Applications for our Polygon Base Camp accelerator program are now closed
Backing the best teams leveraging Polygon to build the most scalable blockchain applications ever.
Base Camp Summary
Duration: 12 Weeks
Application closure: Closed
Starting: 18 September 2023
Where: Fully remote
In partnership with
Our vision for Polygon in the next 12 months
Polygon is not another EVM: Polygon is a technology primitive to instantiating Web3
Polygon is to be the default choice for building scalable blockchain applications
Polygon offers a complete suite of solutions that is similar to what Amazon Web Services offers Web2 developers — a tool for every possible use case and scaling at a click of a button
Outlier Ventures brings its unparalleled deep knowledge and network to support startups to design, build and launch industry defining Web3 solutions
Jamie Burke
CEO, Outlier Ventures
What projects are we looking for
DeFi
Leveraging the advantages of Polygon’s infrastructure to accelerate the mass adoption of DeFi solutions.
- Defi Core Infrastructure
- Derivatives
- Tokenisation of Real World Assets (RWA)
- NFT Collateralization and
- Fractionalization
- CrossChain ZKevm Homebase
Gaming Infrastructure
Startups addressing the challenges faced by game developers in creating, integrating, and managing games.
- Creator Tools
- Gaming SDKs
- LiveOps and Analytics
Security
Startups addressing the risks and challenges associated with Web3 identity, application security and privacy.
- Security as-a-Service Offerings
- Companies leveraging Zero-Knowledge technologies to enhance security and privacy
What do startups get out of the program?
Part 1
Week 1-2
Helping you to maintain focus on OKRs & Web3 Readiness Framework and ensuring you’re optimally leveraging our network.
Part 2
Week 3-6
Building your knowledge and refine your idea through workshops and 1:2:1 meetings with our Subject Matter Experts across token, design, legal, engineering, fundraising and more.Part 3
Week 7-12
Having learned and refined your idea and in the first six weeks, the final weeks of the program are tailored towards supporting the key areas needed to bring product to market.Post Program
An opportunity to showcase your product to the wider Outlier network and 2 months fundraising support.
- 360 support from 40+ experts on token, product, legal, fundraising, etc.
- Access to a mentor network of industry leaders in the Polygon space
- Connections with the most relevant Polygon players
What we offer
- 3-month dedicated support and access to our 100+ team and network
- +2 months of additional fundraising support
- +3-6 month access to our Ascent Token Launch program (based on readiness scoring, terms apply)
- Up to $100k stipend as part of the program (terms apply)
- Up to $200k in follow-up investment (terms apply)
In return for
- 6% equity and 6% future token supply
- Option to join future equity token rounds and NFT drops at a discount
Our 400+ mentor network
Alex Pruden
CEO, ALEO
Amber Shi
Head of Ventures, NEW ORDER DAO
Ioana Surpateanu
Chief Innovation Officer, Swash
We have accelerated 250+ teams across 27 cohorts
FAQs
- Funding in exchange for 6% of your company and 6% of future token supply
- 3 month fully remote accelerator program
- Access to in house specialist operational, legal, commercial, and co-marketing support
- Token engineering support and business model testing to pinpoint product-market fit
- An optional $30,000 interest-free repayable loan to help with initial legal costs
- An active global mentor, partner and investor network featuring over 400+ mentors and 180+ alumni companies in Web3
Any Base Camp program is designed to nurture teams whose business potential best leverages the program’s protocol and design strengths and also aligns with Outlier Ventures’ Metaverse OS Thesis. Cohorts are generally selected through the lens of growing the protocol ecosystem across various layers such as: NFTs & Gaming, DeFi, Infrastructure, Services, and Middleware.
Participating startups will gain exposure to both Outlier Ventures’ and the protocol’s ecosystems, offering an unparalleled opportunity for founders to scale their technology and grow their business.
The Base Camp Accelerator is currently planned to be a fully remote and virtual program. There may be the opportunity for in-person summits in London or other European locations once the pandemic situation improves. We have so far invested in companies from Australia, Brazil, USA, Canada, Philippines, Nigeria, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Poland, UK, Switzerland.