Pre‑Seed Investment
Initial checks with optional follow‑on participation.
ABOUT MOONPAY LABS
Leveraging MoonPay’s global ecosystem, developer platform, and investor network, we deliver a uniquely hands‑on, evergreen structure that goes beyond traditional accelerator models.
Technical Founders
Non-Technical Founders
Technical Founders
Non-Technical Founders
Developed Use-Cases
Emerging Use-Cases
Developed Use-Cases
Emerging Use-Cases
Cohort Program
Evergreen
Cohort Program
Evergreen
Business Support
Investment Support
Business Support
Investment Support
Fixed Semester
Till Next Fundraise
Fixed Semester
Till Next Fundraise
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
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Submit your application at any time; we will accept up to 5 startups per year.
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Receive initial investment and access to dedicated mentorship, UX optimization, token launch guidance, and more.
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Benefit from ongoing strategic support, including help with customer discovery, market validation, and preparing for your next funding round.
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Introductions to MoonPay partner investor network; a collaborative, transparent process that minimizes dilution and fast‑tracks your growth.
Initial checks with optional follow‑on participation.
Rolling applications with limited slots (up to 5 startups per year) to ensure dedicated focus.
Continued support till next priced round on product, market, and GTM advisory.
Benefit from exclusive savings available through MoonPay and our partners on services such as on/off ramp solutions, treasury management, embedded wallets, and more.
Overcome growth challenges with expert guidance from seasoned professionals in marketing, sales, talent, operations, and design. Scale your business profitably with support in product, pricing, branding and product security.
Collaborate with top angels and influential crypto VC partners for warm introductions to investors, marquee customers, talent, and strategic advisors.
MoonPay Labs is purpose built to support high‑potential technical founders. We offer initial capital, advisory, and go‑to‑market support to help you scale your business.
We welcome early-stage technical teams focusing on emerging on-chain use cases such as stablecoin infrastructure, agentic frameworks, DeFi, SocialFi, Web3 commerce, and token-enabled business models.
Applications are accepted year‑round on a rolling basis. With only a few slots available each year, we ensure dedicated focus and personalized support for every startup.
Participants receive a pre‑seed investment, ongoing mentorship, tailored advisory on product and market strategy, and access to MoonPay’s developer sandbox, UX workshops and investor network. MoonPay Labs can also provide follow-on capital to select teams.
Unlike fixed-term, cohort‑based programs, our evergreen intake model provides continuous, tailored engagement. We only accept a handful of companies every year. We partner with you until your next priced round, leveraging MoonPay’s global ecosystem to address your unique growth challenges.
We support your next funding round by offering strategic guidance on market validation, customer discovery, and go‑to‑market strategies, along with warm introductions to our extensive partner investor network.