Mantle | Mass Adoption of Decentralized and Token-Governed Technologies

Mantle is an ecosystem that aims to foster a strong entrepreneur & developer community through its wide range of grant initiatives.

We are committed to supporting projects across all stages through our Flagship Buildathon Programs & the Mantle Scouts Program.

Build with Us

For teams at the pre-product stage looking for technical and go-to-market support, we invite you to join the Mantle ecosystem by applying for our Flagship Buildathon Programs.These programs have various category and geographic focus, and happen on a rolling basis throughout the year. Top performing teams may qualify for additional grants and ecosystem support.

Scale with Us

For teams with a minimal viable product, we invite you to build and scale with the Mantle Scouts Program.

Season 1

Completed

In the first season, Mantle onboarded 16 high-quality projects, many of which have become core participants and advocates for the Mantle Ecosystem.Season 1 projects received active mentorship and support from our Scouts, who helped amplify the technical, marketing and financial resources provided by Mantle.

Selected grant recipients include:

FIDE AI

Spacebar

Consumer

Allora

Chasm

funton

Game

Thetanuts

DeFi

Season 2

Jan - Jun 2025

For Season 2, we are targeting consumer, payments and AI applications, as well as projects that can integrate key ecosystem assets, such as FBTC, mETH / cmETH, aUSD from Agora Finance, and USDe from Ethena. Season 2 will run from Jan - Jun 2025 & projects will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Our Mantle Scouts

40 industry leaders, comprised of experienced investors, reputable founders and thought leaders, have been appointed as Mantle Scouts and will nominate high-quality projects to receive $MNT token grants. All nominations will be assessed using a consistent framework based on team competence, product & roadmap feasibility, and unique value proposition.