DAuth Network | Web3 OAuth 🟪

That's a wrap! On August 11th, the 404 Accelerator Cohort 01 showcased their innovations and companies during our first Demo Day. 7 startups presented to an audience of over 100 investors, founders, and 404 community members, both in person and virtually🎉 What is the 404 Accelerator? After seeing the lack of funding and resources for web3 founders in Atlanta, the 404 DAO Team launched an early-stage accelerator focusing on pre-seed and seed startups. We designed a 10-week program that empowers founders through access to expert mentors, workshops, and weekly speaker sessions. Cohort 01 of the program culminated with a Demo Day on August 11th. Our driving principles: 1. We Bet on People: We value principled, passionate founders 2. Blockchain is a Feature, not the Product: Practical solutions > buzzwords 3. Prioritize the User: Intuitive and impactful UX drives mass adoption 404 Accelerator Cohort 1: 1. @relayerprotocol amplifies and optimizes on-chain performance marketing through targeted wallet reward experiences. Founded by Thomas (@secondhandgains) and Kai Vickers, they are building a programmatic ad rail built around the modern web3 user. 2. @DauthNetwork is a decentralized authentication network empowering wallets and dApps to create authentication with a focus on privacy, permissionlessness, and decentralization. It’s core contributors and founders include: Michael Hanono, Howard Li (@DauthHoward), Dean Yan, and Kai C (@0xkaic). 3. Opdefi is an institutional on-chain threat response platform, focused on executing on-chain exit strategies in response to exploit detection. Opdefi was founded by MIT grad, Harry Donnelly, and ex-Jump Crypto engineer, Jin Hong Kuan. 4. @KeyspaceStudio is a no-code web3 platform for marketers, allowing brands to create digital marketplaces and tokenized loyalty programs in under 25 minutes. Founded by @JonathanHessing, Keyspace helps turn customers into collectors. 5. @adamnitehq is the first blockchain built for the rest of us. With their custom language A1 (Python and Web Assembly), any developer can start building complex applications without extensive blockchain knowledge. Adamnite and its custom A1 language was built by a team of developers led by Georgia Tech dropout, @ArchChaudhury. 6. @webfi_io is a social platform made for creatives, by creatives that is working to solve the Artist Dilemma: Compensation, Friction, Revenue, and Ownership. WebFi is built by a team of GT students and creators that includes Marcus Townsend, Alex Lee, and Arya Nahri. 7. @lets_puzzle utilizes zero-knowledge technology to build privacy infrastructure, including private multi-sigs, private-public fundraising tools, private DeFi, and more. Puzzle was founded by Georgia Tech graduates, @zkmattwyatt and @_lukenewman. 404 DAO and Puzzle were proud to offer the ZK Builder’s Cohort this summer to help students, developers, and designers explore the frontier of private, multiplayer, onchain experiences. Over 10 weeks, “the Puzzlers” participated in a web3 bootcamp followed by an introduction to developing with ZKPs where they learned Leo and Noir. Next they were split into teams for a project build-phase where they worked together to develop a full stack private dApp on @AleoHQ & @aztecnetwork. ZK Builder Program Statistics: Program Sign Ups - 55 Accepted Puzzlers - 26 Bootcamp Graduates - 19 Full-stack private-dApps created - 4 Cohort 01: Speaker Series The program’s speaker series brought in an industry expert each Wednesday to share experiences, knowledge, and insight into various topics. A special thank you to the following individuals who dedicated their time and knowledge to helping our teams: @syrupsid - CEO of Maple Finance Professor Sriram Vishanath - University of Texas Professor @jonathankingvc - Principal Investor at Coinbase Ventures JoAnn Holmes (@HolmesAtLaw) - Holmes Law Emily Kitts (@EEKitts) - Head of PR at Yuga Labs Pyrs Carvolth (@lordvolth) - GTM Strategist at @a16zcrypto Chris Klaus - Founder and CTO of Internet Security Systems, CEO of Fusen World Matt Gore - Founder of OPTIO @PYneer - Managing Director at Fenbushi Capital @nalin - Product Manger, Web3 at Google @matt_homer - Managing Member of Department of XYZ mentoring team. Cohort 01: Mentors We’d also like to thank our wonderful mentors who graciously met with our startups often to provide insights and feedback. The program could not have been successful without each of the following: @jonathankingvc - Principal Investor at Coinbase Ventures @PYneer - Managing Director at Fenbushi Capital @georgiispeakman - OUTLIER @nalin - Product Manger, Web3 at Google Frank Hinek - Head of Platform and Product at TBD @vex_0x - Software Engineer, OP Labs @avedarave_ - Social Media & Marketing at Ava Labs @adamxlee - Head of Corp Dev, Strategy at Third Web @0xTraub - Senior Solidity Developer at Revest Finance @duce332 - Lead Blockchain Developer at identity. com, prev OpenZeppelin Professor Sriram Vishwanath - University of Texas Professor Alex Carter (@satoshisCPA) - Talent at Fidelity Digital Assets and Labs @ShaharAbrams - Head of Product at Roto 404 Accelerator Program Partners: Lastly, we are grateful to the companies that provided support and material contributions to the 404 Accelerator: 1. Fusen World: Connecting founders & providing funding options for teams. 2. @TechSqATL: Our co-working sanctuary in Midtown, ATL 3. @GANConnect: Morrow sources over 100+ business perks for our startups. 4. @QuickNode: For providing 3 months of credits to their web3 developer tools. Cohort 02? Stay tuned for updates, but next up for the 404 DAO team is Atlanta’s Premier Web3 Conference - @Web3_ATL! The event is quickly approaching so get your tickets soon and checkout our incredible list of speakers. The Cohort 01 Demo Day can now be viewed on Youtube, link in comments below ⬇️ This was a journey of growth, collaboration, & innovation. To everyone who was a part of this - thank you! Keep an eye out for these startups - they're just getting started🔥