BNB Chain and Binance Labs have launched the BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA) to foster early-stage blockchain innovation. This alliance brings together top venture capital firms and incubators to support promising blockchain projects and accelerate their growth.
While BNB Chain is a decentralized network that provides a secure and scalable platform for DApps, Binance Labs is a centralized entity within the Binance ecosystem that focuses on incubating and nurturing blockchain talent.
These entities work together to support the Binance ecosystem, with BNB Chain providing the infrastructure for DApps and Binance Labs providing resources and support for early-stage projects.
The BIA project will incorporate hosting more offline events worldwide to select early-stage projects identified by co-hosts, including BNB Chain, Binance Labs, top VCs, and incubators.
Selection criteria include projects being in the incubation phase, either before or shortly after product launch, a defined team size, and past fundraising, if any. After the projects are selected, there will be a judging session, and the best projects will receive awards.
The program offers a gateway to success for winning projects. They can swiftly enter the prestigious Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program, receive BNB Chain grants, gain access to the Launch-as-a-Service (LaaS) package, and potentially secure investment opportunities from Binance Labs, paving the way for their future growth and success.
The MVB (Most Valuable Builder) program is a 10-week accelerator initiative that BNB Chain and Binance Labs launched to support and grow early-stage Web3 projects in the BNB Chain ecosystem.
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It offers two tracks – the Startup Track for early-stage startups and the new Founder Track to incubate 100 innovative ideas for deployment on the BNB Chain. Over $300 million has been dedicated to the MVB program since its inception in 2021.
The BNB Chain Incubation Alliance (BIA) initiative will start with global events to help identify and support early-stage blockchain projects.
These events will take place at prominent conferences, including EthCC 2024 in Brussels, Belgium; Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, USA; Token 2049 in Singapore; Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, UAE; and DevCon and EthGlobal in Bangkok, Thailand.
