Press Start 👉🎮 AI Agent Ship-a-Thon
Free one week program for AI Agent builders
Thinking about creating an AI agent?
Dive into the Press Start 👉🎮 AI Agent Ship-a-Thon to bring your idea to life!
1. Crypto x AI is inevitable 🚀
We believe AI Agents will become one of the go-to user interfaces for consumers to explore crypto. Learn from builders and experts to position yourself at the forefront of this secular trend.
2. ̶H̶a̶c̶k̶ Ship the Future 🚢
This ain't your mama's hack-a-thon. By joining this program, you're expected to ship! Because the best way to learn and grow is to just ship it!
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3. Industry Backing 🤝
Gain direct access to dev support, free credits, grants/investment opportunities, and other exclusive perks from:
@NEARProtocol
NEAR is a high-performance L1 blockchain on a mission to power one trillion autonomous agents. With low fees, near-instant finality, and a developer-friendly toolkit, NEAR empowers AI builders to rapidly launch and scale production-ready dApps—especially in entertainment and gaming.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
Direct marketing support from the NEAR Foundation
Featured case study on http://near.org blog
Opportunity for follow-on funding
Access to exclusive developer programs
@0G_labs
0G provides the infrastructure needed to make AI more open, accessible, and decentralized: largest AI Layer 1 Chain, decentralized storage, distributed compute, cross-chain data availability solutions.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
Projects with good integration will be considered for our Incubation/Acceleration Programs
Support for Credits post main-net launch
@ValdiLabs / @storj
Valdi makes cutting-edge GPUs—like H100s and H200s—accessible on demand, billed by the hour, so you can focus on building and scaling your AI agents without worrying about hardware constraints. Visit us at http://Valdi.ai and spin up a VM in just 30 seconds.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
Free $15 GPU credit per user
Opportunity for follow-on funding
@yokodotlive
With Yoko, you can create, train, and deploy AI agents in just minutes, and we're looking for talented builders like you to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
Grants to support your project
Top performers will receive additional $YOKO tokens as prizes
Guidance and support throughout the program
Showcase your project to Yoko community and potential investors
@elfa_ai
Elfa is a realtime crypto data x trading product that helps busy crypto natives take action on latest opportunities.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
1:1 support for builders
Free additional endpoints in free tier
@w3gptai
Seamless Agent Deployment: Leverage Web3GPT's AI stack to deploy on-chain agents effortlessly.
Ship-a-Thon perks:
FREE inference using OpenAI, Anthropic, or GROK for deployed agents throughout alpha testing
4. FREE to participate, Fully remote 🎉
Just sign up on Luma and you’re ready to go! Plus, the program is entirely online, so participants from all over the world are welcome.
5. Who is this for? 👷
Builders who ship quickly
Builders looking for a "mastermind group" of other builders to ship alongside
Builders looking to receive & share product feedback
6. One-week Ship-a-Thon Timeline 🗓️
Feb 17: Ship-a-Thon begins + Panels
Feb 18–20: Panels + AMAs
Feb 21: Finalist Pitches
AI Agent Ship-a-Thon TL;DR ⭐️
1 week (Mon Feb 17 – Fri Feb 21)
Perks include partner dev support, marketing support, grants, and more!
$100k+ in potential investment