ChainCatcher news, the Uniswap Foundation announced a grant of $1.2 million to Atrium Academy to expand the Uniswap Hook Incubator (UHI) project, further supporting the development of Ethereum v4 hooks.In March 2024, the Uniswap Foundation provided a $600,000 grant to Atrium Academy to launch UHI. In the first three batches, the program attracted over 1,200 applicants, with each batch drawing 100 to 150 developers from more than 50 countries/regions.

According to ChainCatcher news, Algorand has announced the 14 projects selected for its first batch of incubators.These include: the project Better Use Blockchain (BUB) that makes blockchain technology easy to use, the NFT subscription management platform Cycles, the game Graphyti that combines generative artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, the decentralized peer-to-peer consensus delegation platform Igoprotect, the wallet Kiwi Protocol, the platform MeMa that democratizes online art revenue, the diversified Web3 tool Myrkle, the decentralized crafts marketplace NaijaChain, the blockchain degree verification platform Pacify, the Engage to Earn platform Poma, the platform ReFind that uses blockchain technology to find people and lost items, the tokenized real estate solution Vank, and the crypto automated trading Telegram bot Vistia.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Solana Labs has announced that applications for the second phase of the Solana Incubator are now open, with a deadline of October 4. They will select 4 to 6 high-quality teams to collaborate directly with Solana Labs in New York City from January to April 2025 to meet specific needs, including participation in blockchain development, design and product launch planning, fundraising support, and venture capital introductions.

ChainCatcher news, the NFT closed community ARC with over 850 members announced today that it will launch a crypto incubator. According to Decrypt, ARC, headquartered in Singapore, positions itself as the "Y Combinator of the Web3 world," with Y Combinator being a long-standing startup accelerator based in San Francisco that provides funding, guidance, and resources for early-stage companies.ARC stated that the new capital will be used to enhance the ARC ecosystem, provide dedicated support for new Web3 projects, establish strategic partnerships to accelerate concept development and testing, and streamline the process from concept to market launch.The incubator's startup funding comes from a recent fundraising of $4.5 million, raised by its 163 members, with the lead investor being the venture capital firm Arcane Group. Participants include Adrian Lai (The Newman Group), Arthur Cheong (Defiance Capital), Cecilia Lee, Germaine Jiang (Mask Network), and Chris Sirise (LiquidX Studio).

ChainCatcher news, the Sui Foundation has partnered with the Sui ecosystem liquidity protocol Cetus and the Sui liquid staking protocol Aftermath Finance to launch a new incubator, which will provide an initial investment of 2 million USD to project teams accepted by the incubator, and commit to further investments as a number of high-quality teams and projects emerge. The first project currently being incubated is a governance platform, DAO tools, and multi-signature solutions.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Peter Thiel's venture capital firm Founders Fund has made a "strategic long-term investment" in the cryptocurrency incubator Alliance. Although the specific investment amount has not been disclosed, Alliance co-founder Imran Khan stated that Founders Fund has acquired a minority stake in Alliance.It is reported that this investment was completed last October and the details of the collaboration were finalized this January. As part of this investment, Founders Fund will provide support to Alliance's portfolio companies.

ChainCatcher news, incubator CaesarEon announced on X that it is committed to investing 10 million dollars in the Bitcoin NFT project INK. This will help enhance its unique brand, expand its IP domain, and strengthen market influence, while supporting INK holders to develop their own businesses and build personal brands through the INK platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Manta Network has announced its participation in the Hong Kong Cyberport Incubation Program.It is reported that with the assistance of Cyberport, Manta Network plans to explore practical use cases connecting Web2 and Web3 in finance, education, and other traditional industries.

ChainCatcher news, Tate Berenbaum, founder of the encryption startup Community Labs, has launched a 10-week incubator program called AO Ventures, aimed at promoting the development of Arweave and AO.It is stated that the program will start in April and hold a Demo Day in June. More than $35 million in funding commitments have already been made to the investment pool.Reportedly, the Arweave network is used for "permanent information storage," while AO is described as a "super parallel computer," with the core goal of "combining the benefits of trust minimization with the speed of traditional computing environments."