Original | Odaily Planet Daily ( @OdailyChina )
Author: Azuma ( @azuma_eth )
On October 14th, Beijing time, Sonys Layer 2 project Soneium officially announced the winners of the Spark incubation program, covering multiple categories including DeFi, NFT, games, social, entertainment, etc., with a total of more than 30 projects winning awards.
According to Soneiums previous disclosure, the winning projects in each category will receive the same level of marketing, business and technical support, and those projects that can bring outstanding value to the Soneium community will have investment opportunities from Soneium - Soneiums investment will focus on projects that are closely aligned with its vision, have a significant impact in the target market and can solve major challenges. Investment decisions will be made through collaborative discussions with qualified teams to ensure alignment and long-term success for both parties.
As a seed project of the new ecosystem of Soneium, the endorsement of the official incubation plan will provide an effective reference for users to choose the targets for experience and interaction on Soneium.
The following is the specific list of winners of this incubation program, compiled by Odaily Planet Daily.
Category 1: DeFi
AMM DEX
Winner Project 1: Kyo
Official account: https://x.com/kyofinance
Introduction: A Japanese project (officially explained as Kyo is the pronunciation of 共 in Japanese, aiming to emulate Uni), Soneiums native DEX using the ve governance model, is now online on the testnet.
Winner 2: SONEX
Official account: https://x.com/sonex_so
Introduction: SONEX aims to provide a comprehensive DeFi product suite and high-quality user experience on Soneium. The project is expected to be launched on the testnet in Q4.
DEX Aggregator
Winner 3: WOWMAX.Exchange
Official account: https://x.com/WowmaxExchange
Introduction: WOWMAX.Exchange is positioned as a multi-chain DEX aggregator (now available on Ethereum and more than a dozen other EVM networks), and has facilitated $1.1 billion in trading volume. The protocol can provide the best exchange rate for transactions by analyzing the prices of multiple DEXs.
Borrowing
Winner 4: Untitled Bank
Official account: https://x.com/BankUntitled
Description: A modular permissionless lending platform.
Yield
Award-winning project 5: Macaron
Official account: https://x.com/Macaron_Finance
Introduction: Macaron enables leveraged farming with a maximum efficiency of 300%, thereby increasing the profit potential of ETH and USDC.
Perpetual contracts and synthetic assets
Winner 6: SynStation
Official account: https://x.com/SynStation
Introduction: Staking platform on Soneium, which can earn staking points with 10 times the efficiency (it seems to be more like Yeild).
Winner 7: waveX
Official account: https://x.com/waveX_fi
Introduction: The perpetual contract DEX on Soneium is now online on the testnet.
Options
Winner 8: SuperVol
Official account: https://x.com/SuperVol_io
Introduction: The first consumer-oriented gamified options trading platform on Soneium is now available on the testnet.
Derivatives
Winner Project 9: Neemo Finance
Official account: https://x.com/neemofinance
Introduction: A non-custodial liquidity staking platform on Soneium. ASTR holders can obtain nsASTR through Neemo Finance staking and use it in major DeFi protocols on Soneium.
CDP
Winner 10: Sake
Official account: https://x.com/sakefinance
Introduction: An integrated liquidity protocol based on Soneium, providing three modules of products: lending, over-collateralized stablecoins, and leveraged liquidity strategies.
Category 2: Web3 Use Cases
NFT
Winner 11: Emerald
Official account: https://x.com/emeralddotcool
Introduction: NFT and digital collection distribution platform.
Winner 12: MintPass
Official account: https://x.com/MintPassTravel
Introduction: MintPass is a travel app that can be used to share travel advice and earn rewards by motivating others. MintPass has previously launched a lottery event where users can participate in the lottery by minting NFTs and win a variety of travel products and services.
Winner 13: Sonova
Official account: https://x.com/SonovaNFT
Introduction: Previously the native NFT trading market on the Astar network, it will be expanded to Soneium.
game
Winner 14: Arcas Champions
Official account: https://x.com/ArcasChampions
Introduction: Arcas Champions is a shooting battle game with the style of monkeys holding fruit guns PK each other.
Award-winning project 15: Derby Race
Official account: https://x.com/DerbyRaceGame
Description: Real-time horse racing game.
Winner 16: Evermoon
Official account: https://x.com/EverMoon_nft
Introduction: A 5 V 5 MOBA game, which can be understood as the on-chain version of League of Legends.
Winner 17: FlipGacha (Void Labs)
Official account: https://x.com/VoidLabs_XYZ
Introduction: Void Labs is the development team of the ARPG game Blade of God X. FlipGacha is a new work of the team, and the specific details have not yet been disclosed.
Winner 18: Blockus
Official account: https://x.com/HelloBlockus
Introduction: Blockus is an a16z Crypto CSX 23 accelerator project. Its technology platform supports game studios to build on-chain functions for games, including wallet-as-a-service models, white-label NFT markets, and payment processing for both fiat and crypto payments.
Blockus announced earlier this year that it had completed a $4 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Maple VC, with participation from Altos Ventures, ArkStream Capital, Eterna Capital, GFR Fund, MH Ventures, Orange DAO, Press Start Capital, WAGMI Ventures, Zephrus Capital, Zhuoxun Yin of Magic Eden, Michael Ma of CreatorDAO, and Bryan Pelligrino of LayerZero.
Winner 19: Legends of Venari
Official account: https://x.com/LegendsOfVenari
Introduction: A lightweight MMO game that supports multiple chains.
Winner 20: Moonray.game
Official account: https://x.com/moonraygame
Description: A fast-paced arena combat game set in a visually stunning post-human world.
Winner: PGA TOUR Rise (Stratton Studios)
Official account: https://x.com/StrattonStudios
Introduction: Stratton Studios is a video game studio based in Ireland. PGA TOUR Rise is its new mobile game developed in conjunction with blockchain technology.
Winner 22: OverTrip
Official account: https://x.com/PlayOverTrip
Introduction: A battle royale game invested by Shima Capital.
Winner Project 23: Spot Zero
Official account: https://x.com/SpotZero_Game
Introduction: 3D ARPG adventure game.
entertainment
Winner 24: Alias
Official account: https://x.com/aliasapp_
Introduction: A 3D virtual image content creation tool that supports multiple devices.
Winner 25: Flickplay (FlickyGang)
Official account: https://x.com/flickplayapp
Introduction: Flickplay is a metaverse social product that allows users to obtain collections through interactive AR maps and then display them to other users using a set of content creation tools. Flickplay founder Pierina Merino calls it a combination of the map game of Pokemon and the social function of TikTok.
Flickplay has completed US$5 million in financing, with participation from Lightspeed Ventures, Abstract VC, Long Journey VC, Warner co-founder Vivi Nevo and King co-founder Sebastian Knutsson.
Winner Project 26: PunkgaMe
Official account: https://x.com/PunkgaMeManga
Introduction: PunkgaMe aims to introduce comic IP onto the chain and build a SocialFi ecosystem around comics.
Winning Project 27: YOAKE
Official account: https://x.com/YOAKE_GLOBAL
Introduction: YOAKE is positioned as a Web3 entertainment center, aiming to build a fan economy system on the chain.
social contact
Winner Project 28: Outgrid
Official account: https://x.com/OutgridApp
Introduction: There is not much public information available... I guess it is a Web3 portal tool.
Winner Project 29: ServeUp Labs
Official account: https://x.com/ServeUpLabs
Introduction: Same as above, less public information… The social media only has one sentence “Convert actions into crypto rewards”.
Winner 30: UNE
Official account: https://x.com/UneWeb3
Introduction: A social layer centered on IP, which has issued a series of NFTs around the well-known IP Kumamon.
Winner 31: Yay!
Official account: https://x.com/Yay_Global
Description: SocialFi is a platform that allows users to connect with each other, create communities and earn rewards.
The third category: open projects
Winning Project 32: NewLo
Official account: https://x.com/NewLo_official
Introduction: NewLo is a new loyalty solution designed to convert points into tokens. Previously, NewLo had reached a cooperation with Animoca Brands Japan, which will provide marketing support for NewLos overseas expansion.
