Ecosystem Targets — Chainstack Growth

Strategic Logic

Why Ecosystem?

The goal isn't logo placement. It's making Chainstack the default RPC infrastructure at the moment projects make their first technical choices — before they ever consider Alchemy or QuickNode.

Entry point 1 — Accelerators: portfolio companies often have real production workloads and a clear growth trajectory. Partnership = Chainstack credits as part of the program package + intro to each cohort.

Entry point 2 — Educational platforms: developers learn with whatever tools the curriculum uses. If every tutorial runs on Chainstack endpoints, switching later costs effort.

Watch out for: Alchemy owns Alchemy University and is listed as a partner on Web3 University. Platforms with exclusive infra partnerships aren't the right target — find the ones that are still open or where the deal has expired.

Accelerators

Tier 1 — Highest Priority

DeFi, infrastructure, and stablecoin focus = high ACV potential. Direct outreach to program leads.

Accelerator	Focus	Program Details	Why Chainstack fits
Alliance DAO	DeFi, infra, consumer crypto	$500K equity, ongoing cohorts (ALL17 starts May 2026)	DeFi-heavy portfolio = high RPC usage, real production loads
a16z CSX	Broad Web3, infra	$500K for 7%, 12-week, SF, 2×/year, ~3% acceptance	Brand signal; portfolio companies often raise large rounds fast
ConsenSys Tachyon	Ethereum ecosystem, infra	Ethereum-native, broader than it started	Direct alignment — Chainstack is Ethereum infrastructure
Coinbase Ventures Base Camp	Base ecosystem	Early-stage teams on Base	Base is one of Chainstack's strongest chains

Action for Tier 1: Direct outreach to program leads. Offer: Chainstack credits for all cohort companies + co-marketing (blog post, case study when a portfolio company scales). Ask to be listed as "infrastructure partner."

Tier 2 — Evaluate After Initial Outreach

Reach these after Tier 1 conversations are underway.

Accelerator	Focus	Notes
Outlier Ventures	DePIN, RWA, Web3 broad	Expanding into new verticals, potential for node infrastructure
Binance Labs	Chain-agnostic	Multi-chain focus fits Chainstack's 70+ chains
Techstars Web3	Decentralized tech	2026 applications open — standard accelerator model
YC (Crypto/Web3 track)	Broad, but strong signal	Hard to partner with formally — YC alumni with "crypto/web3" tag → ABM pipeline
Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator	Academic, early-stage	Good for recruiting early relationships with student founders

YC note: YC doesn't do formal infrastructure partnerships. Companies tagged "crypto/web3" that have raised seed or Series A are ABM targets, not ecosystem targets — move them to the ABM pipeline.

Educational Platforms

Target Platforms

Avoid platforms with exclusive Alchemy partnerships. Focus on open or independent ones.

Avoid / Low priority: Alchemy University (owned by competitor), Web3 University (check partnership exclusivity before approaching).

Platform	Audience	Current Infra Partner	Opportunity
LearnWeb3	200K+ developers, DAO structure, neutral	Not Alchemy-exclusive	Reach out about being listed as RPC option; sponsor a learning track
HackQuest	Multi-chain builder community, hackathon+education hybrid	Unknown — research needed	Strong fit: they do both education and hackathons
Developer DAO	Community-run, open source	No exclusive partnerships	Community sponsorship, provide credits to members
Metana	Bootcamp format, paid program	No listed infra partner	B2B partnership: offer free credits to all enrolled students
Buildspace	Project-based, viral	Check current status	High conversion — they build real projects

Creator Channels

Independent Educators

If platforms already have competitor partnerships, don't wait — build content channels directly with independent creators.

YouTube

Independent Tutorial Creators

Find developers with 5K–50K subscribers making Solana/EVM tutorials. Credits + co-promotion for using Chainstack as default RPC. Zero CAC.

GitHub

Starter Templates

Create official Chainstack starter templates for popular frameworks (Next.js + wagmi, Anchor for Solana) so they show up when people clone examples.

dev.to / Hashnode

Technical Tutorials

Publish independently — these platforms rank well in LLM training data cycles and are indexed fast.

Creator Pitch Framework

Free credits (generous tier, no credit card required)

Co-promotion on Chainstack's channels when they publish with Chainstack

Early access to new features / chains to make exclusive content

How to find them: YouTube search ("Solana tutorial 2026", "build DeFi app"), Twitter/X hashtags (#Web3Dev #BuildOnBase), GitHub top contributors to popular Web3 repos.

Action Items

To-Do

📋 Next steps — Ecosystem track

Identify current infra partners for LearnWeb3 and HackQuest — cold outreach if no exclusivity

Map Alliance DAO ALL17 cohort companies (public) → add qualifying ones to ABM pipeline

Find 10 independent Web3 educators on YouTube/Twitter with 5K+ audience, send creator offer

Create "Chainstack for Builders" credits page to link to from all partnership conversations

Draft partnership pitch 1-pager: what Chainstack offers, what we ask in return, co-marketing template

Check Web3 University partnership terms — if non-exclusive, apply

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