The current main direction of industry development is no longer solely focused on internal growth, but rather increasingly choosing to address real-world demands in payments, education, short videos, and advertising marketing.
Written by: Deep Tide TechFlow
The market is experiencing constant fluctuations, and it continues to explore its main direction in a state of ambiguity.
Despite the confusion in sentiment, every year Alliance (@alliancedao) incubates a batch of excellent projects that grasp the narrative direction, taking root and growing in the future market landscape.
As the largest accelerator in the crypto world, Alliance has incubated well-known projects such as Pendle and Pump.fun.
Last week, 20 startup crypto companies successfully "graduated" from Alliance, with 9 projects driven by AI technology, 5 projects participating in the stablecoin and payment sectors, and the remaining projects focusing on on-chain transactions, DeFi, and the development of science and culture.
Here are the introductions of these 20 startups:
1. 8020 (@8020_trade)
Product Direction: Multi-chain Trading Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/@8020_trade
Introduction:
8020 claims to "create a Moonshot for Asian users," optimizing the front-end interface and on-chain support to meet the Asian market's demand for efficient on-chain trading. The platform aims to address the inadequate user experience of existing trading platforms for Asian users, providing more intuitive operations and localized support.
The founding team has three years of experience in developing crypto consumer applications, having launched two crypto-native applications with a total of 150,000 users. 8020's goal is to attract more Asian users to participate in crypto trading through technological innovation and localization strategies.
2. Afterschool (@afterschoolai)
Product Direction: AI-Driven Tutoring Education Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/@afterschoolai
Introduction:
Afterschool aims to change K-12 education in the U.S. by providing school-age children with a dedicated AI tutor, replacing traditional classroom teaching. By analyzing students' learning habits, AI customizes learning plans to help children learn more efficiently and easily.
Its goal is to address the uneven distribution of traditional educational resources and the lack of personalization, ensuring that every student receives high-quality educational support. The founding team is experienced, having expanded consumer applications to 150 million users and developed products at Google Education, with a strong background in educational technology.
3. CollectiveScience (@CollectiveSci)
Product Direction: Decentralized "Peer Review" Tool
Project Twitter: https://x.com/@CollectiveSci
Introduction:
CollectiveScience aims to solve the long-standing problem of peer review in the scientific community. It attempts to optimize this process using blockchain technology to reduce delays, biases, and fraud in reviews. Scientists reportedly spend up to $8 billion annually on reviews, but issues of efficiency and fairness persist. The platform utilizes decentralized technology to enhance the transparency and efficiency of reviews, minimizing human intervention to ensure fairness and credibility. The founding team consists of alumni from Cambridge, Oxford, Berkeley, and Harvard, including PhD scientists from Cambridge and engineers from IBM.
The project aims to provide the global research community with more efficient and fair review tools, promoting the quality of scientific research.
4. CreatorGen (@creatorgenapp)
Product Direction: AI-Driven Advertising Marketing Tool
Project Twitter: https://x.com/creatorgenapp
Introduction:
CreatorGen provides AI advertising tools for brand marketing teams, using AI technology to generate realistic virtual avatars specifically for TikTok ads. CreatorGen's technology can create lifelike virtual characters suitable for short video platforms, helping brands quickly produce eye-catching advertising content while saving costs. The founder has led product teams at Uniswap and Revolut and has developed software for AI and crypto startups, possessing both technical and business experience.
5. FactCheck (@factcheckdotfun)
Product Direction: Decentralized AI Fact-Checking Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/factcheckdotfun
Introduction:
With rampant rumors on social media, FactCheck utilizes blockchain and AI technology to verify false information on social media through a decentralized marketplace, aiming to address the societal issue of widespread fake news dissemination. The platform combines stablecoin market incentive mechanisms to encourage users and AI agents to participate in fact-checking, ensuring the authenticity of information.
6. Fido (@fido_cm)
Product Direction: Low-Threshold DeFi Retail Services
Project Twitter: https://x.com/fido_cm
Introduction:
Fido aims to be a new bank friendly to ordinary people, using the DeFi lending market to provide users with stable returns. They believe that traditional bank savings account yields are too low, while investment markets are too risky. Fido hopes to allow ordinary users to enjoy DeFi returns through DeFi technology while reducing participation risks and addressing the inefficiencies of traditional financial services. The team has risk management experience and previously operated a similar startup managing assets of up to $100 million.
7. FreedomGPT (@FreedomGPT)
Product Direction: AI Agent Model Intelligent Matching
Project Twitter: https://x.com/FreedomGPT
Introduction:
As the number of AI agent models surges in the future, FreedomGPT uses intelligent algorithms to match users with the best AI models suited to their needs, simplifying the selection process. The platform allows users to obtain efficient AI services through simple prompts, covering various application scenarios such as text generation and data analysis. Its goal is to become an "intelligent intermediary" for AI services, enhancing user experience and reducing the complexity of using AI. The founder previously created and sold a startup with nearly 400 employees, serving hundreds of millions of users.
8. grandmAIsters (@grandmaisters)
Product Direction: AI Agent-Driven Chess Game
Project Twitter: https://x.com/grandmaisters
Introduction:
grandmAIsters transforms chess into a crypto game where players can train and compete against AI agents, earning token rewards. The project combines blockchain incentive mechanisms with AI technology to create a brand new gaming experience. Players are rewarded for improving the chess skills of AI agents.
9. Guess.Best (@playguessbest)
Product Direction: Cultural Creative Prediction Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/playguessbest
Introduction:
Guess.Best is an innovative prediction market where users participate by guessing which of two popular cultural concepts or items is more popular. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to ensure the transparency and fairness of predictions, attracting users with social entertainment elements. The founder has long collaborated in developing creative crypto consumer products and has relevant experience.
10. Junction (@JunctionFi)
Product Direction: Cross-Chain Asset Trading Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/JunctionFi
Introduction:
Junction aims to become a "unified entry point" for cross-chain trading, promoting interoperability within the blockchain ecosystem. It allows users to trade any asset across any chain, addressing the complexities of cross-chain transactions. The platform simplifies user operations and enhances trading efficiency through integrated technology. The founders come from Ledger, WalletConnect, and Coinbase, possessing deep experience in blockchain and payments.
11. Lemonade Payments (@lemonadepayment)
Product Direction: Payment Infrastructure for Africa
Project Twitter: https://x.com/lemonadepayment
Introduction:
Lemonade Payments focuses on the pain points of the African market, integrating mobile payments, banking channels, and stablecoins to allow users to quickly send, receive, and convert funds, reducing costs and shortening settlement times. The platform addresses the inadequate payment infrastructure in Africa, utilizing stablecoin technology to enhance payment efficiency and meet the demand for low-cost financial services in the region. Its goal is to provide more convenient financial services for African users through blockchain technology, promoting financial inclusion.
12. Offline Protocol (@offlineprotocol)
Product Direction: Offline Communication and Transaction Services in Special Scenarios
Project Twitter: https://x.com/offlineprotocol
Introduction:
Offline Protocol supports users in offline communication and transactions in disaster areas or crowded live events, aiming to solve payment and communication issues in environments without network access. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to ensure the reliability and security of offline transactions, suitable for special scenarios such as natural disasters or large events. Its goal is to provide blockchain solutions for special scenarios, enhancing users' financial and communication capabilities in extreme environments. The founder has successfully exited startups twice, collaborated with UNICEF and WHO to formulate policies, and worked on payment system development at Mastercard, possessing rich experience.
13. Orbit (@orbitcryptoai)
Product Direction: DeFAI Assistant
Project Twitter: https://x.com/orbitcryptoai
Introduction:
Orbit is an AI assistant that helps users quickly engage in the DeFi space, simplifying yield farming and liquidity provision operations while providing an intuitive AI experience and user interface. It helps users manage crypto assets more efficiently, addressing the complexities of DeFi operations.
14. Poof (@poofnew)
Product Direction: AI-Driven dApp Development Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/poofnew
Introduction:
Poof leverages AI technology to help both technical and non-technical users quickly prototype, build, and deploy dApps, lowering the complexity and technical barriers of dApp development. The platform simplifies the development process through AI tools, enabling more people to participate in innovations within the blockchain ecosystem. Its goal is to empower dApp development through technology, accelerating the growth of blockchain applications. The founder has successfully exited a startup and has a background that includes AWS, Phantom, Coinbase, and Meta.
15. Ripe (@PayWithRipe)
Product Direction: Crypto Payments for Asia
Project Twitter: https://x.com/PayWithRipe
Introduction:
Ripe aims to promote the adoption of crypto payments in the Asian market, addressing the low acceptance of crypto payments. In response to the trend of widespread QR payments in Asia, it connects crypto wallets to QR payment systems, allowing users to complete crypto-to-fiat payments by scanning merchant QR codes without requiring merchants to adopt new technologies. The platform simplifies the payment process by creating wallet addresses that match bank information, reducing barriers between crypto payments and traditional payments.
16. Seismic (@SeismicSys)
Product Direction: Privacy-Protecting Transaction Payments
Project Twitter: https://x.com/SeismicSys
Introduction:
Seismic aims to become a leading solution in the field of privacy-protecting payments, promoting the application of privacy technology. Seismic employs new cryptographic techniques to provide encrypted payment and transaction services for privacy-conscious businesses and individuals. It ensures transaction security without compromising privacy, making it suitable for confidential scenarios in finance, commerce, and more. The founding team has a strong technical background, having researched cryptography at Stanford and worked in R&D departments at Google X and Apple.
17. Slop Club (@slopdotclub)
Product Direction: AI Video Generation Platform
Project Twitter: https://x.com/slopdotclub
Introduction:
Slop Club aims to drive innovation in user-generated content through AI technology, exploring new models in the short video space. It intends to create an AI-generated video platform similar to TikTok, where users can discover, interact with, and create AI-generated content. The platform provides intuitive tools such as prompt suggestions, media input, and preset effects, lowering the barriers to AI video creation and attracting short video enthusiasts. Its goal is to promote innovation in user-generated content through AI technology and explore new models in the short video field.
18. Wootzapp (@WootzApp)
Product Direction: AI Data Collection Tool
Project Twitter: https://x.com/WootzApp
Introduction:
Wootzapp addresses the training data shortage for AI companies by developing a browser capable of acquiring private data, meeting the demand for high-quality non-public data for AI models. The platform helps AI models access private data, enhancing training effectiveness and solving the bottleneck issue of data acquisition in the AI industry. The founder has over 10 years of experience in AI and payments, having successfully exited two startups and possessing industry background.
19. Zabio (@Zabioapp)
Product Direction: Stablecoin Trading in Latin America
Project Twitter: https://x.com/@Zabioapp
Introduction:
Zabio helps Latin American users purchase stablecoins with cash, addressing the high demand for US dollars and cash forex trading volume, and solving the common issues of dollar shortages and cash transactions in the region. The platform utilizes stablecoin technology to provide convenient exchange channels, supporting users in protecting asset value in high-inflation environments. The founder has over 10 years of experience in Latin American fintech and is familiar with the regional market. Zabio targets pain points in the Latin American market, showing great potential but facing local regulatory and cash transaction complexities.
20. Zynk Labs (@ZynkLabs)
Product Direction: Stablecoin Cross-Border Settlement
Project Twitter: https://x.com/@ZynkLabs
Introduction:
Zynk Labs aims to become a leading solution for cross-border payments, promoting the application of stablecoins in the payment sector. It utilizes stablecoins to help payment companies achieve instant, capital-efficient cross-currency settlements, addressing the delays and high costs associated with traditional cross-border payments. The platform optimizes the settlement process through blockchain technology, enhancing efficiency in the payment industry and suitable for global payment companies. Its founders come from Harvard, Morgan Stanley, Amazon Pay, and India's largest B2B working capital loan platform, Lendingkart, possessing financial and technical experience.
Conclusion
From the new projects graduating from Alliance, the current main direction of industry development is no longer solely focused on internal growth but is increasingly choosing to address real-world demands in payments, education, short videos, and advertising marketing. There is also a focus on crypto adoption in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
In terms of the proportion of AI projects, the combination of AI and blockchain technology remains one of the popular directions for the future development of crypto applications. The heated on-chain transactions have also led to the emergence of more excellent on-chain trading platforms, intensifying competition from transaction efficiency to user experience.
Alliance DAO continues to pave the way for these projects through precise narrative direction and strong resource support. In the future, they may become the backbone of the market, similar to Tensor, Pendle, and Pump.fun.
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