MONAD
Founder
Residency
Growth
With Participation From
Applications close 13 July 2025.
Spots are limited.
What is the Monad Founder Residency?
The Monad Founder Residency: Growth is a fully-covered, high-intensity program for early-stage crypto teams building on Monad looking to grow their startups.
You’ll live, build, and grow at Network School — a techno-optimist campus on a private island near Singapore.
We cover everything once you get there.
You’ll work alongside other serious founders, launch real user campaigns, sharpen your product story, and pitch to top-tier crypto investors. Over 200 investors will be participating.
Only 10 projects per cohort. Admission is competitive.
Benefits
Ship real campaigns, talk to users, learn what works.
- Launch 2–3 live user acquisition campaigns
- Rapid testing with feedback loops and growth metrics
- Optimize for retention, not vanity metrics
Learn what actually works in early-stage Web3 growth.
Learn growth frameworks from marketing experts.
Nail your story. Prove traction. Pitch with confidence.
- 1:1 feedback on your pitch, deck, and data room
- Demo Day with 200 curated Web3 investors
- Publish a memorable founder POV across Twitter, blogs, pods
High-agency peers. Zero tourists. Access that lasts.
- Daily access to top Web3 growth mentors
- Deep bonds with other technical founders in the Monad ecosystem
- Join a long-term community of founders, operators, and investors
What is Network School?
The Monad Foundation is tapping Network School to host the Monad Founder Residency in one of the most unique environments for ambitious builders.
Network School is a startup society located on a private island near Singapore—designed for remote workers, engineers, creators, and founders who want to live and build at the frontier.
Enjoy covered meals, housing, gym and recreation, workspaces and more.
This is the environment you’ll live and work in during the 2-week in-person sprint.
No distractions. Just signal, structure, and other world-class founders grinding alongside you.
Who's it for?
Open to all founders serious about building. All ecosystems welcome!
Your product has seen user activity already visible, even if just a little!
Your product is, or there's interest in deploying on Monad (testnet).
You are ready for serious up-skilling in an execution-forward environment.
Program Overview
The Monad Founder Residency is a 3-week hybrid sprint for crypto founders building on Monad. You’ll start with 1 week of online prep, followed by 2 weeks of focused, in-person execution at Network School.
Timeline
- Remote Prep: 4-8 August 2025 (all participants)
- Cohort 1: 18-29 August 2025 → Demo Day: 29 August
- Cohort 2: 1-12 September 2025 → Demo Day: 12 September
What You’ll Be Doing
- Launch 2–3 user acquisition campaigns
- Publish founder POV content
- Sharpen your pitch and deck
- Get tactical feedback from mentors
- Demo Day with top crypto investors
Location
Network School, Forest City (Malaysia)
Just 40 minutes from Singapore’s Changi Airport.
Rooms and meals included.
Cost
The program is fully covered — housing, food, workspace, and programming.
You only pay for your travel expenses.
FAQ
- Monad Founder Residency (MFR) aims to provide intensive mentorship, strategic clarity, and execution discipline, thereby empowering founders to achieve breakthrough growth on Monad and scale from prototype to thriving business.
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- This is a high-intensity, hybrid program designed for early-stage crypto founders building on Monad.
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- Hosted at Network School near Singapore, it is a 3-week residency: 1 week of online workshops, followed by 2 weeks of in-person execution. Topics will cover everything from finding product-market fit and scaling user acquisition, to building a sustainable growth engine with clear campaign narratives.
- Applications open: 26 June 2025
- Applications close: 13 July 2025
Virtual Week 1: 4-8 August 2025(all participants)- IRL Week 2-3, Cohort 1: 18-29 August 2025 → Demo Day: August 29
- IRL Week 2-3, Cohort 2: 1-12 September 2025 → Demo Day: September 12
Accepted applicants will be admitted to the Monad Founder Residency with a full-ride scholarship. Tuition, room and board (private accommodations and 3x meals daily) are fully-sponsored by Monad Foundation.
Travel to-and-from is the responsibility of each attendee, so you pay for your travel to and from.
TLDR: The residency is free minus travel. Find your way to/from the Network School, and the rest of it is covered.
Network School is located in Forest City, Malaysia. It is just 40 minutes by car from Singapore’s Changi Airport.
Each cohort will admit 10 project participants.
Yes. This is built for product-building teams who can ship, test, and iterate quickly. Designers, developers, and PMs welcome... but velocity is expected.
Yes. Each cohort ends with a Demo Day attended by investors. We’ll also set up 1:1 investor intros for standout teams.
Absolutely. You’ll have access to top-tier Web3 growth operators, investor feedback, and daily 1:1s focused on your traction.
Most passport holders do not require a visa for short-term visits to Malaysia and Singapore. Note that it is ultimately your responsibility to verify individual entry requirements and ensure you obtain the appropriate permits or visas before the program begins.
Monad Foundation can provide a letter of invitation letter on an as-needed basis to support visa applications.
Note however that Monad Foundation is unable to assist with the application process itself, and is not responsible for the procurement of any travel or entry documentation.