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grants & capital @solanafndn … crypto since ‘17 | ex- @siliconvlybank | views are my own

New York, NY

Joined February 2018

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@kingshihua

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8 months

Outside of crypto, I’ve always been passionate about supporting founders, even those not in web3, especially founders with backgrounds similar to mine. It was a pleasure helping @asian_founders host their second annual gala for LNY. TY to @jpmorgan @tryramp @pokeworksco

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@kingshihua

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3 years

NYC took the crown as crypto capital of the US in 2021 attracting $6.5 billion in crypto startup funding last year, 46% of all US fundraising in the space

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2 years

innovation doesn’t stop so which crypto & web3 startups are raising during this VC pullback?

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@kingshihua

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1 year

Catch me at @solana breakpoint if you want to talk about grants @SolanaConf #SolanaBreakpoint

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@kingshihua

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1 year

Personal update: My journey in innovation continues today as I begin my new role. I’m excited to announce that I've joined the Grants Team at the @Solana Foundation. I will be focused on grants and investments for world-class developers and founders looking to build on Solana.

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@kingshihua

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7 months

Who’s here and wants a grant? @hackerhouses

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@kingshihua

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7 months

Get your money up not your funny up @SolanaFndn gives grants but so do these teams: @BuildWithMonkes @deanslistDAO @SuperteamDAO Awesome @hackerhouses presentation 💰

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@kingshihua

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3 years

1/ Calling all FGI founders in NYC!! FirstGeneration is an community accelerator supporting immigrant and 1st gen founders in the earliest stages of company building. Our goal is to help FGI founders raise their 1st $1m in funding.

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@kingshihua

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3 years

who are the VCs that grew up in section 8?! besides @lolitataub WE have perspective and first-hand experience on so many areas that WILL and SHOULD touch VC $$… (e.g. addressing financial inclusion via fintech, closing the opportunity gap via edtech, etc.) I believe in Gen Z!

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Brandon Brooks

@OfficialBBrooks

3 years

Imagine some of the privileged VCs going to the hood, how’d they do? Now think about those of us from those communities getting into / thriving in THIS ecosystem. Our ability to thrive in any environment is really a super power.

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@kingshihua

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8 months

Here at mtndao! Hosting office hours 11-12 and 2-3 for those interested in the Solana Foundation Grants Program!

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@kingshihua

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2 years

新年快乐🐇🧧 last night, I had the privilege of partnering with @jessicatshen & @_JonWang to make their Lunar New Year Party for Gen Z AAPI founders and creators happen… If you’re an aapi founder let’s connect!

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@kingshihua

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4 months

“PYUSD is enabling financial inclusion” my fav quote from last night’s NY #techweek event Solana x PayPal is inevitable

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@kingshihua

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2 years

like this tweet to wish me hbd 🎂

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@kingshihua

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5 months

Let’s keep working

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@kingshihua

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3 months

Trying to onboard your tradfi friends to web3 be like. How can I convince her?

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@kingshihua

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3 years

ETHdenver tingz

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@kingshihua

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3 years

finally listened to @MacConwell ’s convo with @HarryStebbings anything is possible 🙏🏽 if you haven’t listened, go listen

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@kingshihua

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3 years

yesterday marked the start of @joinrepublic 's Venture Fellows & Associates program led by @VedhaNayak and @modelvc ... so excited to join as a Venture Associate! founders - ask me about raising with Republic. The world is ready for your idea 🚀

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@kingshihua

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3 months

Who wants a grant?

@jnwng

jon wong 🤏🏼🌱🧋🎈💳🪙💸🎬👀

3 months

Actions and blinks bring @Solana to where people are vote, buy coffee, play social games on X - the design space for developers is wide-open! p.s. you can apply for grants for open source blinks contributions. links below👇

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@kingshihua

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3 years

so happy to have met these wonderful people thru @genzvcs Being a Boston-native and fmr founder, the Boston ecosystem continues to impress me and it’s in good hands… so grateful to be at a place like @SVB_Financial where we can support the next generation

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@kingshihua

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3 months

Guess what they talked about @akshaybd @rajgokal

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@kingshihua

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2 years

do founders take off the 4th

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@kingshihua

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4 months

Yes that is me and you may be wondering how I got here… AMA below

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Solana Summit | APAC June 20-22

@SolanaSummitOrg

4 months

We are excited to announce that @kingshihua from @SolanaFndn will be joining Solana Summit as a speaker ⚡️ Solana's Biggest Founders & Developers Summit is happening in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 20-22 ⛰️

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@kingshihua

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3 years

last week, we celebrated the community. being a founder with a first-gen / immigrant background is lonely and we know that but we have each other thanks @SVB_Financial and @JoinFreeAgency for making this event possible!

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@kingshihua

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3 years

@matthuang @paradigm

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@kingshihua

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3 years

after 21 years in the superior city, Boston, today is my first day as a New Yorker #wagmi pray for me 🙏🏽

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@kingshihua

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1 year

welcome @balajis

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@kingshihua

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1 year

Thank you @Crypto_Slice for giving me this limited edition of @MagFomo 😭😭 man said it was the last one of the weekend 🩵 love this community!

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@kingshihua

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1 year

omw #solanahackerhousebengaluru excited to meet the @solana community and experience @hackerhouses founders/investors, slides in my dms if u want to chat grants/capital irl

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@kingshihua

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1 year

The @solana Foundation & @LBankLabs brought together over 200 attendees to listen to a panel on web3 fundraising on the last week night of New York @Techweek_ despite pouring rain! #navigatingweb3fundraising #NYtechweek

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@kingshihua

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3 years

learn by doing is an important mantra when it comes to exploring web3... been buying NFTs for a while now both on sol and eth but decided to create a storefront on @holaplex this week

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@kingshihua

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2 years

@_dominiclau and i are trying to get nyc-based aapi investors together. who’s coming to our next happy hour?? 🫢

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@kingshihua

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4 months

This is actually the first Blink I've come across bullish

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@kingshihua

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2 years

hosting drinks with some elite aapi investors next Monday got one more spot dm for invite 😇

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@kingshihua

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4 months

Gm solana summit day ✌🏽 @jnwng moderator 👨🏼‍🍳🤌🏽

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@kingshihua

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2 years

founders, im hosting a happy hour next Wednesday from 6-8pm if you want an invite slide in my dms

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@kingshihua

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3 years

talking web3… stay tuned

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@kingshihua

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1 year

The @SolanaFndn is hosting a New York @Techweek_ event next Friday at 5pm with @LBankLabs . If you want to hear about the web3 fundraising landscape from the likes of top VCs, RSVP here:

Navigating Web3 Fundraising VC Panel & Happy Hour - NY #TechWeek · Luma

Hear from leading Web3 VCs, network, and enjoy a happy hour with light bites. Join us for an incredible in-person event where we will discuss Web3 venture…

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@kingshihua

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2 years

chicken adobo

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@kingshihua

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6 months

NFT NYC 🔥 @MonkeDAO @drip_haus

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@kingshihua

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3 years

link:

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@kingshihua

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2 years

had such a fun time this weekend with @StartatShea ! the BC VC/tech ecosystem shouldn’t be slept on

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@StartatShea

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Thank you to @jason_alco , @shihuaw , @jenna_steichen , @MichaelCavoto , @dorothy_cucci , @GyimesiJenna , @alexkaplan0 , Ross Palley, Elliott Bennett & Madison Dunaway for leading workshops and giving our attendees hands-on skills that they can use through their careers!

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@kingshihua

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10 months

Got a @Wilder_Global shirt

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@0x_shake

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10 months

STORE HOURS TODAY: 2 PM- 9 PM 2200 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137

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@kingshihua

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8 months

If you missed this Twitter spaces with me and the @Giveth team, give it a listen! We discussed - The @SolanaFndn Grants Program - Solana Foundation Capital Team’s 2024 priorities - Retroactive Public Goods Funding - Solana on Giveth 🔥

@Giveth

Giveth

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⏰ Only one hour left before our X Space with @divine_comedian & @shihuaw from @SolanaFndn ! Listen to the details of our latest integration & discover the rewards awaiting native @Solana projects receiving donations on Giveth.

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@kingshihua

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3 years

lived experiences > years of experience

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@kingshihua

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2 years

is working in crypto full time a dream for anyone?

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@kingshihua

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7 months

Just supported some solana projects by contributing to them in @_cubik Grants Round 1 If you want to make a difference, go contribute to some of your favourite projects:

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The genesis for leading Solana initiatives

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@kingshihua

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3 years

casually in a call with a Disney channel star turned creator economy founder @BlakeMichael14 😵‍💫😵‍💫

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@kingshihua

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1 year

One week post BLR @hackerhouses . Sharing these pics for the mems Takeaways: - India is early and the builders are going & hungry - Indian food is 🔥

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@kingshihua

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2 years

I wake up at 5 to workout… should I make a TikTok about this routine

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@kingshihua

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3 years

It was so inspiring hearing how @Bosefina and @daughterofpoets navigated their journeys as product managers from non traditional backgrounds ! shout out @launchhouse for having such a cool space too ! 📈

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@kingshihua

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6 months

Logo 🔥 real ones know

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@kingshihua

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2 years

just got a classpass membership lol becoming a new person more and more every day

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@kingshihua

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2 years

cherish life. anything can happen at any moment so don’t hold grudges

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@kingshihua

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2 years

late but photo dump from NFT NYC 👇 the entire week made me feel like we are not in a bear market… will make a TikTok of my week next time 😵‍💫

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@kingshihua

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1 year

Project nominations close on next Monday. If you are an active member in the @solana ecosystem, don't forget to nominate your favorite project for funding.

@openblocklabs

OpenBlock

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1/ OpenBlock Labs is partnering with Solana Foundation to launch Solana Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) Round 1! You can nominate projects and find out more here:

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3 years

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@kingshihua

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2 years

do i work in tech? should i make a tiktok to find out?

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@kingshihua

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3 years

Who’s gonna be the first person to write an article relating Squid Game to VC/startups 😅

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@kingshihua

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5 months

You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

@voteforpedrito

Pedr◎ 🇧🇷

@voteforpedrito

5 months

July 2021 - Preaching @Solana to @Kingshihua during our banking days

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@kingshihua

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6 months

Happy to see quadratic voting on Solana come to life :D

@_Dean_Machine

DeanTheMachine

6 months

@civickey @bonfida @solana @Realms_DAOs @Sebastian_Bor @notlikedion Also huge thank you to @shihuaw for connecting the dots and making this a reality 🙏

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@kingshihua

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5 months

Congrats to all the @ColosseumOrg hackathon winners. Y'all should check out the @BuildWithMonkes grants program.

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@kingshihua

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3 years

one of my goals in 2022 is to write more so i published my first piece @viamirror

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@kingshihua

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1 year

Solana is home to the largest organic community in web3. Happy to be building a more equitable and user-owned future. My dms are open!

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@kingshihua

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2 years

Arizona only product to stand the test of inflation

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2 years

what should i make next

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@kingshihua

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3 years

echo everything that @meaganloyst is saying! 🦅

@BloombergTV

Bloomberg TV

3 years

A-first-of-its kind summit for Gen Z investors hosted by Lerer Hippeau. 24-year-old investor Meagan Loyst talks to @emilychangtv about building impact and community for the next generation

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@kingshihua

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1 year

I will be repping the Capital Team at #solanahackerhousebengaluru next week. I’d love to meet founders building in DeFi & creator verticals!! 🧸

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2 years

who’s building products / seamless experiences in web3 for non crypto-natives (the masses) with the goal of financial inclusion in mind ?! 🫣😮

@chriscantino

Chris Cantino

3 years

Web3 is cool but have you tried designing products that are accessible to lower and middle income brackets

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@kingshihua

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2 years

manifesting good things

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1 year

The Solana Foundation Grants Program provides milestone-based funding to support initiatives aimed at decentralizing, growing, and securing the Solana network.

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7 months

I’m verified on Twitter now :D

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@kingshihua

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11 months

Happy birthday @voteforpedrito !

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@Tess_Lucia

Tess 🔺

11 months

Happy birthday @voteforpedrito !! The Solana creator economy couldn’t ask for a more dedicated person to make key connections in helping it to flourish and grow ✨🥳🤝

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@kingshihua

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2 years

Symmetrical’s fearless leader

@erika_echaniz

Erika Echaniz

2 years

Some personal & exciting news: I am joining @desoprotocol , the blockchain disrupting social as Community & Partnerships. I will be working on their latest project, @daodao_io . DAODAO is a platform that lets you create a DAO as easy as setting up a social media account. 👇🏽👇🏽

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@kingshihua

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7 months

I have so much conviction

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@kingshihua

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3 years

anyone in the process of creating a DAO? wanting to learn more about the process

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3 years

why do bots claiming to be part of @AzukiOfficial keep tagging me anyone know how to deal with this?

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@kingshihua

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1 year

@drebaglioni has been in the lab cooking this one up for a while. Very excited for this one!

@openblocklabs

OpenBlock

1 year

1/ OpenBlock Labs is partnering with Solana Foundation to launch Solana Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) Round 1! You can nominate projects and find out more here:

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3 years

I want to change the world

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@kingshihua

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3 years

2/ FG Prime () is a FREE 6 week program designed for FGI founders in NYC. Unlike many other accelerator programs, this one focuses on company-building skills (core skills to go from MVP/early traction to product market fit) rather than fundraising skills.

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2 years

hmu if you’re working on a project on chain 🫣🤭

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3 years

someone asked “how do you feel about solana”

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1 year

Pregaming #Breakpoint2023 by listening to @garrytan at @thenetworkstate conference.

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@kingshihua

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3 years

wonderful fireside chat hosted by @lolitataub and so many insights from @DavidSpinks about how community can drive growth! Read about David's SPACES model:

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@voteforpedrito

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@voteforpedrito

2 years

Looks rare @shihuaw

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2 years

calling founders who identify as underrepresented (women, first-gen, LGBTQ+, etc.) im co-hosting a wellness-centered event with @getyourjuiceapp and @sirichillara this saturday! details -> couple spots left hmu for an invite

Fall Founder Wellness Series · Luma

Join juice. in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank for its first Founder Wellness Series, a curated and facilitated set of workshops designed to teach…

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3 years

@j_foster_j @MacConwell @HarryStebbings When he had his realization at VC Unlocked…only takes 1 person to believe in you for something great to happen

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1 year

can't wait to work together @voteforpedrito

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2 years

whenever im sick i think about how i took for granted the times when i weren’t sick

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3 years

4/ "FirstGeneration played an instrumental part in Partsimony closing its seed round and we can't say enough about the value FirstGeneration brings to founders. We'd highly recommend FirstGeneration to any founder looking to scale their business.” - @partsimony

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2 years

@asian_founder this is what i really look like pc: @johnnieryu

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@kingshihua

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10 months

This is going to be a good one!

@deanslistDAO

Deanslist

10 months

We’re excited to announce the launch of the DecentraGrants program! A new governance & DAO-focused, milestones-based grant pool of $60,000 that aims to support DAO builders in the Solana ecosystem! 🛠️ Here's all you need to know (and how to apply)! 🧵👇

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3 years

5/ “We were part of FG Prime Cohort 2, and honestly couldn't have asked for a better experience. …I'm part of many founder communities, but FG cultivates an atmosphere unlike any other.” - @christinaperla_ @makelab_3D

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Who’s going to @SolanaSummitOrg ?

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3 years

3/ We designed Prime to have a heavy emphasis on community support and accountability throughout the program. FG Prime is a springboard for membership to the main First Generation community.

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My job is art

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3 years

such a slept on project with @kevinlin leading it play to mint could be the future... @duskbreakers

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2 years

bruhhh quit playing

@limewire

LimeWire

2 years

We have raised USD $10.4M in a private token sale. Our investors include: 🟢 @krakenfx Ventures 🟢 @arringtonXRPcap 🟢 @GSR_io 🟢 @cryptocom 🟢 @CMCC_Global 🟢 @deadmau5 🟢 @HivemindCap 🟢 @_hardyaka 🟢 @RedBeardVC 🟢FiveT 🟢DAO Jones Learn more:

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Stop by the Solana exhibit at @ArtBasel to see how artists are creating on Solana!

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