WAICF - World #AI Cannes Festival 2026 - our aftermovie is live!
Two days at the Palais des Festivals alongside Policloud to show what sovereign AI infrastructure looks like when software and hardware work together.
The energy was incredible, the conversations even more so.
See for yourself.
🚀 Announcing: XFounders $25K Pitch & Raise Challenge
A fast, founder-first live pitch challenge where one startup wins a $25,000 investment from us!
A lot of founders know this loop:
You apply for a grant or program 🤝
You wait ⏳
And sometimes you get ghosted 👻
We built this for founders on a mission. The ones who do not wait for permission. They take the chance and prove it live.
🧭 Your path to the win
• If you have $300K+ raised or $10K+ monthly revenue, you can apply ✅
• Apply on our website (link in comments) 🔗
• Confirm your application with a short public post tagging our account✍️
Explain what you are building and why you are ready to pitch live
• We shortlist 5 startups and schedule your live slot 🎙️
• Pitch live, scoring happens live, winner announced live 🏁
• The live pitch event happens on February 5 and is publicly streamed 🌍
• Winner receives $25,000 investment through the XFounders ✨
Meet the jury: @jessiexiao_eth | @don_borgo | Diego Martin | @cyntro_py and more to come 🧠
Partners supporting the challenge: @StarknetFndn | @yellow__capital | @cyberfund | @GSRVentures
⏰ Applications close January 28!
Hurry, you have only two weeks to apply ⏳
If you are tired of waiting in silence and want a real stage, this is for you!
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Touching grass with @XFounders_camp !
Just landed in Bali to conduct workshop on business strategy.
Glad to meet the team and all the portfolio companies 🚀