Stacks Accelerator
AcceleratorPre-SeedβSeed
Investment thesis
The firm backs startups building on Bitcoin and the Stacks ecosystem across several focus areas: infrastructure (new networks, cryptography, zk-rollups/proofs, hardware, mining, multi-sig), new protocols and cryptographic building blocks for GameFi, DeFi and Web3, developer tooling (APIs, SDKs, hosted services, CLIs), accessibility tools (wallets, onramps/offramps, exchanges, bridges), decentralized finance (lending, borrowing, stablecoins, derivatives, insurance), and other Web3 applications like marketplaces, DAOs and identity. It partners with founders and investors to grow the Bitcoin-secured application landscape.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Portfolio companies Β· 2 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBitcoin DEX & AMM, DeFi primitives for developers looking to build ecosystem on Bitcoin, enabled by Stacks.
Co-investorsBitcoin Frontier
Bitcoin wallet for Web3 to earn BTC, trade NFTs and Ordinals, and connect to Stacks-powered Web3 apps.
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Bitcoin FrontierDraper AssociatesNew Layer Capital
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Stacks Accelerator invest at?
- Stacks Accelerator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Stacks Accelerator focus on?
- Stacks Accelerator focuses on Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech.
- Who does Stacks Accelerator co-invest with?
- Stacks Accelerator most often shares deals with Bitcoin Frontier, Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance), Draper Associates, among 4 tracked co-investors.
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