Ripple Institutes a $200,000 Speed-Up Program in Singapore: Nitty-Gritty Revealed
Singapore, September 2025 — The XRPL Accelerator, a groundbreaking blockchain accelerator program, is set to launch in Singapore in partnership between Ripple and global fintech incubator Tenity. The program, which will run twice yearly, aims to support startups and corporate innovation teams building solutions on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region and Singapore’s growing blockchain ecosystem.
Key Features of the XRPL Accelerator include:
- A 12-week intensive program offering up to $200,000 in non-equity funding, allowing startups to retain full ownership of their ideas. - Mentorship from industry experts, access to Ripple’s global network of investors and partners, technical resources, and strategic business development support. - The program is open to startups and corporate innovation teams with a clear market fit and ambitions to build impactful ventures on XRPL.
The focus areas of the program include real-world asset tokenization, institutional DeFi (Decentralized Finance), and the intersection of AI and blockchain. Additional practical XRPL use cases such as payments, remittances, NFTs, and other real-world applications are also priorities.
The XRPL Accelerator leverages Singapore’s status as a major blockchain hub, which attracted about $750 million in blockchain investments in 2024 and hosts over 300 crypto and blockchain companies. This program aims to further solidify Singapore’s leadership in blockchain innovation and deepen the local talent pipeline in this space.
Participants in the XRPL Accelerator will receive hands-on support in areas including product strategy, token design, go-to-market planning, and investor readiness. The hybrid program includes virtual workshops and two on-site immersion weeks in Singapore, culminating in a Demo Day.
The XRPL Accelerator is not just an accelerator, but a launchpad for game-changing ideas to scale globally. By unlocking scalable use cases on the XRPL, the program aims to benefit industries and communities across the region. Singapore has established itself as a forward-thinking leader in digital innovation through the XRPL accelerator.
- The XRPL Accelerator, an intensive 12-week program, offers up to $200,000 in non-equity funding for startups and corporate innovation teams building solutions on the XRP Ledger, with a focus on real-world asset tokenization, institutional DeFi, and the intersection of AI and blockchain.
- Startups and innovation teams with a clear market fit and ambitions to build impactful ventures on XRPL can expect mentorship from industry experts, access to Ripple’s global network of investors and partners, technical resources, and strategic business development support through the XRPL Accelerator.
- The XRPL Accelerator, which Leverages Singapore’s status as a major blockchain hub, aims to further solidify Singapore’s leadership in blockchain innovation and deepen the local talent pipeline in this space, attracting about $750 million in blockchain investments in 2024 and hosting over 300 crypto and blockchain companies.
- Part of the XRPL Accelerator's strategy is to benefit industries and communities across the Asia-Pacific region by unlocking scalable use cases on the XRPL, with additional practical XRPL use cases such as payments, remittances, NFTs, and other real-world applications being priorities.
