0G Foundation and OnePiece Labs join forces to launch new incubator program for Web3 and AI startups

With Web3 and AI technologies gaining increasing momentum, 0G Foundation announced today it has teamed up with One Piece Labs to launch its inaugural incubation program, targeting promising startup founders across various industries.

This initiative seeks to provide these emerging entrepreneurs with advanced technological solutions, including 0G.ai’s decentralized architecture (DA), data storage, and serving layers, to drive innovation and growth in sectors such as Web3, AI, Gaming, DeFi, dePIN, deStorage, and deCompute.

Empowering the Next Wave of Innovators

The program is designed to provide strategic support, resources, and mentorship to promising startups in the Web3, AI, Gaming, DeFi, dePIN, deStorage, and deCompute sectors. By leveraging 0G Foundation’s advanced infrastructure and extensive network, the incubator will drive transformative developments in existing Web3 and AI companies, ensuring high-performance DA with low latency, cost-effective data storage, and decentralized inference capabilities.

Why This Incubation Program Matters

At various stages of their journey, founders need different levels of support. Early-stage entrepreneurs can benefit from networking opportunities, initial funding to develop a minimum viable product (MVP), and developer tools to build their products. Middle-to-late-stage founders might focus more on community building and performance metrics such as daily active users (DAU), monthly active users (MAU), and annual recurring revenue (ARR). Meanwhile, late-stage companies with large communities can leverage technology to scale efficiently and craft compelling token generation event (TGE) plans. The 0G Foundation is well-equipped to provide strategic support at any stage of a project’s lifecycle.

Co-hosted by One Piece Labs, this incubator program offers resources, mentorship, co-founder matchmaking, technological support, community building, co-marketing, and investor introductions.

A Vision for the Future

“Launching this incubator program is a strategic move to strengthen our ecosystem and support groundbreaking projects that can push the boundaries of Web3 and AI,” said Michael, Advisor to 0G Foundation and co-founder of Zero Gravity Labs. “We are committed to providing startups with the tools and mentorship they need to overcome challenges and scale rapidly, fostering a collaborative environment that drives collective success.”

Key Benefits of the 0G Accelerator Program

• Resource Allocation: Startups will gain access to funding, cutting-edge technology, and essential development tools.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Expert advice and mentorship from industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs.
  Technical Support: Robust technical support from 0G’s team for seamless integration with their infrastructure and effective utilization of their tools.
• Community Building: Facilitating connections and collaborations within the 0G ecosystem to create a supportive and innovative community.
• Market Exposure: Providing visibility and exposure through the network and marketing channels, helping projects reach a broader audience.

Founded in 2023, the 0G Foundation is dedicated to the growth, development, and security of 0G, a decentralized ecosystem built around the fastest modular AI chain. The ecosystem features the fastest programmable DA, storage, and verifiable AI serving framework, enabling speeds of up to 50GB/s per consensus layer—sufficient for fully onchain LLM training.

Based in Silicon Valley, One Piece Labs is a pioneering incubator and seed funding organization committed to empowering visionary founders in the decentralized Web3 ecosystem. They believe in the transformative potential of blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps) to revolutionize industries and empower individuals globally.

The first 0G Accelerator Cohort included the startups listed below.

First 0G Accelerator Cohort

Company: CARV
What it does: Modular data layer for gaming and AI, sharing data value with the industry and individuals.
Team: Chloe Gu
Pitch: CARV Protocol is revolutionizing data use in gaming and AI by offering a modular data layer that ensures privacy, ownership, and control remain with individuals. This pioneering approach allows data to generate value for everyone.
Traction: 750+ games & AI companies, 2.5M+ registered players, $1M monthly recurring revenue.
Stage: Raised $50+ million.

Company: Cygnus Finance
What it does: The first modular real yield layer, combining non-EVM systems with the EVM ecosystem.
Founder: Eric Cheung
Pitch: Cygnus Finance aims to be the ultimate real yield solution by integrating non-EVM systems like TON with the EVM ecosystem. Its yield-bearing Liquidity Validation System will help over 7 billion people acquire digital assets and offer services for systems needing distributed validation semantics.
Traction: Backed by OKX Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Optimism Foundation retro funding. TVL $50M+. 100K+ users.
Stage: Raising $15 million.

Company: Polyverse AI
What it does: Revolutionizing AI data and privacy computing with Zero-trust PET and FHE.
Team: AI technologists from Meta, OpenAI, and Google, backed by NVIDIA, and Microsoft Accelerator.
Pitch: Polyverse AI leads the way in AI data and privacy computing with its Zero-Trust AI Data Engine and decentralized AI Data Marketplace. It enables secure data training, transactions, and computations by using technologies like Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and privacy-enhancing technology (PET). The platform ensures data protection and compliance, facilitating robust AI application development across industries.
Stage: Raising $8 million.

Company: 0xKnowledge
What it does: Building the world’s first AI-augmented, Web3-native documentation platform and personalized AI assistants.
Founder: Joshua Sum
Pitch: 0xKnowledge integrates AI and blockchain to create a self-maintaining knowledge base management system. This platform streamlines knowledge capture from various sources, enabling personalized AI assistants for employees, addressing inefficiencies in data and documentation unification.
Traction: Secured 5 customers and 2 distribution partners.
Stage: Raising seed.

Company: DataHive
What it does: Layer 2 for user-owned AI operating on user-owned data.
Founder: Ray Gill
Traction: $150K booked revenue, launching with 1+ million users.
Pitch: DataHive is creating the first AI Data Asset Layer 2, decentralizing AI data access by connecting data publishers with consumers in a decentralized network and marketplace. It champions a decentralized AI future where user-owned AI is created and controlled from the ground up.
Stage: Raised pre-seed; raising seed.

Company: Heph
What it does: AI model training and quality assurance platform using a global workforce of >174K data labelers.
Founders: Andreas Schemm, Marius Hamacher, Will Mercer
Traction: 2.5 billion data points labeled with >97% accuracy.
Pitch: Heph AI merges AI and blockchain to offer data labeling, model training, and quality assurance services. Utilizing a hybrid Human/Machine labeling approach, Heph AI is more cost-effective and faster than traditional services.
Stage: $2 million.

Company: Infinity Ground
What it does: AI-native gaming Appchain powered by SVM Rollup, providing modular tools for AI gaming development.
Founder: Lani Zhang
Traction: Onboarded 5 games and 4 movie IPs for interactive AI movies in less than 1 month.
Pitch: Infinity Ground, the first AI-native Gaming Appchain powered by SVM Rollup, offers modular tools like the RAG Engine, Creator Copilot, and Model Router to simplify AI gaming development. This unified ecosystem enhances the AI gaming experience while maintaining blockchain benefits like decentralization and transparency.
Stage: Angel round raised $200K+, seed round in progress.

Company: MetaPals
What it does: Integrating digital companions into daily lives through custom-built overlay technology.
Traction: 55K+ users, high retention rates, successful NFT launches.
Founders: Max Giammario, Lingga Pradipta
Pitch: MetaPals is redefining digital companionship by integrating AI and blockchain via a browser extension game engine. These AI companions, existing as browser overlays, offer personalized, gamified experiences that learn from user interactions, fostering deep emotional connections.
Stage: $1 million.

Company: Fractopus
What it does: Fractopus protocol connects content on the internet into a peer-to-peer revenue-sharing network.
Founders: Handuo Zhang, Chao Chao, John Zhu
Pitch: Fractopus addresses the issue of disconnected online content by creating a peer-to-peer revenue and exposure-sharing network. It enables the monetization of AI-generated content, partnering with platforms like ComfyUI and WaytoAGI.
Stage: Angel round raised $380K, Pre-seed round in progress.