{"id":93350,"date":"2026-01-20T19:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93350"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:35:13","slug":"pump-fun-establishes-3-million-fund-to-support-crypto-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/pump-fun-establishes-3-million-fund-to-support-crypto-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump.fun Establishes $3 Million Fund to Support Crypto Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The meme token launch platform Pump.fun has established a $3 million fund to finance early-stage crypto startups.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the $3,000,000 Build in Public Hackathon<\/p>\n<p>Brought to you by Pump Fund \u2014 pump fun\u2019s New Investment Arm<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to completely reimagine how early-stage projects are built and funded.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l1TJcxv1J0\">pic.twitter.com\/l1TJcxv1J0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pump.fun (@Pumpfun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pumpfun\/status\/2013386533626163589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new investment division, Pump Fund, will distribute capital through its own hackathon called Build in Public.<\/p>\n<p>During the first competition, 12 projects will receive $250,000 each in funding, along with mentorship from Pump.fun founders.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike traditional accelerators where founders pitch their projects to a jury, participants in Build in Public launch tokens whose success is determined by market demand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYour users are the ones providing funding by betting on you at an early stage. Those who can win people&#8217;s hearts gain unprecedented opportunities,\u201d stated Pump.fun.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Any projects can participate in the hackathon, even those not directly related to cryptocurrencies. However, several mandatory criteria are in place:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the presence of a token;<\/li>\n<li>a ready platform foundation;<\/li>\n<li>developers own at least 10% of the coin issuance;<\/li>\n<li>public engagement (social media posts, a user community, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe want to see teams proving the viability of their ideas through rapid implementation and open sharing of plans. Organic growth is better than networking and media noise,\u201d platform representatives noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Applications for the hackathon are open until February 18. The first winners will be announced within 30 days after registration closes.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the &#8220;meme token factory&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/pump-fun-to-revise-content-creator-fees\">announced<\/a> a revision of its fee model for content creators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meme token launch platform Pump.fun has established a $3 million fund to finance early-stage crypto startups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Pump.fun launches $3 million fund for early-stage crypto startups.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1161,1715,1133],"class_list":["post-93350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-memes","tag-pump-fun","tag-venture-investments"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"187","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Pump.fun launches $3 million fund for early-stage crypto startups.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93352,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93350\/revisions\/93352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}