Verifying Origins and Data on Cardano: Call for CAP Service Providers

The Cardano Accelerator Program (CAP) is now accepting proposals from service providers to deliver specialist sessions and workshops for the '26 Fall cohort, themed around Real-World Trust: Verifying Origins and Data on Cardano.

Across sectors, the demand for verifiable proof of a product's origins, the integrity of a dataset, and the authenticity of a record has shifted from a competitive edge to a commercial and regulatory baseline. The '26 Fall cohort ventures are building the infrastructure that enables such verification on Cardano, operating across areas including:

• Digital Product Passports (Tracking the life of a product)
• Verified Identity (Proving who is who)
• Traceability (Knowing where things come from)
• Responsible AI & Oracles (Connecting honest data to the world)

The program aims to bring in practitioners with focused, hands-on experience to help them get there.

Venture acceleration with substance

The CAP sits within the Cardano Foundation's Venture Hub, the central engine driving blockchain adoption across its programs. Alongside the Enterprise Enablement Program (EEP) and a Funding & Partnerships arm, it identifies and supports high-potential ventures building on Cardano, working with teams at a tipping point in growth to sharpen positioning, strengthen networks, and increase visibility across the ecosystem and beyond.

Each cohort runs across two modules. The technical module connects every startup to a dedicated point of contact from the Cardano Foundation's engineering team, with custom sessions tailored to each team's specific milestones. The business module is where service providers operate: focused expertise delivered directly to founders on the topics that determine whether a strong product becomes a viable business.

In addition to structured modules, the program hosts a Founders Talk Series and maintains a curated mentor network, providing cohort participants with access to guidance from founders and operators who have navigated comparable challenges.

Support founders solving real problems

The '26 Fall cohort founders face a challenge that extends well beyond the technical: translating verifiable infrastructure into something an enterprise customer will adopt, procure, and pay for. Service providers with experience navigating that kind of commercial complexity, in any industry, are well placed to help. The CAP seeks registered legal entities with a demonstrable track record of measurable outcomes in one or more of the following areas:

• Go-to-market strategy
• Business model optimization and pivoting
• Marketing and growth
• Sales and partnerships strategy
• Legal and compliance, with particular relevance to traceability, data provenance, and verifiable asset frameworks
• International expansion
• Community building
• PR and communications
• Fundraising and tokenomics

Prior experience with Web3 or blockchain-native companies adds useful context but does not determine selection. The program values depth and specificity: a clear methodology, concrete outcomes, and the ability to engage meaningfully with founders working at the frontier of what the technology can deliver. Selected service providers design and deliver a minimum 60-minute session for up to five cohort teams. All applicants, regardless of selection outcome, are added to the CAP service provider directory for consideration in future programs.

The submission deadline is 5 June 2026, 23:59 CET. Full details are available on the CAP program page, and the application can be accessed directly here.

Questions can be directed to: venturehub@cardanofoundation.org