Founders Forge Demo Day

​After a week of intense building, mentorship, and investor sessions, Founders Forge Demo Day marks the culmination of Build Week Dubai, where pioneering teams from the Protocol Labs Founders Forge startup accelerator step onto the global stage to pitch their big ideas.

​At this event, founders will present to a curated audience of aligned investors and leading builders from across the web3 ecosystem. The event promises to be a convergence of breakthrough ideas, open collaboration, and frontier innovation.

​The Showcase Teams

​Meet the teams redefining the future of gaming, finance, data, and decentralized infrastructure:

• ​Nocena — SocialFi challenges meet blockchain rewards

• ​Pomodoki — Gamified productivity tool turning focus time into fun

• ​TroveFi — No-loss prize raffles with AI-driven yield

• ​MicroCrop — Smart crop insurance for African farmers powered by blockchain

• ​FILDOS — Human-centric decentralized storage on Filecoin

• ​X402 — Extending interoperability with EIP-3009 and USDFC

• ​SkyHedge — AI-powered weather derivatives and risk markets

• ​Synthik — Decentralized synthetic data for AI training with verifiable onchain provenance

• ​DerbyFish — On-chain sportfishing for America’s 70M anglers

​Evening Flow

​5:00 PM – Investor Arrival & Networking

​6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Founders Forge Pitches

​7:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Networking Reception

​Why Attend

​Discover high-potential startups emerging from the Protocol Labs ecosystem.

​Meet founders building at the intersection of decentralised infrastructure and AI.

​Connect with global investors, mentors, and ecosystem leaders ahead of Solana Breakpoint.

​Experience the culmination of a program turning hackathon prototypes into venture-ready companies.