A unique opportunity for AI teams to accelerate their growth
This is a unique opportunity for AI teams to accelerate their growth. Alongside grant funding, selected startups will gain access to technical integration support, go-to-market exposure, and the vibrant developer community.
A unique opportunity for AI teams to accelerate their growth
This is a unique opportunity for AI teams to accelerate their growth. Alongside grant funding, selected startups will gain access to technical integration support, go-to-market exposure, and the vibrant developer community.
Accelerate Your AI Startup in the Avalanche Ecosystem
Avalabs, as an enterprise partner of the FastTrack AI Accelerator powered by GenAI Fund in collaboration with NVIDIA, invites cutting-edge AI startups to apply for the Avalanche AI Innovation Grants—an initiative offering grants of up to $150,000 to help AI startups scale into the blockchain ecosystem.
A unique opportunity for AI teams
at the intersection of AI and Web3 to accelerate their growth. Alongside grant funding, selected startups will gain access to technical integration support, go-to-market exposure, and the vibrant Avalanche developer community.
Accelerate Your AI Startup in the Avalanche Ecosystem
Avalabs, as an enterprise partner of the FastTrack AI Accelerator powered by GenAI Fund in collaboration with NVIDIA, invites cutting-edge AI startups to apply for the Avalanche AI Innovation Grants—an initiative offering grants of up to $150,000 to help AI startups scale into the blockchain ecosystem.
A unique opportunity for AI teams
at the intersection of AI and Web3 to accelerate their growth. Alongside grant funding, selected startups will gain access to technical integration support, go-to-market exposure, and the vibrant Avalanche developer community.
Why Avalanche
Avalanche is one of the most scalable, secure, and customizable blockchain platforms—offering subsecond finality, low transaction fees, and a developer-friendly ecosystem. AI startups building on Avalanche benefit from:
Proven Platform
A highly performant Layer 1 platform with proven enterprise and DeFi adoption
AI-Ready Infrastructure
Customizable Layer 1 environments ideal for deploying specialized AI applications
Pioneering Ecosystem
A growing Web3 ecosystem actively exploring AI-driven use cases
Global Alliance
Access to a global community of developers, partners, and enterprises
Why Avalanche
Avalanche is one of the most scalable, secure, and customizable blockchain platforms—offering subsecond finality, low transaction fees, and a developer-friendly ecosystem. AI startups building on Avalanche benefit from:
Proven Platform
A highly performant Layer 1 platform with proven enterprise and DeFi adoption
AI-Ready Infrastructure
Customizable Layer 1 environments ideal for deploying specialized AI applications
Pioneering Ecosystem
A growing Web3 ecosystem actively exploring AI-driven use cases
Global Alliance
Access to a global community of developers, partners, and enterprises
Who Should Apply
We are looking for ambitious AI startups building infrastructure and solutions that bridge AI and blockchain. This includes both early-stage and growth-stage teams building or ready to build.
We are particularly interested in AI-focused infrastructure projects
that reflect the growing synergy between artificial intelligence and blockchain—fostering a vibrant development landscape.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Build intelligent infrastructure that uses AI to optimize blockchain operations—such as dynamic gas management, validator coordination, transaction prioritization, and compute efficiency—across Avalanche Layer 1 and C-Chain.
Create solutions that enable AI models to run directly on-chain or interface seamlessly with smart contracts. Focus on decentralized inference, model verification, or autonomous AI-powered contract execution.
Design systems for verifying the origin, quality, and usage rights of datasets. Empower AI builders with access to traceable, high-integrity data sources through tokenized incentives and on-chain provenance.
Develop smart, self-operating agents that interact with Avalanche smart contracts. These agents should execute predefined strategies, manage liquidity, participate in governance, or respond to market changes—fully autonomously.
Build AI-driven tools that monitor and protect Avalanche protocols. Focus on anomaly detection, fraud prevention, exploit mitigation, or real-time risk analysis to ensure a safer blockchain environment.
Areas are not limited.
Benefits for Selected Startups
Startups selected for the Fintech AI Innovation Grants will receive:
Up to $150,000 in Grant Funding
To support development, integration, and pilot initiatives on the target technology platform.
Technical Integration Support
Direct assistance from the technology platform provider engineers and ecosystem advisors to help your team deploy efficiently and securely.
Up to $150,000 in Grant Funding
To support development, integration, and pilot initiatives on the target technology platform.
Technical Integration Support
Direct assistance from the technology platform provider engineers and ecosystem advisors to help your team deploy efficiently and securely.
Marketing & Exposure
Feature opportunities across FastTrack AI Accelerator—social media, newsletters, showcase events, and thought leadership content.
Community Access
Gain access to the technology platform ecosystem of developers, users, and strategic partners, with curated introductions and support.
Marketing & Exposure
Feature opportunities across FastTrack AI Accelerator—social media, newsletters, showcase events, and thought leadership content.
Community Access
Gain access to the technology platform ecosystem of developers, users, and strategic partners, with curated introductions and support.
Pathway to Scale
Selected startups may be invited to join the FastTrack AI Accelerator, where you’ll receive 12 weeks of structured support, Proof of Concept (PoC) execution with enterprise partners, technical mentorship, cloud compute credits via NVIDIA Inception program, and potential co-investment from GenAI Fund.
Pathway to Scale
Selected startups may be invited to join the FastTrack AI Accelerator, where you’ll receive 12 weeks of structured support, Proof of Concept (PoC) execution with enterprise partners, technical mentorship, cloud compute credits via NVIDIA Inception program, and potential co-investment from GenAI Fund.
Key Timeline
May 01
2025
Applications Open
May 15 - June 15
2025
Application Review & Shortlisting
June 20
2025
Selected Startups Announced
Late June – July
2025
Technical Onboarding & Grant Disbursement
August – October
2025
Demo Exposure & Ecosystem Integration
Note: Startups may also be considered for participation in the broader FastTrack AI Accelerator program following grant engagement.
Key Timeline
May 01
2025
Applications Open
May 15 - June 15
2025
Application Review & Shortlisting
June 20
2025
Selected Startups Announced
Late June – July
2025
Technical Onboarding & Grant Disbursement
August – October
2025
Demo Exposure & Ecosystem Integration
Note: Startups may also be considered for participation in the broader FastTrack AI Accelerator program following grant engagement.
