Get Funded. Build the Future.

The NEAR ecosystem offers multiple funding options to support initiatives aimed at decentralizing, growing, and innovating on NEAR.

Funding sources

We’ve helped hundreds of projects and teams realize their ideas, and bring them to market.

Ecosystem Grants

Accelerators & Incubators

Community-led DAOs

Regional Hubs

Ecosystem grants

For projects and start-ups building in web 3.0

Aurora

Aimed at projects looking to build on the Aurora EVM.

Proximity Labs

Aimed at supporting projects focused on DeFi

Mintbase

Aimed at supporting projects building in NFTs

Human Guild

Aimed at supporting projects building in Gaming

Cypherpunk Guild

Aimed at supporting projects building in Privacy

Accelerators and Incubators

For projects and start-ups looking to join an incubator or accelerator

MetaWeb

Venture capital and Incubator

OWC

Web3 accelerator

Stealth Capital

An investment fund

Lyric Ventures

An incubator focused on B2B projects

Octopus Accelerator

Web3 accelerator for projects building appchains

Community-led DAOs

Decentralized communities that support the growth of the ecosystem

Marketing DAO

Funding for more marketing-focused projects, guilds and DAOs

Creative DAO

Funding for creative projects, guilds and DAOs

Developer Governance

Funding for development-focused projects, guilds and DAOs

Regional Hubs

If a project is based in the following regions they should apply via their respective Regional Hub.

Kenya

India

Balkans

Vietnam

South Korea

Coming Soon

What funding program is best for me?

There are several options to get financial support for your idea – whether it is a grant from an ecosystem fund, joining an accelerator, or getting venture support through our Ecosystem partners.

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