The Lumos Labs Hatch Accelerator is a program dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage Web3 startups in India. Run by Lumos Labs, a Singapore-based innovation management firm, the accelerator is designed to identify and support promising projects that are building the next generation of decentralized applications.
The four-month program provides a comprehensive support system for participating startups. This includes mentorship from industry experts, a series of workshops covering various aspects of business and technology, and access to a wide network of investors and partners. The primary goal of the accelerator is to help these startups refine their products, achieve product-market fit, and scale their operations in the competitive Web3 landscape.
The Hatch Accelerator is a direct collaboration between Lumos Labs and the HederaHBAR Foundation, and it is specifically focused on expanding the Hedera ecosystem. The HederaHBAR Foundation provides the grant funding for the accelerator, demonstrating a significant commitment to nurturing the developer community and driving the adoption of the Hedera network in the rapidly growing Indian Web3 market.
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Fresh Supply Co (FSCO) is an agri-fintech company based in Queensland Australia. It functions on the Hedera blockchain, leveraging Hedera Hashgraph to enhance transparency, traceability, and financing within agricultural supply chains. The company focuses on providing verifiable provenance for agricultural products and digitizing trade finance. By integrating with Hedera, Fresh Supply Co offers immutable record-keeping for supply chain events, which supports the verification of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) credentials for agricultural producers.
Their core offering includes the "Continuity API," which facilitates the flow of payments and data through complex supply chains. This technology enables agricultural exporters to track their produce from farm to consumer utilizing global payment networks such as Mastercard. Fresh Supply Co's platform allows for the tokenization of agricultural assets, turning verifiable supply chain data into a digital asset that can be used to secure financing. This approach unlocks liquidity for farmers and suppliers by providing financiers with greater visibility and assurance regarding the underlying commodities and their movement.
Exodus is a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet company founded in 2015. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the firm is dedicated to providing a user-friendly and secure platform that gives individuals full control over their digital assets.
The company's primary product is the Exodus Wallet, a multi-asset software wallet available on desktop and mobile platforms. It allows users to securely store, manage, and exchange a vast array of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over one hundred others. Key features include a built-in exchange for seamless asset swaps, portfolio tracking, and the ability to earn rewards through staking. A central tenet of the Exodus platform is its "zero-knowledge" security model, which means that user data and private keys are encrypted and stored locally on the user's device, ensuring that only the user has access to their funds.
Exodus provides full support for Hedera's native cryptocurrency, HBAR, allowing users to create a Hedera account, send, receive, and exchange HBAR directly within the app.
SCB TechX is a subsidiary of SCBX Group, the parent company of Thailand’s first bank, the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB). Its focus is on the development of digital technology solutions, applications, and platform-as-a-service offerings.
The company provides a range of services, including technology consulting, integrated solution development, and technology infrastructure and digital platforms management. With key applications and services including data analytics and AI solutions such as its TechX Data Platform for enterprises.
SCB TechX also specializes in cybersecurity, digital identity verification know your customer services (eKYC), and the development of enterprise-level apps and mobile banking solutions.
The firm leverages blockchain technology for cross-border payment initiatives and central bank digital currency (CBDC) research and the exploration of stablecoin use cases for cross-border remittances using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) on the Hedera network in order to streamline international remittances, reduce costs, and provide massive improvements to transparency and settlement speed compared to traditional finance (TradFI) methods.
Capture, by Numbers Protocol, is a Web3 camera application designed to combat digital fraud and establish verifiable provenance for photos and videos. It functions as the primary creation tool for the Numbers Protocol network, allowing users to generate digital media that is authentic, traceable, and secure from the moment of creation. The app is targeted at content creators, photographers, journalists, and anyone concerned with the integrity and ownership of their digital work in an age of AI-driven misinformation.
When a user takes a photo or records a video with the Capture App, it automatically embeds the content with rich, tamper-proof metadata. This includes critical information such as the creator's identity, a secure timestamp, and geolocation data. This entire package is then registered on a blockchain, creating an immutable "birth certificate" for the asset. This process adheres to the C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) standard, ensuring a high degree of trust.
This "Capture-secured" content provides a clear and verifiable history that travels with the asset, allowing anyone to confirm its origin and view any subsequent edits. Furthermore, the app provides a seamless, one-click process for users to mint their verified content as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on various blockchains.