a16z Crypto Startup School (CSS23) Shortlisted Projects
25 Projects, Created May 28, 2023, Updated Apr 10, 2024
Crypto Startup School is a twelve-week accelerator program designed around the specific needs of web3 startups. CSS features lectures and mentorship from industry experts, founder talks and access to the a16z network. This archive includes 26 projects that have been shortlisted for the program this year.
a16z Crypto Startup School (CSS23) Shortlisted Projects
25 Projects, Created May 28, 2023, Updated Apr 10, 2024
Crypto Startup School is a twelve-week accelerator program designed around the specific needs of web3 startups. CSS features lectures and mentorship from industry experts, founder talks and access to the a16z network. This archive includes 26 projects that have been shortlisted for the program this year.
Shield
Crypto bank
IYK
An NFC platform bridging the physical and digital worlds
Eth.id
Collectible ENS domains
Sky Lab
On-chain Strategy & Fun
ZeroDev
Supercharge wallet UX with account abstraction
Discove
Farcaster web3 social client
Para
Non-custodial embedded wallet infrastructure
Blockus
Web3 gaming infrastructure
mbd
AI recommendation and moderation APIs
Web3Analytic
No-Code Web3 Product and Marketing Platform
Plurigrid
Decentralized energy trading and grid coordination protocol
ChainPatrol
Real-time blocklist-driven brand protection for crypto
Pimlico
ERC-4337 account abstraction infra
Primev
AI-native Ethereum infrastructure for MEV preconfirmations and payments
KIKI World
User-owned co-created beauty platform
Frens
A messaging app for web3 explorers
Narval
Institutional DeFi gateway
Mentaport
Create context-aware smart contracts in a few lines of code
formless
Decentralized revenue-sharing protocol
Fuul
The growth platform for web3
Bello
On-chain data analytics and wallet outreach tool
Gandalf
Tokengate platform for creators
Stackr Labs
A modular SDK
Lockbox
Smart contract based self-custody solution
FINE
An NFT trading platform on BSC
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