Cartesi is Partnering with SOSV’s dlab to Accelerate Cartesi Labs
Cartesi is partnering with SOSV’s dlab, a leading VC firm to support Cartesi Labs’ program participants and accelerate their growth
The Cartesi team is pleased to announce a partnership with dlab to expand support for Cartesi Labs’ program participants. dlab is a venture capital firm and accelerator focusing on decentralization. dlab provides programmatic venture capital and resources for startups exploring new frontiers in decentralization and blockchain technology. dlab is powered by SOSV — a leading VC firm with over $800 Million US in assets under management.
Entering the Labs
The Cartesi Labs accelerator program aims to bring projects built on Cartesi to the next level with its selected partners. Cartesi will be partnering with dlab as part of its Cartesi Labs initiative to fund research and development of decentralized systems with Cartesi’s technology stack.
Cartesi and dlab will be working together to further Cartesi Labs through the following initiatives:
- Recommending Cartesi’s technology, the Cartesi Labs programs and Igniter grants to its existing and future portfolio companies.
- Providing Cartesi’s development resources and hands-on help to any dlab portfolio companies who are exploring the use of their development stack.
- Evaluating Cartesi Labs program applicants and recipients for fast-track entrance into dlab for investment and acceleration.
- Providing mentorship and guidance from dlab to Cartesi Labs’ participants.
- Exploring further synergies and joint funding opportunities via the ongoing dlab program as Cartesi Rollups are live.
The partnership reflects Cartesi’s continued efforts to bring our technology to mainstream start-ups, researchers, developers, and organizations. Partnering with top venture capital firms, accelerators, and research institutions is a critical move in the right direction and it will allow Cartesi Labs to gain exposure and opportunities to flourish the Cartesi ecosystem.
About dlab and SOSV
dlab was founded in 2018 to provide capital and resources to startups who are creating more open, transparent, and participatory systems using blockchains and other decentralization technologies. dlab provides up to $250k in venture funding to pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the globe through their fully remote program and on-site venture studio in NYC.
In addition to providing capital, the dlab team supports startups through a proven recipe of scheduled review and feedback sessions, mentor network interactions, and bespoke hands-on help in areas such as product architecture and design, UX, business development, and fundraising strategy.
As part of the SOSV accelerator family, founders have access to further follow-on funding opportunities from SOSV, a global alumni community network of over 2000 founders, and over $500k in perks from partners and leading infrastructure providers. SOSV is a global venture capital firm with over $800M assets under management, providing multi-stage investment to develop and scale founders’ big ideas for positive change.
About Cartesi
Cartesi is taking smart contracts to the next level. It is a chain-agnostic layer-2 infrastructure, solving the pressing problem of scalability on the most important blockchains. Most notably, Cartesi implements a unique Linux-supporting VM, rollups and side-chains to revolutionize the way developers create blockchain applications, allowing them to use mainstream software components.
Cartesi’s Ecosystem Links:
Website: https://cartesi.io
Explorer: https://explorer.cartesi.io
Discord (Development Community): https://discordapp.com/invite/Pt2NrnS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cartesiproject
Telegram: https://t.me/cartesiproject
Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/cartesiannouncements
GitHub: https://github.com/cartesi
