

Seedance 2.0 Founders Challenge — Cohort 2 Kick-off Workshop online
Build A recurring challenge series for AI-native founders building on multimodal generation. Cohort 2 via Zoom. Same content, same prize ladder, same community, now with a special guest judge.
📅 Friday, June 19 · 5:30 PM Pacific
🎬 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
The night:
Seedance 2.0 deep-dive + live build
Cohort 2 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 2–3 weeks. 1v1 brackets through semi-finals and finals.
Format 💻 Online: Zoom, streamed live, session Cap: 50 attendees total
Agenda (Pacific Time) 5:30 — Zoom open · casual intros + drop "what you're building" in chat 6:00 — Welcome + Seedance 2.0 intro 6:20 — Hands-on workshop (bring your own assets) 7:00 — Founder roundtable 7:45 — Topic-based breakout rooms · 1:1 chats 8:00 — Wrap (Zoom stay open for continued conversation)
Questions? Reply to your registration confirmation, or reach Joyce at [email protected] · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lu-joyce-cheng/