Build on Minds. Get funded.
The Minds Investment Programme backs early-stage teams where Minds is a core product layer, not a wrapper. Plus distribution, DevRel support, and introductions across the 600+ Animoca Brands portfolio.
Investment Programme allocation
Up to US$10 million
Quality-driven, not bound by a fixed schedule. Animoca Brands deploys capital to high-potential projects building on Minds.
Investment overview
The Minds Investment Programme is structured to grow Minds itself — every dollar we deploy is designed to compound platform usage. Selected teams receive a bundle of cash investment and Cognition Credits; the credits deploy directly back into Minds, giving you more runway on the platform that powers your product.
Every accepted team receives platform support, Cognition Credits, and DevRel support regardless of investment. Investment decisions, if any, are performance-based — made on the basis of demonstrated progress, not at acceptance.
Selected teams join the Animoca Brands portfolio — access to co-investor introductions, co-marketing across the ecosystem, and warm intros into the 600+ company network.
Check sizes
Investment amounts are not predetermined; they are based on fit, stage, and demonstrated progress. Not all accepted teams receive investment; every accepted team receives platform access, Cognition Credits, DevRel support, and portfolio introductions regardless.
If selected for an investment, the proposed terms -- including instrument type, equity percentage and any other conditions -- will be communicated to you before you commit to anything. A formal investment is subject to the execution of the relevant agreements. Participants that do not receive investment will not be required to give up equity to participate in the Minds Investment Programme.
How we engage
We work with a deliberately small group of selected projects, so every relationship is meaningful. You get a direct line to the Minds product team, not an intermediary. We review on a rolling basis and move fast when there's fit.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so applying early gives you a head start.
What comes with the platform.
LLM tokens (Cognition Credits), distribution, hands-on support, and portfolio reach, so you can focus on shipping faster on Minds.
Distribution
Ship to an existing user base via the Minds Bazaar. Your Skill or App is discoverable on day one, no cold-start problem.
DevRel support
Direct access to the Minds product and DevRel team. Build credits and technical enablement to ship without friction.
Network
Introductions across the 600+ Animoca Brands portfolio network to explore partnerships and synergies as you build with Minds.
Funding
For teams selected for an investment, the Minds Investment Programme deploys capital in a mix of cash and Cognition Credits, sized to the opportunity.
What we look for.
Agentic builders with:
Curious and committed
The real qualification is curiosity that doesn't stop, the kind that turns a problem you understand deeply into something real. You don't need to be an engineer or call yourself a builder. Domain experts, clinicians, operators, researchers, and first-time makers all qualify. What we look for is commitment: willingness to try things that might not work, iterate fast, and keep going when they don't.
Deep product conviction
A clear thesis on why this product needs to exist now. Not a features list, a point of view.
Minds as your edge
Minds should be the reason your product wins, not just a tool you happen to use. The question is whether your product would be meaningfully better with Minds at its centre.
Fast execution
Evidence of moving in weeks, not quarters. We can always see it, in what you've shipped and how.
Clear value path
A believable route to real users and meaningful revenue. A company thesis, not a demo.
Applications open
Ready to apply?
Read the Programme FAQ before applying. It covers check sizes, terms, timelines, and what we expect from accepted teams.
Read Programme FAQ