Wharton Cypher Accelerator

Non-dilutive funding is crucial for startups because it allows founders to raise capital without giving up equity or ownership in their company. It provides the financial resources needed to grow and scale a business while enabling founders to retain full control over their vision and decision-making. Wharton Cypher Accelerator offers $5000 in non-dilutive funding to each of our cohort participants—so you can grow your startup while retaining full control. In addition to funding, participants get access to: 🎓 Regulatory compliance workshops 🚀 Go-to-market strategy sessions 🤝 1-on-1 mentorship with experts from top VC and tech firms Previous cohorts also received tech resources like free AWS credits, though additional resources for this year have not yet been finalized. Apply at the link below to be considered for our next cohort! https://lnkd.in/gyWxq7ua #WhartonCypher #FinancialInnovation #TechStartups #VentureAccelerator #FutureofFinance #EntrepreneurialGrowth #Funding #GlobalFintech #AIInnovation #BusinessAcceleration #MentorshipMatters #Networking Sarah Hammer

Wharton Cypher Accelerator is advancing the global financial ecosystem by empowering the next generation of innovative ventures. As a hybrid, non-dilutive accelerator, we offer unparalleled resources, expert-led workshops, high-caliber mentorship, and invaluable networking opportunities. Position your company alongside the world’s leading technology firms and drive your business forward. Apply at the link below to be considered for our next cohort! https://lnkd.in/gyWxq7ua #Wharton #Fintech #AI #Blockchain #Startups #Innovation #Accelerator #TechEcosystem #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Mentorship #Networking Sarah Hammer

Applications Open Now! Join Wharton Cypher Accelerator and take your startup to the next level. Our program is designed to connect you with industry leaders and give you the tools to scale your business. Don’t miss this opportunity to stand alongside leading tech firms and shape the future of finance. Apply at the link below to be considered for our next cohort! https://lnkd.in/gyWxq7ua #WhartonCypher #FinancialInnovation #TechStartups #VentureAccelerator #FutureofFinance #EntrepreneurialGrowth #GlobalFintech #AIInnovation #BlockchainRevolution #BusinessAcceleration #MentorshipMatters Sarah Hammer

Thank you all for your interest and involvement with Wharton Cypher, especially those who were able to attend the Wharton Cypher Demo and Innovation Day on April 12 at the Penn Club of New York! This is our final #CypherDemoDay highlight. Wharton Cypher would not be the force it is today without the support of The Wharton School, the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, and Professor Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School and CEO of the Wharton Cypher Accelerator. Wharton Cypher’s senior advisors and mentors ensured everyone remained on track for mission-aligned success while our corporate partners provided key resources to help the startups scale. Lastly, our workshop leaders served as Cypher’s backbone in enabling the Accelerator to be widely recognized for its role in #emergingtechnologies. To all those and the countless others who bring our program to life, we are deeply grateful. We are eager to expand the Wharton Cypher team and further develop our robust curriculum and partnerships in preparation for a new cohort of remarkable companies to be launched next year. Stay tuned for more updates and ways to get involved with our future initiatives! More photos from Demo Day can soon be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/dHQZGWrW. Sarah Hammer Swarith Reddy Nathan Xu Shiva Menta Valeria Germanova Khush Gupta William Hong Cameron Ito Joseph Jasperse Kristofer Jenk Richard Jia Kampton Kam Emma Lin Ryan De Lopez Sebastian Melendez Divyesh Nagarajan Paco Prio Claire Wu Sabrina Zhang #artificialintelligence #generativeai #chatgpt #gpt4 #blockchain #digitalassets #crypto #digitalpayments #banking #assetmanagement #financialservices #finance Finance at Wharton

Thomas Lee, the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at the NYSTRS, gave the keynote speech for the Wharton Cypher Demo Day. He focused on #leadership in #finance, sharing insights from his impressive professional path and beyond. #CypherDemoDay #KeynoteSpeech #LeadershipinFinance Sarah Hammer

Last in the #DominionCohort spotlights series, we have MediMint – a #blockchain-powered medical image-sharing platform that prioritizes seamless collaboration with the highest standard of #security. The founders Abhisri Ramesh and Avanthika Ramesh joined us for Demo Day at the Penn Club of New York to present their robust solution for #healthcare interoperability focused on #interconnectivity, #decentralization, #accesscontrol, and #security. Divyesh Nagarajan from the Wharton Cypher team was the point person for Medimint, supporting their growth throughout the Accelerator, up to Demo Day. Congratulations, MediMint, and welcome to the Wharton Cypher community! #CypherDemoDay #DominionCohort #imagesharing #medicine Sarah Hammer

Representing the Wharton Cypher Research Hub, Joseph Jasperse, our Senior Research Manager, gave a presentation on Financial Regulatory Research conducted over the past two years. Joseph presented the conclusions from a 50-state review of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Regulation he conducted in 2022 under the guidance of Sarah Hammer, along with publications by the World Economic Forum and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, emphasizing the need for a global, collaborative, structured, and comprehensive approach to regulating #crypto assets. #CypherDemoDay #blockchain #cryptoregulations #cryptoassets

The next #DemoDay highlight goes to Giga – a partnership between UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union and Cypher #DominionCohort project! Chief Technology Officer Naroa Zurutuza presented on Giga’s mission and commitment to connect all schools to the internet and to provide every young person with access to information, opportunity and choice, utilizing cloud mapping-based validation and ensuring #connectivity through #smarttechnology. Shiva Menta served as the liaison between the Wharton Cypher team and Giga, helping with preparation for Demo Day at the Penn Club of New York. Congratulations to Giga for a successful Demo Day and welcome to the Wharton Cypher community! #CypherDemoDay #DominionCohort #emergingtech Sarah Hammer

Alongside #DominionCohort demonstrations and research presentations during #DemoDay, we were honored to host Jonathan Ashtor, the Global Co-Head of Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions and Partner in the Corporate Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He joined our #CEO, Sarah Hammer for a Keynote Fireside Chat to discuss best practices and current trends within #IntellectualProperty in the digital age. #CypherDemoDay #DominionCohort #emergingtech #AI The Wharton School

Our next Dominion Cohort member to be featured in the #CypherDemoDay recap is Pocket Scribe! Co-founders, Nikhil Illa, MD and Jennifer Rooney, MS, presented Pocket Scribe’s revolutionary solution to decrease #ER #waittimes, increase clinician and hospital #revenue, and improve the work life of doctors and nurses by making administrative medical tasks more efficient through #AItranscription, automation, and insights. Richard Jia served as point person from the Wharton Cypher team for Pocket Scribe, supporting them up to Demo Day. Welcome to the Wharton Cypher community, Pocket Scribe, and congratulations on a phenomenal Demo Day! #DominionCohort #emergingtech #healthcare Sarah Hammer