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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Nexera is a technology company building infrastructure to unite traditional and decentralized finance. Its core mission is to enable the tokenization of real-world assets within a compliant and institutional-grade framework, addressing key barriers that have slowed widespread adoption of blockchain in capital markets.
The cornerstone of this vision is the Nexera Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain specifically designed to be compliance-ready from the ground up. The chain integrates all essential elements for institutional use, including robust tools for regulation and compliance. This is powered by Compilot.ai, an engine that automates complex legal and regulatory demands such as KYC, KYB, and AML into straightforward, AI-driven workflows. The architecture ensures that institutions can meet rigorous standards like MiCA without relying on fragmented third-party solutions.
A critical feature of Nexera's ecosystem is its focus on interoperability, allowing for fluid asset transfers and transparent data flow between public blockchains, private networks, and legacy financial systems. The protocol’s cross-chain capabilities are secured in part by the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS). HCS is used as a trust layer to verifiably and transparently log transactions that occur across different networks, ensuring a secure and auditable record of all activity.
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.
Hyperstack is a Web3 company developing the "Credential Cloud" platform for issuing, managing, and verifying smart, secure, and immutable digital credentials. Its mission is to revolutionize digital identity by providing a no-code, high-impact framework that can be used by a wide range of organizations, from educational institutions to corporations.
The core of Hyperstack's service is its comprehensive credential management platform. This includes a design studio for creating custom-branded digital certificates and badges, tools for issuing credentials at scale, and a secure digital wallet for recipients to store and share their credentials. A key feature of the platform is its robust analytics dashboard, which allows issuers to track engagement with their credentials, providing valuable insights into their reach and impact. The platform is also designed for seamless integration with existing systems, such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) and HR platforms.
Hyperstack's entire platform is built on the Hedera network. It uses the Hedera Token Service (HTS) to mint credentials as NFTs, providing a secure and efficient way to manage their ownership and transfer.
Hyphen is a technology firm dedicated to quantifying the true value of natural capital in real-time through building trust and accountability within carbon markets. It endeavors to make carbon markets a consistently viable and transparent financial instrument.
Hyphen’s operations feature an advanced atmospheric-based digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (aMRV) solution. This system features proprietary aMRV software that precisely quantifies greenhouse gas (GHG) flux data using on-site scientific instrumentation such as Eddy Covariance Towers.
The Hyphen platform ensures security through its incorporation of digital ledger technology (DLT) on the Hedera blockchain network. It leverages Hedera's immutable ledger to create secure, auditable records for GHG data and the entire MRV lifecycle. This is crucial for ensuring the verifiability of environmental data, enhancing the integrity of carbon credits, and addressing historical challenges of opacity in carbon accounting.
Hyphen’s offerings, including geospatial GHG data streams and Enterprise dMRV solutions, primarily target project developers and global carbon offsetters. By integrating its scientific MRV approach with Hedera’s capabilities, Hyphen aims to deliver verified climate intelligence and to foster a global financial system that effectively supports sustainable practices.