Seedance 2.5 Founders Challenge — Cohort 3

​🎬 Special guest judge: Rupert Wainwright — award-winning filmmaker (Grammy, multiple Grand Effies) and Director/Founder of Adore Creative AI, a pioneer in AI-driven cinema. Rupert will join remotely and will review standout submissions at Showcase Night.

​Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6775055758?pwd=blJydmNHbVpXZlgzNmNtVTVWSWY4UT09

​Seedance 2.5 Founders Challenge — Cohort 3

​A recurring challenge series for AI-native founders building on multimodal generation. Cohort 3 via Zoom. Same content, same prize ladder, same community — now building on Seedance 2.5, live on BytePlus.

​📅 Monday, August 24 · 6:00 PM Pacific

​The night:

• ​Seedance 2.5 deep-dive + live build — what's new vs 2.0, hands-on with the live model

• ​Cohort 3 brief: the prompt, the rubric, the path to Showcase Night

​The prize ladder:

• ​Grand Champion — BytePlus CEO 1:1 · Sunvay co-marketing · curated enterprise intros

• ​Finalists — BytePlus NA leadership 1:1 · Vstart credit · enterprise intros

• ​Semi-finalists — Vstart credit · channel feature · enterprise intro

• ​Cohort Heat winners — free credit · advance to semi-finals

​Workshop perk (registered entities only): $239 Lumina credit + $2K+ Vstart credit on approval.

​To compete: registered entity required (LLC/Inc/equivalent). Solo builders welcome at the workshop — join the founders' list for future cohorts.

​Cadence: new cohorts every 4-6 weeks. 1v1 brackets through semi-finals and finals.

​Format 💻 Online: Zoom, streamed live · Session cap: 50 attendees

​Agenda (Pacific Time)
6:00 — Zoom open · intros + drop "what you're building" in chat
6:30 — Welcome + Seedance 2.5 intro
6:50 — Hands-on workshop (bring your own assets)
7:30 — Founder roundtable
8:15 — Topic-based breakout rooms · 1:1 chats
8:30 — Wrap (Zoom stays open for continued conversation)

​Questions? Reply to your registration confirmation, or reach Joyce at joyce@sunvay.com · /lu-joyce-cheng