Accelerate Your Web3 Project with Injective and Cointelegraph Accelerator
August 11th, 2025
Applications Open
Final Deadline
October 17th, 2025
November 3rd, 2025
Accelerator Starts
A 12-week program helping the best builders grow with funding, networking, education, and unmatched industry support.
Intro
The Injective Foundation provides a minimum $10,000 grant per participant and may invest up to $1,000,000 in selected projects.
Cointelegraph Accelerator delivers expert media planning, offering up to $200,000 in premium media and ad products.
Mentors from Injective, Cointelegraph Accelerator, and our partnered crypto industry experts guide you in building your business and joining the Injective ecosystem.
Gain instant access to Injective and Cointelegraph Accelerator networks, with connections to partners, grant providers, and VC/angel investors.
Reviews
Cointelegraph Accelerator is more than marketing support. They provided access to top industry mentors across the globe and delivered tailored recommendations during our early growing pains. Glad to have them in our corner.
Co-Founder & CEO, MU Digital
Patrick Hizon
Edwin Mata
Co-Founder & CEO, Brickken
Cointelegraph Accelerator has marked a significant before and after in our marketing strategy. The superb support we’ve received has been instrumental in achieving our goals by providing access to a wide network of industry leaders. As we continue to grow, Cointelegraph acts more like a partner who sits down with us to help achieve our objectives.
The Cointelegraph team has been fantastic in helping us streamline our strategic efforts. They proactively support us and identify gaps, guiding us on how to address them effectively. It's been a pleasure working with them.
Growth Strategist, nGrave
Magdalena Zapryanova
Cointelegraph Accelerator has been instrumental in helping Velvet share our DeFAI OS for trading and portfolio management by helping us find valuable partners, publish PR, and more. As we continue to push forward we will continue to use Cointelegraph Accelerator as one of our main partners for growth and help Velvet reach the masses!
CDO, Velvet
Michael Hage
Vijay Pravin
Founder & CEO, bitsCrunch
Being part of the Cointelegraph Accelerator significantly transformed our project. The media exposure we gained immensely elevated our brand, while the marketing insights and connections we made have been pivotal to our strategic approach, and I would be happy to go through that experience again.
Colin Allison
Managing Partner, Konnect Partners
Cointelegraph Accelerator brings together a strong ecosystem to help founders where they actually need it. I've been impressed by the quality of teams and how productive the relationships have become.
It’s been a pleasure mentoring with Cointelegraph Accelerator. The program brings together focused founders and provides a clear structure that makes mentorship impactful. It’s been a straightforward and productive experience supporting teams at different growth stages.
CPO & Ecosystem Lead, Haven1
Abhishek Bansal
Dyma Budorin
Co-Founder and Chairman, Hacken
Cointelegraph Accelerator stands out for the caliber of its founders and hands-on program design. I’ve especially enjoyed supporting teams in strengthening their Web3 security foundations and navigating the evolving landscape of trust, resilience, and compliance.
Asaf Nadler
Co-Founder & CEO, Addressable
I’ve seen my share of accelerators, and Cointelegraph’s is one of the few that truly gets it right. The structure, mentorship, and network give founders what they need to move fast and build with confidence. I’ve worked with teams to turn data into decisions and growth into traction, and it’s been rewarding to see many of them break through.
The sessions at Cointelegraph Accelerator are practical and focused, with no fluff, just actionable insights founders can apply right away. It has been great, contributing strategies that support clear execution and growth.
Co-Founder & CEO, Enflux
Jelle Buth
FUNDRAISING
Program
Investment Story & Deck Optimization
We'll scrutinize your data room and assist you in crafting a clear, data-driven deck that highlights your vision with an investor-ready narrative, set to strategically capture attention.
Investor Readiness & Preparations
Through hands-on training, we will assess your current presentation and sharpen your delivery, strengthen your presence, and prepare you to confidently handle tough investor questions in both one-on-one and group settings.
Warm Introductions & Fundraising Support
With direct access to both the Cointelegraph Accelerator and Injective networks, we will connect you with vetted investors and guide you through the follow-up, negotiation, and closing processes.
MENTORSHIP
Discovery & Analysis
Week 1
Week 3
Product Vision
Brand Platforming
Week 5
Week 7
Media Strategy
Social Media Strategy
Week 9
Week 11
Thought Leadership
Launch Preparations
Week 12
Week 10
User Acquisition
Network Exploration
Week 8
Week 6
Establishing Funnels
Market Fit
Week 4
Week 2
Setting Goals & Objectives
The week-to-week structure outlined above is not rigid and can differ from project-to-project, depending on their unique needs, maturity, and stage of the business.
Press Releases
MEDIA PRODUCTS
Press releases that showcase your key features and milestones.
Spotlight articles that clearly explain your product and value proposition, and founder interviews that bring your story and vision to life.
Articles
Advertising
Display ads and social media amplification, to maximize your reach.
AMAs with top-tier investors and industry leaders to engage your audience in real-time.
X Spaces
About Injective
Access hands-on support from the team behind the blockchain built for finance.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Plug and play modules
Injective offers an unrivaled blockchain with pre-built modules. By abstracting away technical complexities, developers can build hyper performant applications faster than ever with zero barriers to building on-chain.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Dynamic smart contracts
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Working with the Best
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Lightning fast. Lowest costs
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective offers auto-executing smart contracts that empower groundbreaking applications across on-chain finance, real world assets and decentralized artificial intelligence.
Injective isn’t just collaborating with the best in crypto—it’s teaming up with the top players across Web2 to truly bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance.
Every second counts. Injective processes transactions with instant finality and near zero fees.
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
MultiVM
Injective powers a truly MultiVM world, allowing developers to deploy applications across WASM, EVM, and SVM–all on one unified network. Injective is the ultimate playground for building, with zero restrictions.
Network
Fast track for onboarding to exchanges and other platforms
Access to partners' communities
Credits for infrastructure usage
Exclusive discounts for services
CREDIT PROVIDERS
Up to $25,000 in service credits
Up to $250,000 in service credits
Up to $120,000 in service credits
90% Off for the first year
50% Discount for Enterprise plan
PARTNERS
INVESTORS
FAQs
Early-stage Web3 startups with a minimum viable product or working product, a clear roadmap, and token utility are eligible to apply.
Review the program details throughout this page and head over to the application page to apply now.
Projects are selected through a consensus between Cointelegraph and Injective based on innovation, market potential, and alignment with the Injective ecosystem.
Injective, through Voltedge Ltd., provides project grants and investment, technical support, and ecosystem integration guidance for accelerator participants.
No, but projects should demonstrate potential for integration with the Injective blockchain to maximize program benefits.
Visit the Injective website to explore the Injective blockchain, its DeFi ecosystem, and developer resources.
Cointelegraph Accelerator operates the 12-week program, providing mentorship, workshops, media campaigns, networking opportunities, and investor connections to boost project growth and fundraising capabilities.
Cointelegraph Accelerator earns a token/equity allocation, becoming an invested stakeholder in each project.
Check out the Cointelegraph Accelerator website for details on Cointelegraph’s media platform and its accelerator program.
Unlike traditional accelerators, this program leverages the most renowned media entity in the crypto market and introduces hands-on, intimate guidance that is incomparable amongst Web3 accelerators.
You gain direct access to Injective’s blockchain infrastructure, technical support, and a network of DeFi-focused partners, accelerating your project’s market fit and adoption.
Graduates receive a 6-12 month media campaign on Cointelegraph, ongoing network access, and support for investor introductions to sustain growth.
Program
Early-stage Web3 startups with a minimum viable product or working product, a clear roadmap, and token utility are eligible to apply.
Review the program details throughout this page and head over to the application page to apply now.
Projects are selected through a consensus between Cointelegraph and Injective based on innovation, market potential, and alignment with the Injective ecosystem.
INJECTIVE
Injective, through Voltedge Ltd., provides project grants and investment, technical support, and ecosystem integration guidance for accelerator participants.
No, but projects should demonstrate potential for integration with the Injective blockchain to maximize program benefits.
Visit the Injective website to explore the Injective blockchain, its DeFi ecosystem, and developer resources.
COINTELEGRAPH
Cointelegraph Accelerator operates the 12-week program, providing mentorship, workshops, media campaigns, networking opportunities, and investor connections to boost project growth and fundraising capabilities.
Cointelegraph Accelerator earns a token/equity allocation, becoming an invested stakeholder in each project.
Check out the Cointelegraph Accelerator website for details on Cointelegraph’s media platform and its accelerator program.
ACCELERATION
Unlike traditional accelerators, this program leverages the most renowned media entity in the crypto market and introduces hands-on, intimate guidance that is incomparable amongst Web3 accelerators.
You gain direct access to Injective’s blockchain infrastructure, technical support, and a network of DeFi-focused partners, accelerating your project’s market fit and adoption.
Graduates receive a 6-12 month media campaign on Cointelegraph, ongoing network access, and support for investor introductions to sustain growth.
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Join forces with Injective and Cointelegraph Accelerator to scale your business with funding, mentorship, and media exposure
