Incredibly excited for my conversation tomorrow with teams actively defining the future of the Physical AI x Web3 intersection: - @Neuron_World is actively developing the network for hardware agents, with a focus on connecting and monetizing the world's hardware in the agentic economy - @BitRobotNetwork innovating on a subnet-structure for enabling coordination amongst robotics and physical AI R&D - @cybernetic_lab a familiar name for our Web3 x AI listeners, working on tele-operations and deploying physical AI solutions directly into stations

The #StartinBlock Top 12 reveals continue. 👀 Track two is here: the DeFAI Track, led by @SpectrumNodes, with startups building the infrastructure that makes autonomous financial systems possible. Here are the 4 that earned their place on the #StartinBlock stage 👇 🏆Neuron (@Neuron_World): Real-time data from physical devices into autonomous systems and defence, no cloud required. 🏆 Deploi: Orderbook-based secondary market for real-time pricing and liquidity in private credit. 🏆The Risk Protocol (@TheRiskProtocol): Institutional-grade risk infrastructure on-chain, filling a critical gap in digital asset markets. 🏆 Coinbax (@CoinbaxHQ): Programmable escrow with built-in compliance and reversibility for stablecoin payments. 4 more finalists still to come. Watch this space. 👀

#StartInBlock 2026 Top 100 Is Here! 1000 Founders applied, and these are the most promising early-stage startups in Web3, filtered, evaluated, and selected as the 100 best candidates. Get your VIP INVESTOR TICKET to access the DEAL FLOW, pick the 12 finalists, and hear them pitch in Paris at the Louvre. Grab Your Investor Ticket with code: PBWINVESTOR First 10 tickets get 25% off: parisblockchainweek.com/tick… The 12 finalists will be announced to pitch in front of our amazing sponsors and partners @bit2me, @SpectrumNodes, @Cardano_CF, @AdevarLabs, @ai, @yzilabs, @oviohq, @PitchBook, @DraperDragon, @0xProject, @deel, @DraperVC, @Bpifrance, @Taisu_Ventures, @brian_wong, @LBV_VC, @edenblockvc, @cryptocom, @halo__xyz, @50Partners, @Dune, @MCSocialVenture, @CoinMarketCap, @Cointelegraph, @Sony_Innov_Fund, @trgcapi, @strobefund, @BanklessVC, and @Maven11Capital, and jury members @samizb (@draperdragon), @mfelicepace (@Spectrumnodes), @tkstanczak (@nethermind), Cosmin Staicu (@bit2me), and Jessi Brooks (@RibbitCapital). Let's take a look at who made it to the top 100 👇

AI and robots are moving into the physical world. But to operate safely, they need real-time, trusted intelligence about the environment around them, which traditional centralized infrastructure cannot deliver. Since 2019, @James_Dunthorne and the team at @Neuron_World have been building the infrastructure to solve this, before physical AI was even part of the conversation. Neuron is building the trusted edge data infrastructure powering Physical AI. The network enables direct, verifiable, real-time data from edge devices to flow into autonomous systems, robotics, and defence applications without cloud dependency. The network is already live, with deployments at airports and partnerships with organisations including NATO, Thales, Collins Aerospace, and the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Neuron is now raising its Seed round and looking for investors focused on AI, infrastructure, and robotics. These are the kinds of founders and companies we connect with. Interested in joining our network? Link in the comment below👇