The age of decentralized infrastructure is here, and it’s just getting started. As the internet evolves from cloud to crowd, we are thrilled to announce the five trailblazing startups selected to join the second cohort of our DePIN Base Camp accelerator. These teams are not just building companies, they’re laying the groundwork for a decentralized, data-rich, and intelligent world.
These founders are tackling some of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time: AI data integrity, climate resilience, decentralized energy access, space connectivity, and environmental monitoring. And they’re doing it by leveraging DePIN, a paradigm that’s moving from the edges of Web3 into the mainstream conversation around digital sovereignty, real-world utility, and infrastructure that’s owned by the many, not the few. (Discover why DePIN is fundamental to tomorrow’s internet in The Post Web thesis).
In partnership with 1kx and peaq, we’re proud to support these builders with tailored mentorship, funding, and infrastructure access. Now, let’s meet the cohort.
The Builders Shaping the Future of DePIN
This cohort is more than just about the products they are building. These founders are reimagining critical infrastructure for an increasingly interconnected, data-driven world. From the skies above to the air we breathe, these teams are deploying decentralized networks with real-world impact, proving that DePIN is ready for scale.
Aira Labs (UK) – “Air quality you can trust — powered by the people.”
Aira Labs is building the world’s largest community-powered platform for air quality data. They provide live, accurate, and precise air quality data through a network of their own AQ sensors. Their goal is to empower individuals with actionable insights to reduce their exposure to air pollutants.
SkyX (Singapore) – “The Starlink for Weather”
SkyX is revolutionizing weather forecasting by combining AI, blockchain, and decentralized data collection. With a decade-long track record and $10M in revenue from traditional weather stations, SkyX integrates proprietary SKY-100 and SKY-300 weather stations into a Web3-powered network. This infrastructure powers industries like renewable energy, flood management, and agriculture, driving real-world impact.
Beacon Protocol (USA) – “The Private Data Network for Smarter AI”
While private data may be the future of AI, existing technology makes it difficult or impossible for models & agents to responsibly access this valuable data for context and inference. Beacon Protocol transcends today’s data paradigms to redefine privacy, ownership, and incentives to unlock real-time access to private data that will power the next billion agents. By abstracting storage and compute constraints, Beacon enables a modular AI data stack that creates data traceability and sustainable incentives that function across any ecosystem.
Combinder (Austria) – “Universal Energy Income Protocol”
Combinder is a DePIN that aggregates idle electrical devices into a global pool of micro-flexibilities to generate revenues in energy markets. Taking a software-first approach, Combinder allows anyone to integrate and monetize their existing appliances like EV chargers, tumble dryers and heating systems, by adding them to a user-friendly mobile app. It offers energy service providers a unified API with access to a variety of device types and brands, promoting innovation in the fast growing sectors of Demand Response, Virtual Power Plants and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading, while providing the ideal conditions to apply agentic AI.
Decen Space (Germany) – “Democratizing Space Communications”
Decen Space is building the first decentralized ground station network for satellite communications, creating a global marketplace that transforms underutilized infrastructure into accessible resources for the space industry, democratizing access to space communication. The platform connects satellite operators with ground station providers worldwide, enabling on-demand access at significantly lower costs than the existing average without complicated negotiations, and allowing hardware owners to monetize their assets through our token-based incentive system. They are targeting the rapidly expanding satellite market projected to launch over 60,000 spacecraft this decade.
Why This Matters Now
The world is shifting rapidly:
- AI models are exploding in power and in demand for trustworthy, decentralized data.
- Climate change is testing the limits of legacy infrastructure.
- Energy independence and connectivity are becoming national security imperatives.
- Communities are demanding more control over the data they generate.
The five teams joining DePIN Base Camp 2 are responding to today’s challenges not with Web2 band-aids, but with infrastructure purpose-built for the internet’s next era — one where AI, decentralization, and real-world data converge. They represent the future of how we sense, power, communicate, and compute.
A Verified Path Forward
This is not just another accelerator. DePIN Base Camp is grounded in a bold thesis we call The Post Web, our vision for what comes after today’s internet. It’s a future shaped by intelligent infrastructure, AI-native systems, and decentralized networks designed to endure and evolve.
We’re not just offering capital to the selected startups. With the aid of partners like peaq and 1kx, we’re giving founders a launchpad and a north star; strategic mentorship rooted in long-term thinking, helping them build resilient, future-ready technologies from day one.
By aligning with The Post Web thesis, these teams aren’t just reacting to trends, they’re building what’s next. We couldn’t be more excited to support these visionaries as they shape the decentralized infrastructure powering tomorrow’s world.
Stay tuned as the cohort builds, and keep an eye on these names. They won’t stay under the radar for long.
Curious about The Post Web?
Our latest thesis is more than a framework. It’s the North Star guiding how we invest, mentor, and build — and it’s the reason programs like DePIN Base Camp exist in the first place.
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