Founders and early-stage startups building on Aptos using Move, as well as startups looking to transition their projects to Move.

Not necessarily! We value strong execution skills and problem-solving abilities.

You’re still eligible if you’re in the pre-seed to Series A stage and are interested in building on Aptos.

No. The program is free, and winning startups will be offered funding support.

The accelerator will have a hybrid format with virtual mentorship sessions and an in-person IRL week for networking and demo day.

Both solo founders and teams are welcome to apply! However, having a team may be beneficial for execution.

Our selection kicks off with our network’s sharpest minds screening your application. If you make the cut, you and your full founding crew will hop on a virtual deep-dive with us, we want to know you and unpack what you’re building.

Post meet up, our core team huddles, hashes out the details, and locks in a final call. We’ll hit you back with the verdict, fast.

• Nail the Problem: You’ve got to spell out the pain point or need for a specific crew of users and customers. The sharpest founders we’ve seen don’t just pitch a product, they’ve lived the problem, dissected the market, and know their people inside out.
• Prove You’re the One: Why are you the badass to build this? Show us your edge, unique market intel, customer secrets others miss, or a gritty track record of pushing through hell to win. Convince us this is your fight.
• Ship Like a Boss: Ideas are cheap, execution’s rare. We want founders who’ve given birth to real stuff into the world, big or small. Creation demands hustle, guts, and sticking it out—traits we live by and hunt for in game-changers.