TL;DR:
- Injective launched the Nova program alongside Microsoft and Web3Labs to identify and accelerate AI and Web3 developers.
- The three winning teams will each receive $10,000 USDT, and the top ten will be able to access grants of up to $10,000 and potential investment of $1,000,000.
- Microsoft will provide up to $150,000 in Azure credits for the ten finalist teams and access to GPT-4 models via Azure OpenAI Service.
Injective launched the Nova program in partnership with Microsoft and Web3Labs, an initiative designed to identify and empower individual developers and small teams building technology based on artificial intelligence and Web3.
Registration is already open at injectivenova.com and targets especially students, independent developers and emerging teams from the APAC ecosystem, with a focus on the Chinese market.
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Injective Provides Infrastructure for AI Agents
The program is not structured as a conventional hackathon. Each organization contributes a distinct layer: Injective provides on-chain execution infrastructure, including its iAgent SDK, which enables the creation of AI agents capable of querying data, signing transactions and managing keys directly on the blockchain. Its MCP Server was the first to allow any AI agent to operate perpetual futures through natural language, with no API integration required.
Microsoft, for its part, provides access to models such as GPT-4 via Azure OpenAI Service, GPU clusters for training and inference, and the architectural patterns developed in products like Copilot. Web3Labs acts as a talent engine: it maintains a presence at top-tier universities such as Tsinghua, Peking University and the University of Hong Kong, and operates physical incubators in six cities, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.
Competition Prizes
The three top-performing teams will each receive $10,000 USDT, composed of $5,000 in cash from the Injective Foundation and $5,000 in Azure credits. The ten best teams will secure a priority spot at AdventureX 2026, China’s largest hackathon, in addition to being exposed to venture capital funds and the possibility of receiving a $10,000 grant and an investment of up to $1,000,000 in their projects.
The program does not feature rigid categories. The idea bank it proposes includes infrastructure for agents, AI-powered gaming, agent-based social networks, automated payments, physical device integration and AI-native decentralized applications. To participate, teams must deploy their project on Injective, publish the code on GitHub and submit a demo video of up to three minutes along with a pitch deck. Finalists will be required to attend the closing Demo Day in person.
