Codebase, an incubator program for early-stage Web3 startups building on the Avalanche network, revealed its second cohort of teams, after receiving nearly 100 applications from over 20 countries. The program provides each selected startup with the following benefits:

• A $50k non-dilutive grant for the team to build 

• Dedicated and sustained mentorship from Web3 founders, operators, & investors 

• Access to a partner & service provider network for concierge service & product/service discounts

• Co-building opportunities with Ava Labs teams across engineering, product, and developer relations, ecosystem growth, marketing and legal.

• Weekly storytelling coaching sessions 

• Several weekly seminars centering on curriculum-driven best practices for building a startup, innovating a business model, tokenomics, go-to-market strategy, product UX/UI development, and more. Seminars are co-led by experts in web3 and designed exclusively by Codebase as a “Web3 MBA bootcamp”.

To kick off Season 2, the Codebase cohort spent a week in Buenos Aires at Avalanche Summit LATAM, followed by an eventful onboarding week that included pitch practice workshops and breakout sessions with the Avalanche Foundation Board, prominent ecosystem founders, and project leads from Codebase Cohort 1. ‍

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4 of the 5 Codebase S2 teams in Buenos Aires

Codebase’s intensive program culminates into an online demo day December 18, where each startup will pitch for three prizes within a prize pool of $1M, judged by a weighted score from a panel of investors and the broader Avalanche community.

Season 2 Codebase Teams

Disgo

Company One-Liner: Disgo is a next-generation loyalty platform designed to help local restaurants and bars track and reward word-of-mouth marketing.Website:disgoapp.ioSocial: @thedisgo (twitter, instagram, tiktok)

Encryptech

Company One-Liner: We offer a decentralized AI platform with Homomorphic Encryption, training on encrypted data via Avalanche blockchain to ensure privacy in secure, scalable computationsWebsite: http://www.encryptech.ai/Social: https://x.com/encryptechAI

XKOVA

Company One-Liner: XKOVA is a next generation payment processor. We make it cheaper to do business by providing customers a fast, secure way to pay friends, family & online stores.Website: xkova.comSocial: https://x.com/XKOVAPAY, https://linkedin.com/company/xkova

Finna Protocol

Company One-Liner: Building inflation-resistant solutions for emerging economies powered by an FX-backed loan, remittances, and invoice-settlement.Website: https://www.finnaprotocol.ioSocial: https://x.com/FinnaHQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/finna-protocol

AutoPen

Company One-Liner: Lucero Labs is revolutionizing digital identity and remote signing in Argentina. We leverage recent regulatory changes to offer legally binding digital signatures from anywhere. Our first product is AutoPenWebsite:https://www.lucerolabs.xyz/Social: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucero-labs/‍