About the program
RSK’s Blockchain Acceleration Program, the first smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin network, calls upon the most innovative startups and companies in Latin America to build the first regional business network boosted by blockchain technology. The program is led by NXTP Blockchain, NXTP’s area focused on the development of this technology in Latin America.
We are looking for Latin American startups and companies with the following characteristics:
- They are developing innovative products or services that can be leveraged by adopting RSK’s blockchain technology stack
- They seek to expand and strengthen their companies’ value proposition by migrating from off-chain to on-chain
- They are in the process of adopting blockchain technologies and are looking to partner with RSK, the leading smart contracts platform on Bitcoin technology
- They have a team dedicated full time to the company
- From startups with their first clients to companies in more mature stages
Benefits
Why participate?
RSK Ecosystem
Be part of the RSK applications ecosystem, the first smart contracts platform to run on the Bitcoin network, the most secure blockchain in the world
Mentoring
Constantly interact with RSK experts to understand how blockchain can improve and make your business more profitable and competitive
Training
Interact with technical experts who will provide training, mentoring, and coaching to your technical team so you can integrate blockchain into your platform
Investment
Receive an investment of up to US$100,000 to develop your startup or company for the duration of the acceleration program
What are we looking for?
We are looking for Latin American startups and companies that are
working in the following areas
Real Estate
Companies working on more efficient real estate asset management
Traceability
Innovative technology applied to the traceability of the value chain in all types of industries
Logistics and transport
Innovative solutions for payment disputes, administrative cost reduction, and product quality assurance
Financial inclusion
Products that promote the financial inclusion of people from all social classes and across all borders
Payment processing
Products and services that reduce transaction costs and increase transparency
Collaborative work platforms
Platforms that use native currencies as incentive schemes for their members
Agro
Companies and startups that are working on the traceability of the value chain in agriculture
Requirements
Apply to the call if you meet the following requirements
Product or service with adoption
Your startup or company has a product or service with adoption and can be strengthened by migrating to blockchain technology, leveraging on RSK technology
Innovative businesses
Your startup or company is developing new Web3 native products and services and can take advantage of the benefits offered by the RSK technology set
Regional or global reach
The focus of your team is to scale your company quickly, with the potential to have an impact in Latin America or the world
Commitment
Your team is fully dedicated to the company and has a fair balance between technology experts and business experts
Beneficios del stack tecnológico de RSK
The first Open Source Smart Contracts platform secured by the Bitcoin Network
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Beneficios
Smart Contracts
Extends the Bitcoin ecosystem functionality by providing smart contracts for the exchange of all kinds of value.
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Security
Products and services developed on RSK are secured by the world’s most secure and resilient Blockchain: Bitcoin.
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Scalability
RSK currently enables up to 100 transactions per block (a much larger scale than other blockchains), and will soon scale to 20,000 through its Lumino technology.
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Flexibility
Instant payments facilitated by RSK enable the implementation of new use cases such as in-store payments and microcredit generation.
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Ease of use
Tools and documentation available to easily develop or migrate products or services to RSK.