Alliance has unveiled the ALL16 graduating class, with 18 startups spread across stablecoin payments, prediction markets, DeFi infrastructure, AI products, and tokenized real-world assets. The accelerator, known for backing projects such as Pump.fun and Pendle, is showing a clear preference in this batch: payment rails, trading infrastructure, and new ways to bring off-chain assets on-chain. Alliance also said applications for ALL17 close on March 25.
Stablecoin payments made up the largest cluster
Payments was the most crowded category in the cohort. Allod is building software for businesses in emerging markets to move dollars with stablecoins while handling fiat on- and off-ramps, counterparty compliance, and key management in one package. Its profile says manual bank compliance reviews flag one-third of wire transfers as abnormal, with false positives above 97%. Superbank is targeting fintech firms by underwriting payment rails and extending loans against settlement funds that usually arrive within 1 to 3 days.
Crebit is focused on cross-border tuition payments for international students, using stablecoin-based foreign exchange and local bank integrations to support payment methods such as PIX and Bre-B. The company says Itaú, Brazil’s largest bank, has named it an official study-abroad partner. Inflow is rebuilding merchant acquiring on stablecoin rails so small and medium-sized businesses can accept card payments globally at lower cost. Its description contrasts that with legacy providers charging 10% and settling over several weeks. Tradevu, meanwhile, is underwriting African SMEs using real trade activity such as shipping data, counterparty information, order velocity, and payment behavior, while combining financing with payment flows.
Prediction market infrastructure stood out
Prediction markets formed another clear theme. Predexon offers tools for developers building on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, including market deduplication, aggregation, and access to historical and real-time data. Freeport is aimed closer to the trading side, pushing breaking news alerts with live analysis so retail users can act on market-moving headlines tied to tokenized equities and perpetuals on Hyperliquid.
That category also included leverage and copy-trading products. Worm is building capital-efficient leverage for prediction markets through a liquidity protocol with dynamic hedging and liquidation engines, initially supporting Polymarket and Kalshi. Ratio is trying to make retail participation simpler by letting users inspect top traders’ positions and copy them with a single action.
From Solana AMMs to legal-tech AI and fraud alerts
In DeFi infrastructure, Hadron is focused on letting token teams launch custom AMMs on Solana, with configurable pricing and swap logic. The company says pools can be executable across major DEX aggregators on day one. It is a more foundational product than retail-facing trading apps, but it sits closer to how liquidity gets distributed on-chain.
Several AI-related startups in the batch are tied to operational use cases rather than broad consumer chat tools. Givance connects autonomous agents to law firm workflows covering intake, communication, billing, and collections. Deconflict links user data with law-enforcement data to help financial institutions react before suspicious funds move, sending real-time alerts without exposing sensitive case details. Its profile says the platform already includes more than 800 law-enforcement agencies across 26 countries. Couch is building for visually impaired users by using AI to interpret webpages and surface only key actions. Akara is applying AI to sports information by combining a ground scout network with live audio, claiming an information edge over television broadcasts that trail reality by 30 seconds, while competing against institutional data products that can cost more than $200,000 per year.
RWA projects ranged from collectibles to biotech IP and Pre-IPO shares
RWA tokenization and alternative assets were another major track in ALL16. Graded is building a market for instant trading of collectibles, both physical and digital, while acting as an escrow and settlement layer. Its description points to a physical collectibles market worth more than $350 billion. Lucent is offering retail access to private biopharma assets, especially drug IP and royalty exposure, and says three VC-backed biotech companies have already signed on.
Bluvo is providing a white-label API for DeFi applications to integrate directly with centralized exchanges. PreStocks is targeting instant liquidity for Pre-IPO shares, with each token backed by an SPV and a custom market-making engine. Since launching in August, the company says it has processed more than $350 million in trading volume. Across the full list, Alliance’s latest class leans heavily toward products tied to clear transaction flows, capital access, and on-chain market structure.