Base accepts applications for Batches 004

Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 network run by Coinbase, is accepting applications for the fourth cohort of its startup accelerator. Base Batches 004 opened for submissions on August 19 and will close on September 9 at 11:59 p.m. PST, giving early-stage crypto builders a narrow window to pitch their projects for a shot at funding and structured mentorship. Selected teams, roughly 10 per cohort, will receive a $100K investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund. They’ll also get an eight-week virtual program capped off by a Demo Day in New York on November 17. What Base Batches actually offers The accelerator targets founders who are building Base-first. That means teams whose primary development efforts are anchored to Coinbase’s L2, not projects that treat Base as one of a dozen chains they might eventually deploy on. Ideal applicants sit somewhere between the “we have a pitch deck and a dream” stage and post-MVP, the point where you’ve got a working prototype but haven’t closed a formal seed round yet. Think pre-seed or earlier. The sectors Base is most interested in tell you where Coinbase sees the L2’s future: trading, payments, and asset issuance. How to apply, and one notable quirk The ...