An incubator is only as strong as the people behind it. SN20 Breeding Ground is built on two distinct kinds of partner — a small group who co-own the program, and a wider roster who supply the teams inside it. This page explains both, and how to join.
Behind the program are two kinds of partner. Core Partners co-own Breeding Ground and are accountable for it. Strategic Partners supply the teams inside it. Here is how each one works — and what it means for a team in the program.
A small group of 3–4 established organizations — Rizzo included — that own SN20 Breeding Ground and are accountable for its success.
A wider roster of specialist firms whose service is built into the program — covering legal, compute, security, and more for the incubation teams, in exchange for a graduate-customer pipeline.
A Core Partner buys into the program. A Strategic Partner invests in the pipeline. One takes ownership; the other takes a future customer base. Neither is paid by the program in cash.
Breeding Ground is backed by a small group of established organizations — and they were not assembled at random. Each one was chosen to cover a specific thing a young subnet needs to succeed, so that a team in the program is never missing a critical piece.
The operator of SN20. A team builds on infrastructure that already runs at scale — not a promise that one will be built.
So a team is funded through the program — and so its token has real market depth the day it launches.
So a team gets the judgment that turns a working prototype into a subnet that survives — and a way into the wider ecosystem.
So a graduating subnet reaches real markets and institutional investors — not just the people who already know Bittensor.
A Strategic Partner's service is built into the program — delivered to the eight incubation teams at no cost to them, and no cash from the program. The return is structural: the graduate-customer pipeline.
A set block of hours, credits, or capacity — your service, made part of the program for each incubation team, at no cost to them.
The inside track to become the paid provider for each team as it graduates into a real, revenue-generating subnet — plus visible association with a credible incubator.
A steady pipeline of vetted teams — up to two new ones each month — a "preferred provider" designation, and a warm introduction to each team at graduation.
A Strategic Partner is never promised exclusivity over a graduate, and graduates are never required to use them — the program provides a warm, default introduction only. A firm that wants guaranteed ownership of the relationship, or wants to be paid by the program, is describing a Core Partner or a paid vendor instead.
One partner per category. If your firm sells something a graduated subnet genuinely needs to buy, there is a place for you here.
Entity structuring, initial contracts, and early advice — then retained counsel at graduation.
// slot openCompute or hosting credits that lower each team's operating cost during incubation.
// slot openA subnet review or audit per team — then the graduate's ongoing security vendor.
// slot openBookkeeping and financial setup for a newly graduated entity.
// slot openIdentity, positioning, and launch support for the graduating subnet.
// in discussionInfrastructure or data access during incubation — then the graduate's paid plan.
// slot openTell us what your firm can offer the incubation teams. Strong fits are contacted to scope a partner agreement — a defined, capped commitment, not an equity deal.
Strategic Partner slots are open now — one per service category. Tell us what you can offer the incubation teams.