​TON's first Asia-focused Accelerator Program welcomes 12 projects In November 2023, TON Foundation partnered with Future3 Campus, powered by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Capital, to launch its first Acceleration Program in Asia. This initiative aims to introduce builders to Telegram's TON-based Web3 ecosystem and boost Mini App development. Read more here. From nearly 200 applications, 12 projects have been chosen for a 10-week curriculum focused on product development on TON Blockchain, compliant Web3 applications, go-to-market strategies, leveraging @Wallet in Telegram, and more. They will gain insights from industry experts and mentorship from leaders such as Dr. Xiao, Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group, Deng Chao, President & CEO of Hashkey Capital, and Dr. Zou, Chief Economist at HashKey Group. Meet the selected teams: ▪️ Tradoor: A next-generation decentralized platform for trading derivatives, leveraging TON's scalability for an enhanced user experience. ▪️ NFBT Ticketing: A TON-based Telegram Mini App enabling movie theaters to sell tickets directly to users with TON wallets. ▪️ WowFish: The first social fishing TON-based game on Telegram. ▪️ Xircus: A pioneering no-code platform for building, deploying, and managing cross-chain dApps and Mini Apps on Telegram. ▪️ Bounty Bay: A​​ TON-native social commerce platform designed for creators and brands to distribute products effectively. ▪️ BOOM UP: A dynamic GameFi Mini App, offering a blend of social engagement and reward opportunities through building, defending, and enhancing personalized towers with NFT buffs built on TON. ▪️ Anome: An issuance and lending protocol for value-based, fully on-chain gaming NFT assets. ▪️ Telemetree: The first tailored analytics service for TON-based Telegram Mini Apps. ▪️ TonStash: Simplifies micro-investing using spare change to engage users with DeFi. ▪️ HypeSaints: An NFT-gated mobile playing console. ▪️ DaoBot: A decentralized community management bot on Telegram. ▪️ TonsofFriends: A dynamic directory where users can effortlessly buy and sell access to premium Telegram communities, streamlining group discovery in an enjoyable and rewarding manner. At the end of the program, projects will showcase their products to industry leaders and investors at the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival Demo Day. Top-performing teams may receive up to $500,000 in funding from the Future3 Campus Eco Fund. For more information, read this blog post.