Beacon Layer July '25 Newsletter: New Mentors, Masterclasses & More

Hello Beacon Layer Community, 

We hope you're well. It's been a month filled with action and progress here at Beacon Layer. Let's dive into what we've been up to!

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Meet Our New Mentors

Over the coming months, we’ll be formally introducing Beacon Layer’s Mentors and announcing some exciting new additions to the community. This past June, we were thrilled to welcome five of the brightest minds in web3 to the network of Beacon Layer Mentors:

• Jiho, Co-Founder and Growth Lead of Sky Mavis, the creators behind Axie Infinity. Read more about Jiho.
• Anand Iyer, Managing Partner at Canonical Crypto and Venture Partner at Lightspeed. Get to know Anand.
• Ryan Kim, Founding Partner at Hashed. Learn more about Ryan.
• Edgy, Founder of The DeFi Edge. Discover more about Edgy.
• Sreeram Kannan, Founder of Eigenlayer. Meet Sreeram. 

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Web3 Masterclasses

Beacon Layer’s Masterclasses are a series of lessons to web3 founders based on the inspiring stories, learnings, and journeys of successful web3 founders. This month, we published two insightful masterclasses for our community:

• Focus and Vision with Sota Watanabe: In this masterclass, Sota of Astar Network shared his insights on the importance of aligning a company's culture and vision. Check out the masterclass here.
• Building a Web3 Community with Sandeep Nailwal: Sandeep, Co-Founder of Polygon, discussed his strategies for community building, offering valuable tips for web3 founders. Dive into the masterclass.

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Beacon Layer Cohort S25 Demo Day

Mark your calendars for the Beacon Layer Cohort S25 Demo Day on August 9! This August, our current cohort will be showcasing their innovative projects to  investors. If you’re an investor at a fund actively deploying into web2, you can register for S25's Demo Day here.

Our Demo Days are exclusive, invite-only events attracting the top investors in web3. During our previous Demo Day for Cohort 0, we had 13 incredible crypto startups pitch live and introduce themselves to the world.  Read more about our last showcase here. 

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Upcoming Beacon Layer Cohort Applications

Keep an eye out for our next Beacon Layer cohort application opening in mid-August, shortly after Demo Day. More information will be shared soon. To be sure you are notified when formal applications are live, subscribe to future newsletters here.

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That's all for now. We are thrilled to continue providing valuable resources and support to our Beacon Layer community, and we thank you for your continued engagement. Stay tuned for future updates!

Best,
Beacon Layer Team