Communities are the lifeblood of the internet.
The people who run them are stretched thin, overworked and under-resourced.
Temple Labs helps communities thrive.
Temple Labs Accelerator is designed for visionary community builders who are looking to ensure the longevity and success of their venture. The program focuses on helping founders develop strong identities, create clear business models, and implement the tooling necessary for success. By leveraging Web3 tools, Temple Labs empowers communities to scale sustainably, preventing founder burnout by capturing and distributing value within the community itself. With a world-class mentor network and partners, Temple Labs aims to revolutionize the future of membership-driven organizations, professional networks, and creative collectives.
Founders
Partner, Operations & Strategy
Partner, Brand & Culture
Accelerator Season One
Launching in January 2025, Temple Labs is now accepting applications from community leaders interested in ensuring the long-term success of their organization.
The twelve-week program includes:
- Weekly seminars from business leaders and founders
-
One-on-one mentorship
- Cohort-based workshops
- Lifetime membership in TL Community
Topics include:
- Vision + Narrative Development
- Commercial Strategy
- Governance & Community
- Technology Evaluation
- Fundraising Support
Mentors
Sachedina
Mejia
Stangl
Bresnitz
An accelerator for visionary Community Builders using Web3 Tools to bring communities onchain.
Community founders are powerful hubs in the emerging New Internet, connecting like-minded individuals with shared values and goals, but this work is often lonely and challenging. Temple Labs exists to support the flourishing of digital communities. Our first offering: Temple Labs Accelerator.
Temple Labs Accelerator is designed for visionary community builders who are looking to ensure the longevity and success of their venture. The program focuses on helping founders develop strong identities, create clear business models, and implement the tooling necessary for success. By leveraging Web3 tools, Temple Labs empowers communities to scale sustainably, preventing founder burnout by capturing and distributing value within the community itself. With a world-class mentor network and partners, Temple Labs aims to revolutionize the future of membership-driven organizations, professional networks, and creative collectives.
Communities are the lifeblood of the internet.
The people who run them are stretched thin, overworked and under-resourced.
Temple Labs helps communities thrive.
Will Mercer
Partner, Operations & Strategy
- 4x community founder
- Founder Noma Collective; 2000+ digital nomad community
- Advised US Govt, EU and Norwegian govt on community
- Ex VC, 10+ deals, 8x return, huge founder network
- Web3 ecosystem advisor @ Human Protocol & KYVE
Brian Mark
Partner, Brand & Culture
- Web3 marketing leader
- Growth lead; Rodeo, Bonfire, Rally, Dapper Labs
- Founder, Really Big Things consultancy
- Marketing Director @ Adidas
- Long-term digital denizen and FWB DAO contributor
Communities are the lifeblood of the internet.
The people who run them are stretched thin, overworked and under-resourced.
Temple Labs helps communities thrive.
Mentors
Superchain, Partnerships & Strategy Optimism. Founder, Life Design Retreat.
Ramirez
CEO, Garden Labs. Advisor; Dapper, PYUSD.
Founder & CEO SIC. Formerly creative director Crypto.com, core contributor FWB, Brud, Dapper
ex-Boiler Room, Zora, Represent, CTM festival, Red Bull Music Academy
CEO, FWB. ex-Growth at Ace Hotels, Selina, New Computer Corp.
Temple Labs relies on a deep network of subject-matter expert mentors for accelerator enrichment. These founders and builders believe in the community-powered internet, and they’ll be instrumental in the success of our efforts in bringing it about.
Mentors will provide seminars on their areas of expertise for participants, and will help shape the direction of the accelerator participants projects.
Communities are the lifeblood of the internet.
The people who run them are stretched thin, overworked and under-resourced.
Temple Labs helps communities thrive.
Accelerator Season One
Launching in January 2025, Temple Labs is now accepting applications from community leaders interested in ensuring the long-term success of their organization.
The twelve-week program includes:
- Weekly seminars from business leaders and founders
- One-on-one mentorship
- Cohort-based workshops
- Lifetime membership in TL Community
Topics include:
- Vision + Narrative Development
- Commercial Strategy
- Governance & Community
- Technology Evaluation
- Fundraising Support