Cosmos Builder Ignite, 11 VCs Put Up $150M to Invest in Multichain Crypto Teams

Ignite (formerly Tendermint) is spearheading a $150 million investment in teams building multichain crypto projects.

Announced Tuesday, Ignite, which launched the blockchain-interoperability protocol Cosmos and its ATOM token, is teaming with 11 crypto investment firms to fund “early-stage projects that have already initiated development.”
The accelerator’s initial group of strategic partners includes Sam Bankman Fried’s Alameda Research, KuCoin Ventures, OKX Blockdream Ventures, Hashkey Capital, Chorus One, Figment, Chainlayer, Strangelove Ventures, Forbole, Everstake and Galileo.
An Ignite spokesperson told CoinDesk the accelerator is targeted at any multichain crypto project, not just those developing on Cosmos. (It appears to be a continuation of the network’s anti-maximalist trend.)
Ignite has opened applications for the first round of the six-month program and plans to support 20 projects per year.

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