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Founder Hub

Tools, expert guidance, and performance based rewards to turn AI and blockchain ideas into live products.


Launch, Grow, Scale

Access Protocol Rewards, join hackathons, accelerate with Horizon, and explore curated resources to shape your blockchain venture.

Launch Your Idea

Grab a starter kit or join a hackathon to bring your AI idea on-chain. NEAR helps you ship fast and start building with purpose.

Grow With Support

Grow your product with expert guidance and tangible incentives. Through NEAR Protocol Rewards, you can earn up to $10,000 each month building on NEAR.

Scale With Confidence

Ready to go further? NEAR Horizon accelerates serious teams with funding support, mentorship, and the tools to scale with intention.

NEAR Horizon

A Web3 accelerator that helps founders build and scale blockchain products. Through focused mentorship, funding opportunities, and an engaged community, teams refine their strategies and deliver real value to users.

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Builder Perks

Access to over $500,000 in discounts and resources available to NEAR Horizon founders. Interested parties can have their products listed as perks.

Founder Co-Pilot

NEAR Protocol integrates AI, Intents, Chain Abstraction, and blockchain tools into a unified environment for developers. This combined approach streamlines software creation for AI and Web3 builders, whether you’re building apps, agents, or DeFi solutions.

Token Launch Hub

The NEAR Token Hub is an educational resource provided to ecosystem members free of charge, through collaboration with the professionals at Economics Design.

Ecosystem Amplification Social Form

This form allows a project building on or around NEAR Protocol, to request social media amplification of existing social media posts (from your accounts) from the NEAR Foundation.


Let's Build Together

Hackathon energy, ongoing rewards, and a hands‑on accelerator.

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