14,000 square feet.
Hundreds of founders from around the world.
24/7. 31 days straight.
Demo Day.
5 years in, and a momentous 10th iteration of the most action-packed startup experience you've ever seen.
We're honored to introduce you to mtndao X.
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@mtndao - the world-class startup summit with @solana roots that today gathers top founders from frontier industries around the world - is back for its 10th iteration.
We're calling it mtndao X. It runs from August 1-31, 2026 in our home: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Like always, mtndao is invite-only.
This February's mtndao was the most exciting mtndao we've seen yet. We debuted mtndao Demo Day, and our second-ever Demo Day will be happening again this August.
A generational experience
5 years ago, mtndao was born from the small but exploding @solana ecosystem.
Solana and mtndao are small no more, and mtndao has since birthed more global hackathon winners and world-class teams than any other event in the community.
As Solana expands to be internet rails for a new generation of software companies - it's been incredibly exciting to see more talent come through mtndao.
Frontier industry talent from AI, deep, and robotics now visits the MTN. @ycombinator and @fdotinc companies show up at the MTN. We expect this to grow, and welcome any entrepreneur who is building something world-changing to apply.
Best-in-class infrastructure: you'll work here
Weโre proud of the infrastructure we provide and run a strict culture that is intensely work-forward. Expect:
โข A spacious, beautiful, 24/7 workspace
โข 120 @autonomous_labs desks, @secretlabchairs, and 4k 32โ monitors at every desk.
โข 20GB entreprise-grade wifi with 7 independent electricity circuits to handle upwards of 400 devices simultaneously.
โข Catered lunch, snacks, and caffeine so that you never stop.
Bring your gear
Weโre excited to welcome builders from all over to the greatest mountains in the world.
Reminder: you must apply and be accepted to mtndao X to be allowed entry. Link below.
See you on the MTN, and thank you for being with us 5 years running.
Introducing Pentagon: a coordination layer for humans and agents.
ASI yields two futures:
1. AI replaces us.
2. AI empowers us to do our greatest work.
We're building for the latter.
Our first product is Pentagon Studio: https://t.co/7Ipulc7zmH
An in-depth article below:
I've been working on something new, and tomorrow we get to start telling you more about it.
Of all the things I've built, this feels by far the most ambitious. It's a company I didn't expect to start, in a year where everything about how you build is changing.
It's also a problem that has absolutely gripped me by its opportunity, inevitability, and the depth of difficulty associated with getting it right. It's the first time I've felt genuinely early to something - exhilarating, terrifying, and a hell of a thing to wake up and tackle every morning.
We're backed by @ycombinator and I owe a massive thank you to @t_blom, @kul, & the broader YC community for their guidance, support, and belief. I could (& probably will) write a lot more about how a startup community I already had a great impression of still managed to blow me away from the inside.
We go live tomorrow - I'll see you there.