- The Base accelerator plans to select 10 startups for its eight-week Batches 004 accelerator.
- Each selected team will receive a $100,000 investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund.
- The program is targeting startups building AI agents, trading, payments, and financing products.
Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base has announced its Batches 004 accelerator, narrowing the cohort to 10 startups and offering each a $100,000 upfront investment. Applications for Base Batches 004 are open through September 9, with the eight-week virtual program concluding at a Demo Day in New York in November.
“We’ve learned that the best results come from going deeper with a smaller, more focused group of exceptional builders,” said Daniel Bronheim, Base Ecosystem Fund Lead, in a statement. “For Batches 004, we are shifting away from broad cohorts and zeroing in on high-signal teams, then offering hands-on support and deep Base ecosystem integration.”
The program seeks pre-seed startups focused on trading, payments, financing, and AI agents, including products using stablecoins for agent-driven shopping and infrastructure for lending and decentralized AI. Base also prioritizes founders with fintech backgrounds to bring new financial products to its network.
“Blockchains are the native financial rails for AI, and agents will soon drive much more onchain activity than humans do,” Bronheim added. “Given our focus on stablecoins and real-time programmable payments, Base is the ideal environment for that work.”
Selected teams receive a dedicated advisor, weekly support, and visibility across the Base ecosystem before presenting to investors in November. The announcement follows Coinbase’s February launch of Agentic Wallets on Base, allowing AI agents to hold USDC, and its June launch of Coinbase for Agents, which connects agents directly to user accounts.
Bronheim noted that regional fintechs building on Base represent a major trend, predicting they will unlock significant global value. Meanwhile, market participants are watching Ethereum’s next price move as the broader crypto ecosystem evolves.
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