top startup accelerators and other fellowship programs such as Beacon and a16z CSX, but have also become core members of leading projects in their fields.
- Remi Gai's startup Inco Network is leveraging its experience at Parallel Finance and Google to pioneer privacy infrastructure for web3. Gai's venture secured a $4.5 million seed round from investors 1kx, GSR, Robot Ventures, and Symbolic Capital.
- Shashank Yadav Founded Fraction AI, which aims to democratize high-quality data for AI models and revolutionize data accessibility with a decentralized approach. After being accepted into Cohort F23 of the Beacon Accelerator program, Yadav and the Fraction AI team successfully debuted their project at a demo day packed with investors and are currently closing a $2 million seed round.
- J. Paul Mayer From Goldman Sachs to founding Collar Protocol, which aims to pioneer the next wave of DeFi by reimagining borrowing protocols. Recently, Meyer and the Collar team joined the Spring 2024 cohort of a16z's Crypto Startup Accelerator in London.
- thomas taylor, a cryptocurrency-based full-stack developer, has been passionate about combining web3 technology and AI. As a Nailwal Fellow, Taylor launched Mindware, an AI agent API key with SHA-256 encryption technology for human authentication.
- Evgeny Danilenko Our previous work on Erigon and Polygon has made us a cornerstone of the Ethereum ecosystem. During his fellowship, Evgenii continued to refine his vision and architecture for a new approach to blockchain interoperability.
- joe fraser We are at the cutting edge of advancing the capabilities of blockchain technology and data by integrating on-chain data with AI. Currently, Frazier is part of the core team at Allium Labs, backed by Kleiner Perkins, helping build the next generation of web3 data infrastructure.
- Ananya Khandelwal, A top .01% student in India, he continued his work on Flex Wallet to make cryptocurrency payments more accessible to everyone.
- Adam Achebe I left Stanford to focus on building Arctail. After extensive user research, Adam is redefining the live streaming space with a new outlook on esports betting.
The achievements of this founding cohort not only highlight the potential of individual entrepreneurs, but also highlight the importance of support programs in the advancement of technology and entrepreneurship.
To learn more about the Nailwal Fellows program and our mission to empower the next generation of web3 innovators, visit https://www.nailwalfellowship.org/
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