Wrapping Up @ETHGlobal Agentic Ethereum Hackathon – A New Approach to Startup Incubation
Yesterday, we wrapped up the ETHGlobal Agentic Ethereum Hackathon, and this one was special. But before I get into why, let me share something first—the prototype you’re about to see was built in just one week during the hackathon, thanks to the incredible efforts of @0xdevelopera@PajovicMilan@mitrovicnik@aljoha_
Almost two years ago, we @attic42 launched the first privately funded Web3 incubator in Serbia. We received great feedback from founders and mentors, but one thing became clear—if we wanted to scale this, we needed a completely new approach.
1️⃣ What We Learned from Running an Incubator
Over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how startup incubators should work. Here’s what stood out:
✔️ A global approach is necessary. Focusing on one small region isn’t enough - you quickly hit a limit with founders and ideas.
✔️ Founders need funding, not just mentorship. The best ideas don’t always move forward because early funding is a bottleneck.
✔️ Investors need a clear model. Startups need to stay investable, meaning the incubator should help them structure their cap table while also giving early investors fair incentives for the risk they take.
✔️ Mentors must stay engaged. Domain experts should be part of the upside, not just volunteers. A structured feedback loop and performance-based incentives (like carried interest) keep them involved.
After many discussions and iterations (huge thanks to everyone who gave feedback!), we designed a new model - one that could define how incubators and accelerators work in the future.
2️⃣ An AI-Powered Web3 Incubator, Built as a DAO
We built a Web3 startup incubator where AI agents guide founders, evaluate projects, and allocate funding using smart contracts and on-chain governance.
Instead of relying on manual decision-making, this system automates the process, making startup incubation faster, fairer, and scalable.
3️⃣ How It Works – AI Agents That Run the Incubator
To make this work, we created four AI agents, each with a specific role:
🤖 Agent Coach – Guides founders through structured startup-building modules.
🤖 Agent Mentor – Provides feedback, market insights, and fills in missing assumptions.
🤖 Agent Judge – Scores projects using structured evaluation criteria.
🤖 Agent Investor – Uses governance rules to review projects and deploy funding in USDC.
That’s a wrap on the Cartesi track at the @ETHGlobal Bangkok hackathon! We were blown away by what you guys have cooked using the Cartesi tech stack
While it was tough to decide, we ultimately had to select the prize winners. Let’s highlight the winning chefs ⬇️
🥇 Ka-Ching
AI agent running inside the Cartesi Machine to spot fraudulent wallets with a gamified gas fee mechanism.
Learn more: https://t.co/COEh97jTo1
🥈Commit
An event app with a staking mechanism for preventing no-showups using a database inside the Cartesi Machine for complex filters.
Learn more: https://t.co/mHZ8SKBdN1
🥉 Backpacker
Rewarding travelers with tokens for sharing reviews to their Federated Learning Model that runs inside the Cartesi Machine, unlocking exclusive deals while respecting privacy.
Learn more: https://t.co/LIqS7zgLPh
Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thank you to all the builders! We hope you keep cooking with Cartesi in your new aprons 👩🍳
Here's what we built at ETHGlobal Bangkok hosted by @ethglobal:
🎫 Commit – Event app with staking mechanism for registrations in order prevent no showups
Dream team: @Viraz04, @Pajovic and myself 💪
Check it out here: https://t.co/5iyOXFn9fb
The Final Application Deadline for the Serbia 2024 @founding accelerator is Sep 29, 2024.
I am a mentor at this program. You can apply using my referral link to get priority access: https://t.co/LTaqRjF8Q8
Another #BigWeek at Reya!!! Check the progress below:
📈Trading
- Cumulative Volume hit $400m this week! $1B soon!
- 2nd highest Volume day ever on July 4th
- SOL market launched!
- Uptime remained at 99.9% for the DEX
- Season OG officially ended. Season 1 is upon us!
⛓️Staking / XP
- Total TVL stands at $51.5m, with liquidity in the LP pool at ~$160m
- APY hit 10% this week!
🌐Ecosystem Partners
- @CamelotDEX integration continues consistently
- 2 new integration partners... coming soon!
Big week next week. See you then!
Our @alks_cryptoecon will present at the Cryptica Conference next week and discuss Token Engineering's best practices.
📍Sava Center
📆22.11.2023
⏰ 15.30h
MVP Workshop has a Tokenomics department, and if you are in need of an advisor, check out our
https://t.co/Dt3e37Cr5W
Bizzllet is now Open to everyone! 🦬
Today, we are excited to announce that our non custodial business wallet is 100% permissionless.
Anyone with an internet connection can use it.
Welcome to the era of simplified crypto operations!
Get started now at https://t.co/vEQaWV3g7f
@0xkaito You were one of the best products dealing with "crypto banking".
I guess that market was too small and hard to make any revenue.
Good luck with next product!
Creating an invoice can be a hassle, but with our new invoicing feature, the job is done in a couple of minutes.
Our new blog covers everything you need to know about invoices and how to easily create them. Get paid for your labor.
Check it out 🔗
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What is Bizzllet's underlying technology?
Tech talk with @lukaisailovic, our CTO! 📟
Bizzllet uses MPC over traditional private keys. Even if one party is compromised, your assets remain secure.
Find out more 🔗
https://t.co/ZXQOYR6Ejx
@ambosstech Congrats on the expansion via Hydro!
Are there enough liquidity providers? What is the average APY for providing liquidity?
I am curious whether there is a greater supply or demand for liquidity in the Lightning Network.
📣 Product Announcement 📣
After many weeks of development, I'm proud to announce Tenderly TX Preview Snap. 🦊🎉
Tenderly TX Preview is a @MetaMask Snap that enables you to preview tx outcomes without actually executing a tx on a production network.
https://t.co/f0r577ZXZn
Less than an hour left until our @ProductHunt launch comes to a close 😍
In case you missed it, there's still time to check our product launch page and share your valuable feedback with us - actually, you can do it during the whole week.
https://t.co/szYHmQORUQ
Halfway through our launch on @ProductHunt - still going strong! Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey so far 🧡
In case you haven't seen our launch page yet, we're inviting you to do so and share your thoughts with us 💭
https://t.co/szYHmQORUQ
We are happy to say that we are currently holding the top spot on today's @ProductHunt leaderboard 🚀
There is still much work ahead of us, and we invite you to provide your valuable feedback and thoughts on our launch page 💭
Join us: https://t.co/szYHmQORUQ
#bizzllet#launch
Just hit 200 subscribers on @ProductHunt ! 🚀
Thanks to our amazing Bizzllet community for the love and support. 🙌
We are counting on you, tomorrow! https://t.co/Goim7NyQSc
It’s time to revolutionize the way you manage crypto finances!
As the CEO of @bizzllet, I’m thrilled to share that we’re launching on @ProductHunt this September 5th.
I would love to connect and have you be an essential part of our journey! https://t.co/j9OyD8u63U