The Ethereum Foundation announces the 24 teams selected for the Founders Lab, which will receive mentorship from top builders at EF Devcon

The Ethereum Foundation has announced the first 24 startup teams selected for its new Founders Lab, an intensive mentorship program for early-stage Ethereum founders that will begin around Devcon. The cohort spans infrastructure, consumer, DeFi, AI, identity, and coordination projects, and will receive direct guidance from prominent ecosystem builders and investors. Founders Lab is positioned as a high-touch complement to the Ethereum Foundation’s broader Ecosystem Support Program and founder support initiatives, offering one‑on‑one mentorship from figures such as Jesse Pollak and Sandeep Nailwal in its initial mentor lineup. The program is scheduled to kick off in conjunction with Devcon (November 18–19), giving teams concentrated time with mentors and exposure to the wider Ethereum community. The Foundation frames the Lab as part of its strategy to strengthen Ethereum’s application and tooling layer by backing founders who are building production-ready products, rather than only protocol research or grants. According to public cohort lists shared by participants, the 24 selected teams include projects such as OnchainCity, Peanut (joinpeanut), Index Network, Blend Money, Dust, Qurios, Unlink, Anyone, Revery, Tholos, NeetFi, SquidCloud, Jiritsu, Oxen Labs, Cybito, and others, covering areas like smart account UX, capital efficiency, crypto payments, and data/AI middleware. Being chosen places these projects within a curated pipeline of EF support and visibility, which can materially affect their access to capital, partnerships, and technical expertise, and signals where the Ethereum Foundation currently sees strategic gaps and opportunities in the ecosystem. "entities":["Ethereum Foundation","Founders Lab","Devcon","Jesse Pollak","Sandeep Nailwal","Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)","OnchainCity","Peanut (joinpeanut)","Index Network","Blend Money","Dust","Qurios","Unlink","Anyone Foundation / Anyone","Revery","Tholos","NeetFi","SquidCloud","Jiritsu","Oxen Labs","Cybito","Ethereum"]}`

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