Overview
In partnership with Animoca Brands, Brinc has launched a virtual program helping startups to build Play-to-Earn (P2E) Gaming Guilds globally. 2021 was the breakout year for blockchain gaming with the phenomenal rise of Axie Infinity and gaming guilds such as Yield Guild Games, Avocado Guild, Merit Circle, etc. The Guild Accelerator Program will be an integral part of fostering the P2E growth by sharing innovation, best practices and scaling fundamentals to optimize the performance and growth of gaming guilds.
The revolution in gaming is set against the backdrop of the rise of AI and Automation which will result in a seismic societal shift with many industries and jobs being adversely impacted as a result. Our view is that managing digital assets inside games and metaverses will be a major source of income for hundreds of millions of people in the developing world helping to offset the inevitable job losses from AI and Automation.
The Guild Accelerator will identify, mentor, and invest in best-in-class early stage (single digit thousands of players/scholars) gaming guilds across various geographies, game types and methodologies in the blockchain/NFT gaming space that are growing the Play-to-Earn revolution and ultimately enabling milllions of people to earn a living or meaningfully supplement their incomes globally.
Join the leading pioneer in accelerating Play-to-Earn across the multiverse and the metaverse. Do well while doing good. Guild Accelerator participants get access and support from the best network of mentors and experts available.
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Our Offer
In partnership with Animoca Brands,
we invest between USD $250,000 to USD $500,000 immediate funding for equity and future token / NFT supply.
Ticket Size: USD $250,000 – $500,000
Advisory Shares: Negotiable
Token Grant: Negotiable
Why Join Us?
The program is designed to support gaming guilds to expand using best-in-class practices and focusing on these three main areas:
- Scholar Management
Participants will learn optimal methods for attracting, training, retaining and optimizing scholarship recipients to expand the number of scholars while maintaining performance. We’ll explore marketing techniques, leveraging Discord and other channels, onboarding and training practices and best-in-class methods for keeping scholars motivated, engaged and incentivized. - Asset Acquisition and Management
We’ll explore how to best acquire NFTs through purchase, renting and breeding and which existing and upcoming games to focus on. - Operational Success
Guilds in the program will learn and share products and processes to best manage and scale guilds.
- Funding
- Support in product development
- Token design
- Fundraising
- Marketing
- Research
- Analytics support
- Data Management
- Assistance toward launch and growth
In addition to funding, startups accepted into the program will receive hands-on support from Brinc and Animoca Brands’ network of mentors, experts and corporate partners working towards the advancement of the NFT space, including AppWorks, Blockparty, Dapper Labs (the company behind CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot, and FLOW), EllioTrades, Featured by Binance, Gabby Dizon (co-founder of Yield Guild Games), Harmony (ONE), Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR), Mai Fujimoto (Miss Bitcoin), Mateen Soudagar (DCLBlogger), Metakovan, Twobadour, and Metapurse, Sebastien Borget (co-founder of The Sandbox and chairman of the Blockchain Gamer Alliance), Virtually Human Studio (creators of ZED RUN), WhaleShark, and various others..
Investment Verticals
ESPORTS & GAMING
Promising game guilds in the blockchain & NFT gaming space that are growing out the Play-to-Earn revolution.
Application Requirements
- We invest in international startups. Startups do not have to be based in the program's location.
- Startups that have scoped a product that fits within one of the 'Culture' categories. Other projects will be considered only under special circumstances.
- At least 2 co-founders with relevant industry experience and a clear roadmap.
- Scalable project with high growth potential.
Priority will be given to teams that:
- Focus on play-to-earn scholarships that can have a positive impact on the countries & regions they are focusing on.
- Place emphasis on proof-of-stake protocols and sidechains instead of proof-of-work.
- Have lower overall physical footprints.
Program Requirements*
- Engage remotely as this program is 100% online so there is no need to be physically present in the location for the duration of the program.
- Pay a USD $50,000 participation fee for our program. The program fee is used to cover our operations expenses and does not come out of pocket and it's never charged before the startup receives investment. This fee can be settled after the investment has been deployed.
*For more information about out program requirements, you can read our FAQ page.
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Applications are currently closed. Complete the interest form below to get notified when our applications open for the next cohort!
Program partners
partners
Mai Fujimoto
Mateen Soudagar
Metakovan
Twobadour
Sebastien Borget
WhaleShark
Aleksander Larsen
Gabby Dizon
Global diverse talent
mentors
Yat Siu
Manav Gupta
Holly Liu
Jerome Wong
James Ho
Ada Jonuse
Rich Robinson
Scott Bunny
Erika Evasdottir
Pavel Bains
Sandra Wu
Keyvan Peymani
Steve Ip
Renee Pan
Ray Lu
Luna Javier
Chris Gonsalves
Edith Yeung
Michael Kam
Mia Deng
Tadas Maurukas
TJ Kawamura
Annabelle Huang
David Streltsoff
Kelly Choo
Cecilia Li
Galen Law-Kun
Aly Madhavji
Victoria Feng
William Deane
Flora Sun
Joichi Ito
Karen Contet
Karena Belin
Eugene Yi
Peter Hammond
Anuke Ganegoda
Gwendolyn Regina
Adam Haklili
Akshat Vaidya
Peter Ing
Daniel Ko
Sarutobi Sasuke
Brendon Wong
Patricia Auer
Edwin Lee
Minal Mirpuri
Guillermo Ginesta
Glycel Nacinopa
Daniel Mak
Estefania Almeida
Ready to apply?
Applications are currently closed. Complete the interest form below to get notified when our applications open for the next cohort!