Rising together through grants and investment.
Neo is excited to announce the Elevate Program, designed to support innovative projects launching on Neo X. With a total funding pool of up to US $20 million, the program offers various tracks to support projects at different stages of their growth lifecycle. We encourage projects and developers to apply early to be among the first to launch on this groundbreaking network.
Elevate Goals
Lift up early-stage and growing projects.
Crucial financial resources for early-stage Web3 initiatives ensuring that these projects have the necessary funds to develop, grow, and scale their operations effectively.
Boost innovation and development.
Designed to support innovative projects on the Neo X sidechain, stimulating the creation of cutting-edge technologies and applications in the Web3 space.
Grow the Neo X ecosystem.
Build a diverse and dynamic ecosystem, from mainstream dApps to infrastructure solutions, ensuring a comprehensive and well-rounded environment on Neo X .
Onboard established projects.
Bring established projects with proven business models and growing user bases to Neo X , providing strategic advantages and enhancing the network's capabilities and competitiveness.
The Grants section of Neo's Elevate Program is dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting the development of the Neo X ecosystem by providing financial support to a diverse range of projects without the expectation of financial return. Elevate Grants aim to catalyze the creation of groundbreaking technologies and applications that will contribute to a vibrant and thriving Neo X network.
Genesis Track
The Genesis track is designed to support innovative, early-stage projects that will contribute to a robust and thriving Neo X ecosystem. With individual grants available for up to $50,000—the Genesis track aims to fund a diverse range of projects including DeFi platforms, games, AI, NFT-related ventures, decentralized social networks, and other Web3 initiatives.
This track is also ideal for development environments, open-source tools, and libraries such as wallets, explorers, and on-chain data aggregators, as well as educational initiatives and community-building activities like hackathons, tutorials, and social events.
Partner Track
The Partner track is tailored for established core infrastructure projects that are already operational on other EVM networks. This track aims to support critical infrastructure solutions such as RPC node providers, indexing solutions, oracle networks, and interoperability projects.
By providing substantial financial support, the Partner track seeks to enhance the foundational elements of the Neo X ecosystem, ensuring robust performance and seamless integration.
The Investment track is designed for established projects that can provide strategic advantages to the Neo X network. Offering individual investment packages of up to $500,000, this track targets projects with a minimum of six months of operation and a proven business model. These projects should be able to demonstrate an outstanding user base, significant TVL numbers, and a stable operation history. Investments are also available to new projects led by teams with similar achievements on other chains.
Ideal candidates include decentralized exchanges, lending protocols, perpetual products, launchpads, liquid staking derivatives, restaking platforms, account abstraction (smart contract wallets), stablecoins, and NFT platforms. By securing funding through the Elevate Investment track, projects can scale their operations, enhance their offerings, and significantly contribute to the growth and success of the Neo X ecosystem.
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