A quick look at the latest 20 encryption start-up projects that have graduated in Alliance in this issue

The market trend is constantly turbulent, and the market is still exploring the main direction in a hazy state.

Despite the confusion, Alliance ( @alliancedao ) will incubate a group of excellent projects that grasp the direction of narrative every year, and take root and grow in the future direction of the market.

As the largest accelerator in the world of encryption, Alliance has incubated projects such as Pendle and Pump.fun that are currently well-known to the market.

Last week, 20 startup crypto companies successfully "graduated" from Alliance, of which 9 projects were driven by AI technology, 5 projects participated in the stablecoin and payment track, and the rest focused on on-chain transactions, DeFi, and scientific and cultural development sectors.

Here are the introductions of these 20 startups:

1.8020 ( @8020_trade )

Product direction: Multi-chain trading platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/@8020_trade

Introduction:

8020 claims to be "creating Moonshots for Asian users", and by optimizing the front-end interface and on-chain support, it meets the Asian market's demand for efficient on-chain transactions. The platform aims to solve the problem of insufficient user experience in Asia by existing trading platforms, providing more intuitive operation and localization support.

The founder’s team has three years of experience in developing crypto consumer applications and has launched two crypto-native applications, with a total of 150,000 users. 8020’s goal is to attract more Asian users to participate in crypto transactions through technological innovation and localization strategies.

2.Afterschool ( @afterschoolai )

Product direction: AI -driven tutoring and education platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/@afterschoolai

Introduction:

Afterschool wants to use AI to change K-12 education (the American compulsory education system), provide school-age people with an exclusive AI tutor to replace traditional classroom teaching. Through AI, analyze students' learning habits and tailor-made learning plans to make children learn more efficiently and easily.

The goal is to solve the problems of uneven allocation of traditional educational resources and insufficient personalization, so that every student can obtain high-quality educational support. The founder team is experienced and has expanded consumer applications to 150 million users. They have developed products at Google Education, with a deep background in the field of education and technology.

3.CollectiveScience ( @CollectiveSci )

Product Direction: Decentralized "peer review" tool

Project Twitter: https://x.com/@CollectiveSci

Introduction:

CollectiveScience wants to solve the long-standing problem in the scientific community - peer review. Try to use blockchain technology to optimize this process and reduce procrastination, bias and fraud in reviews. Scientists worldwide spend as much as $8 billion in reviews each year, but there have always been issues of efficiency and fairness. The platform uses decentralized technology to improve the transparency and efficiency of reviews, reduce human intervention, and ensure the fairness and credibility of reviews. The founders’ team consists of Cambridge, Oxford, Berkeley and Harvard alumni, including Cambridge PhD scientists and IBM engineers.

The project aims to provide global scientific research communities with more efficient and impartial review tools to promote the improvement of scientific research quality.

4.CreatorGen ( @creatorgenapp )

Product direction: AI -driven advertising and marketing tools

Project Twitter: https://x.com/creatorgenapp

Introduction:

CreatorGen provides AI advertising tools for brand marketing teams, using AI technology to generate realistic virtual avatars, specifically used for TikTok advertising. CreatorGen's technology can generate virtual characters with real images, which is suitable for the needs of short video platforms. Help brands quickly create eye-catching advertising content while saving costs. The founder has led product teams at Uniswap and Revolut and has developed software for AI and crypto startups with technical and business experience.

5.FactCheck ( @factcheckdotfun )

Product direction: Decentralized AI rumor-refuting platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/factcheckdotfun

Introduction:

With rumors flying on social media, FactCheck uses blockchain and AI technology to verify false information on social media through decentralized markets, aiming to solve the social problem of large-scale fake news dissemination. The platform combines the stablecoin market incentive mechanism to encourage users and AI agents to participate in fact verification to ensure the authenticity of the information.

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6.Fido ( @fido_cm )

Product direction: Low threshold DeFi retail service

Project Twitter: https://x.com/fido_cm

Introduction:

Fido wants to be a new bank that is friendly to ordinary people and uses the DeFi lending market to bring stable returns to users. They feel that the benefits of traditional banks' savings accounts are too low, and the investment market is too risky. Fido hopes that through DeFi technology, ordinary users can also enjoy the benefits of DeFi, while reducing the risk of participation and solving the problem of inefficiency of traditional financial services. The team has experience in risk management and has run a similar startup with a size of $100 million in management.

7.FreedomGPT ( @FreedomGPT )

Product direction: Intelligent matching of AI agent model

Project Twitter: https://x.com/FreedomGPT

Introduction:

In the future, the number of AI proxy models surges, FreedomGPT simplifies the selection process through intelligent algorithms to match users with the best AI model that suits their needs. The platform supports users to obtain efficient AI services through simple prompts, covering a variety of application scenarios, such as text generation, data analysis, etc. Its goal is to become an "intelligent intermediary" of AI services, improve user experience, and reduce the complexity of AI use. The founder once created and sold a startup with nearly 400 employees, and its products serve hundreds of millions of users.

8.grandmAIsters ( @grandmaisters )

Product Direction: AI Agent Driven Chess Game

Project Twitter: https://x.com/grandmaisters

Introduction:

grandmAIsters transforms chess into crypto games where players can train and play with AI agents and receive token rewards. The project combines blockchain incentive mechanism and AI technology to create a new gaming experience. Players receive rewards by improving the chess skills of AI agents.

9.Guess.Best( @playguessbest )

Product direction: Cultural and creative prediction platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/playguessbest

Introduction:

Guess.Best is a novel prediction market where users participate in betting by guessing which of two pop culture concepts or things is more popular. The platform uses blockchain technology to ensure transparency and fairness of predictions, and combines social entertainment elements to attract users. The founder has worked together for a long time to develop creative crypto consumer products and has relevant experience.

10.Junction ( @JunctionFi )

Product direction: Cross-chain asset trading platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/JunctionFi

Introduction:

Junction’s goal is to become a “unified entrance” for cross-chain transactions and promote the interconnection of the blockchain ecosystem. Allow users to trade any assets on any chain to solve the complexity of cross-chain transactions. The platform simplifies user operations and improves transaction efficiency through integrated technology. Founders are from Ledger, WalletConnect and Coinbase, and have deep experience in blockchain and payments.

11.Lemonade Payments ( @lemonadepayment

)

Product direction: Payment infrastructure for Africa

Project Twitter: https://x.com/lemonadepayment

Introduction:

Lemonade Payments focuses on the pain points of the African market and integrates mobile payments, banking channels and stablecoins for the African market, allowing users to quickly send, receive and convert funds, reduce fees and shorten settlement time. The platform solves the problem of insufficient payment infrastructure in Africa, uses stablecoin technology to improve payment efficiency, and meets the region's demand for low-cost financial services. Its goal is to provide more convenient financial services to African users through blockchain technology and promote financial inclusion.

12. Offline Protocol ( @offlineprotocol

)

Product direction: Offline communication and trading services in special scenarios

Project Twitter: https://x.com/offlineprotocol

Introduction:

Offline Protocol supports users to communicate and trade offline in disaster areas or crowded on-site activities, with the intention of solving payment and communication problems in a network-free environment. The platform uses blockchain technology to achieve the reliability and security of offline transactions, and is suitable for special scenarios such as natural disasters or large-scale events. Its goal is to provide blockchain solutions for special scenarios and improve users' financial and communication capabilities in extreme environments. The founder successfully withdrew from the startup twice, worked with UNICEF and WHO to formulate policies, and engaged in payment system development at Mastercard, with rich experience.

13.Orbit ( @orbitcryptoai )

Product direction: DeFAI Assistant

Project Twitter: https://x.com/orbitcryptoai

Introduction:

Orbit is an AI assistant that helps users quickly get started in the DeFi field. It can simplify revenue mining, provide liquidity operations, and provide intuitive AI experience and user interface. Help users manage crypto assets more efficiently and solve the complex problems of DeFi operations.

14.Poof ( @poofnew )

Product direction: AI -driven dApp development platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/poofnew

Introduction:

Poof uses AI technology to help technical or non-technical users quickly prototyping, building and deploying dApps, reducing the complexity and technical barriers of dApp development. The platform simplifies the development process through AI tools, allowing more people to participate in innovation in the blockchain ecosystem. Its goal is to promote the popularization of dApp development through technological empowerment and accelerate the growth of blockchain applications. The founders have jointly successfully quit a startup with backgrounds including AWS, Phantom, Coinbase and Meta.

15.Ripe ( @PayWithRipe )

Product direction: Crypto payments for Asia

Project Twitter: https://x.com/PayWithRipe

Introduction:

Ripe's goal is to promote the popularization of crypto payments in the Asian market and solve the problem of low acceptance of crypto payments. In response to the trend of popularization of QR payment in Asia, crypto wallets are connected to the QR payment system. Users can complete the payment of encrypted to fiat currency by scanning the merchant’s QR code, without the need for merchants to adopt new technology. The platform simplifies the payment process by creating wallet addresses that match bank information and reduces the barriers between encrypted payments and traditional payments.

16.Seismic ( @SeismicSys )

Product direction: Privacy protection transaction payment

Project Twitter: https://x.com/SeismicSys

Introduction:

Seismic’s goal is to become a leading solution in the field of privacy protection payments and promote the application of privacy technology. Seismic adopts new cryptography technology to provide crypto payment and transaction services to privacy-oriented businesses and individuals. Ensure transactions are safe and do not disclose privacy, and are suitable for financial and commercial scenarios that require confidentiality. The founder of the team has studied cryptography at Stanford, and has also worked in the R&D departments of Google X and Apple, with a strong technical background.

17.Slop Club ( @slopdotclub )

Product direction: AI video generation platform

Project Twitter: https://x.com/slopdotclub

Introduction:

Slop Club aims to promote innovation in user-generated content through AI technology and explore new models in the field of short videos. Intent to create an AI-generated video platform similar to TikTok, where users can discover, interact and create AI-generated content. The platform provides intuitive tools such as prompts, media input and preset effects, which lower the threshold for AI video creation and attract short video enthusiasts. Its goal is to promote innovation in user-generated content through AI technology and explore new models in the field of short videos.

18.Wootzapp ( @WootzApp )

Product direction: AI data acquisition tool

Project Twitter: https://x.com/WootzApp

Introduction:

Wootzapp solves the shortage of training data for AI companies and develops a browser that can obtain private data to meet the needs of AI models for high-quality non-public data. The platform helps AI models access private data, improve training results, and solve the bottleneck problem of data acquisition in the AI ​​industry. The founder has more than 10 years of experience in AI and payments and has successfully withdrawn from two startups with industry background.

19.Zabio ( @Zabioapp )

Product direction: Latin American stablecoin trading

Project Twitter: https://x.com/@Zabioapp

Introduction:

Zabio helps Latin American users buy stablecoins through cash to meet high demand for the US dollar and cash foreign exchange transaction volume, and solve the problems of US dollar shortage and common cash transactions in Latin America. The platform uses stablecoin technology to provide convenient exchange channels to support users to protect asset value in a high inflation environment. The founder has more than 10 years of experience in Latin American fintech and is familiar with regional markets. Zabio targets the pain points of the Latin American market and has great potential, but it needs to face the complexity of local supervision and cash transactions.

20.Zynk Labs ( @ZynkLabs )

Product direction: Cross-border settlement of stablecoins

Project Twitter: https://x.com/@ZynkLabs

Introduction:

Zynk Labs aims to become a leading solution for cross-border payments and promote the application of stablecoins in the payment field. Use stablecoins to help payment companies achieve instant, high capital efficiency cross-currency settlement, and solve the problems of delays and high costs of traditional cross-border payments. The platform optimizes settlement process through blockchain technology, improves the efficiency of the payment industry, and is suitable for global payment companies. Its founders are from Harvard, Morgan Stanley, Amazon Pay and Lendingkart, India’s largest B2B working capital lending platform, with financial and technical experience.

Conclusion

Judging from the new projects that Alliance graduated, the main direction of current industry development is no longer just growing internally, but rather choosing to reach real-world needs such as payment, education, short videos and advertising marketing. At the same time, it focuses on the encryption adoption in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Judging from the proportion of AI projects, the application of AI and blockchain technology is still one of the popular directions for the future development of encryption applications. On-chain transactions have also led to more excellent on-chain trading platforms starting to have all-round inversion from transaction efficiency to user experience.

Alliance DAO, as always, paves the way for these projects through precise narrative direction and strong resource support. In the future, they may become the backbone of the market like Tensor, Pendle, and Pump.fun.