MONAD

Founder
Residency

Growth

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With Participation From

Ben Roy
Simon Chamorro
Alliance
Mike Armstrong
Ambush Capital
Aaron Henshaw
Ambush Capital
Liam D
Anagram
James Ho
Animoca Ventures
Sasha Mosiichuk
Aquanow
Tommy Hang
Archetype
Aadharsh Pannirselvam
Archetype
Chloe Tu
Auros
Feng Liu
BODL Ventures
Brent Matterson
Bankless Ventures
Brent Matterson
Bankless Ventures
Sam Kim
Big Brain Holdings
Justin Swart
Bitkraft Ventures
Kun Peng
Blockchain Builders Fund
Jonathan Cheung
CMCC Global
Jack Begaj
CMS Holdings
Nicholas Gustafson
CMS Holdings
Thomas Issa
Cambria
Wyatt Khosrowshahi
Castle Island Ventures
Francesco Mosterts
Chainbound
Ajit Tripathi
Chainyoda
Jonathan Rotbard
CoinFund
Pratyush Shah
CoinSwitch Ventures
Arad Collab
Collab+Currency
Ronan B
Collab+Currency
Lucas Leong
Crypto.com
Tommy Chan
Crypto.com Capital
Harsh Agarwal
Cypher Capital
Eugene Yap
DeFiance Capital
Anil Lulla
Delphi
Alexander Golding
Delphi Digital
Ceteris Paribus
Delphi Digital
David An
Dracoon Ventures
GM
Dragonfly
Vinayak Kurup
EV3
Ren CF
Electric Capital
Maria Shen
Electric Capital
Mattia Mrvosevic
Eterna Capital
Gregory Rocco
Ethereal Ventures
Praneeth Srikanti
Ethereal Ventures
Clarence Zhou
Fenbushi Capital
Jim Parillo
Figment Capital
Nick Tang
Finality Capital Partners
Chris Lu
Folius Ventures
Ryuichi Fujii
Fracton Ventures
Kazuya Murakami
Fracton Ventures
Zachary Keats
GS Futures
Will Nuelle
Galaxy
Tiffany Chang
Gate Ventures
Kevin Yang
Gate Ventures
Gabriel Haines
Gmct media
Jun C
HB Ventures
Jenny Xu
HTX Ventures
Hootie Rashidifard
Hash3
Dan Park
Hashed
Sharanya Sahai
Hashed Emergent
Stella Yang
Hashkey Capital
Gigi Cho
Hivemind Capital
Sarintip Thanyaset
Jsquare VC
Jake Lynch
L1D
Nathalie Yang
LBank Labs
Regan Bozman
Lattice
Lorenzo Menegon
Lemniscap
Shaishav Todi
Lemniscap
Diogo Almeida
Lightshift
Yoni Ben
Long.xyz
Lukas Ruppert
Maelstrom
Kushagra Aryal
Maelstrom
Andrew Willson
Makers Fund
Aric Chang
Manifold Trading
DH Kim
MarbleX
David Toh
Mirana Ventures
Shiliang Tang
Monarq Asset Management
Tristan Yver
NA
Alex Svanevik
Nansen
Jack Simison
Nascent
Steve Lee
Neoclassic Capital
Malcolm Shu
No Limit Holdings
Anatoly K
No Limit Holdings
Ben Min
Nonce Classic
Louis Dharma
Nozomi
Benson Y
OKX Ventures
Benson Yan
OKX Ventures
Robert Chen
OtterSec
Pietro Negri
Outlier Ventures
Frankie
Paradigm
Gurnoor Narula
Placeholder VC
Catrina Wang
Portal Ventures
Brett Sun
Prelude
Ravins Cheung
Presto Labs
Ravins Cheung
Presto Labs
Arhat Bhagwatkar
Primal Capital
Tony Liu
Primitive Ventures
Craig Burel
Reciprocal Ventures
Maria Chak
Republic
Marek Sandrik
RockawayX
Jonathan Moore
Rodeo Ventures
Kevin Pang
SCP
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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.
  • This is a high-intensity, hybrid program designed for early-stage crypto founders building on Monad.
  • 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: 25 June
  • Applications close: 13 July
  • Virtual Session: 4–8 August (all participants)
  • IRL Session 1: 18–29 August → Demo Day: 29 August (cohort 1)
  • IRL Session 2: 1–12 September → Demo Day: 12 September (cohort 2)

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—meaning you pay for your travel expenses.

TLDR: The residency is free. Find your way to/from the Network School, and the rest of it is covered.

Forest City, Malaysia — just 40 minutes by car from Singapore’s Changi Airport.

Only 10 projects per cohort. You'll be grinding alongside the most ambitious founders of the space!

Yes. This is built for product-building teams who can ship, test, and iterate quickly. Designers, developers, and PMs are welcome — but velocity is expected.

Yes. Each cohort will end with a Demo Day attended by 20+ 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 nationalities do not require a visa for short-term visits to Malaysia. However, it is the responsibility of each accepted participant to verify their individual entry requirements and ensure they obtain the appropriate permits or visas before the program begins.

If needed, Monad Foundation can provide an invitation letter to support visa applications. Please note 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.