

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.