Pocket Network has announced six teams selected for the Winter 2025 cohort of the Pocket Gateway Accelerator Program (PGAT). These projects are focused on building decentralized gateways that redefine how applications interact with open data using the Shannon Upgrade.
Introducing the Winter 2025 PGAT Cohort
The selected teams—Reppo Labs, Verve AI, SwanBlocks, Developer DAO Cloud, Pattern, and Vistia—will focus on developing infrastructure solutions to enhance decentralized data access. They will showcase their progress during Demo Day in April. Each of the teams is committed to developing innovative solutions on the market.
The Impact of the Shannon Upgrade on Builders
The Shannon Upgrade, named after information theory pioneer Claude Shannon, introduces new capabilities for developers on the Pocket Network platform. It opens permissionless gateways for decentralized data flows and LLM integration, ensuring security and reliability.
About Pocket Network
Pocket Network's mission is to provide the world with unstoppable open-source infrastructure. The network aims to empower developers with access to any public data anywhere reliably and efficiently.
The PGAT program and Shannon Upgrade provide new opportunities for developers and drive the development of the decentralized ecosystem, enabling innovations in blockchain data handling.