Tom Humber Explain Midnight Build Club and Night Sky Programs for Developers

Tom Humber from the Midnight Foundation explain how Build Club and Night Sky dey support teams wey dey build privacy-focused applications during one Midnight LIVE event for Singapore.

Build Club dey work with founders wey still dey idea and proof-of-concept stage, while Night Sky dey provide direct investment and help teams integrate technology and raise funding. Humber still introduce ShadowLabz, one Build Club graduate wey dem use im private voting tool during the event.

Midnight Build Club Dey Carry Early Ideas Reach Demo Day

Build Club na eight-week program for people wey dey explore privacy-focused applications, including teams wey get early concept or proof of concept.

Participants dey meet with the program team every week and dem dey get guidance from mentors inside and outside the Midnight ecosystem. Humber explain say contributors from the Midnight Foundation and Shielded dey also work with the teams as dem dey develop their projects reach Demo Day presentation.

The projects wey e mention cover different areas. One participant dey build private launchpad on Midnight, while another dey work on agents wey dem design to operate inside defined rules. Humber still talk about one team wey dey explore digital product passports for cannabis plants for the United States.

Build Club aim na to give participants space to ask questions and work through problems during development. Jay Albert, wey dey support the program through developer relations and education, describe how dem dey work with teams to shape ideas, build applications and deploy them go mainnet.

Night Sky Combine Investment With Fundraising Support

Humber still present Night Sky, one accelerator wey the Midnight Foundation dey use invest directly inside teams wey dey build privacy-focused applications.

Beyond capital, the program dey help participants for their fundraising journey and technology integration. Humber compare Night Sky to Outlier Ventures and explain say Midnight don work with external accelerators before, but now dem get capacity and expertise to run the program inside their own organization.

E note say several teams don already join, including some wey represent for the Singapore event. Humber no disclose the investment amounts or identify the full group of participating projects during the presentation.

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ShadowLabz Use Private Voting for the Singapore Event

Humber introduce ShadowLabz as example of one team wey don complete the first Build Club cohort. The team, wey members come from the XRP Ledger community, don dey work to deploy their voting product go Midnight mainnet for the event.

Albert explain say the project grow from the team experience for decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs. The developers want make members fit vote privately while dem still preserve public verification, to handle the social pressure wey fit show when individual votes dey visible.

During the event, audience members bin scan QR codes and cast private votes as teams dey present their projects. Humber encourage participants to share feedback with ShadowLabz, while Albert describe the session as opportunity to test the product and improve am for future use.