Early Rider, a Bitcoin-focused venture fund, has launched stable, an accelerator program in Texas Hill Country, supporting Bitcoin startups around the world. The program offers 2-5 BTC with fundraising, 4-week residency, access to Bitcoin developers and operators, and targets startups with market-ready solutions for financial services and technology.
Michael Tanguma, founder of Early Riders and Onramp, a Bitcoin Financial Services Firm, told Bitcoin Magazine: Stable Accelerator targets startups that address immediate market needs, particularly in Bitcoin’s financial services, leveraging multi-facility custody of lending, bit bonds and real estate debt facilities. It focuses on regions such as Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. In this region, Bitcoin on-ramp from Fiat is important for adoption. They seek consumer-centric solutions like secure custody, inheritance planning, and seamless Fiat to BTC conversion, addressing the challenges users struggle to enter safely and hold Bitcoin.
“The historical examples are lightning and payments. People don’t actually use them. We use them and want margins, but people still struggle to get into Bitcoin. This means turning local Fiat currency into BTC, custody it safely, thinking about inheritance and all examples.” AI Programs – We know that using Satoshis makes sense as the digital world, especially the economic activity in AI, has improved design and programming. ”
Stablesha will accept submissions immediately and select five top candidates for a demo day with early rider limited partners and advisors. Winners will receive 2-5 BTC based on their 4-week residency in Texas, based on their Bitcoin price and project needs. The facility offers childcare, wellness amenities and a rural setting to promote focus. The program runs annually, with the first cohort scheduled for the summer of 2026.
Early riders emphasized bitcoin-driven efficiency. “If you have a capital cost that is bitcoin, it grows annually between 30-50% a year. How you hire, how you use it, it really makes you more efficient,” Tanguma told Bitcoin Magazine. This approach, he said, will help Bitcoin startups prioritize the economics of the sound unit over fiat-driven growth.
The program is global and has investments from early riders around the world. “This is a global opportunity. There is a global footprint with investment in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America. We want to be excited by Bitcoin investors and rationalists, those who don’t want to debased money, learn more, and encourage how they can plug in. Accelerator provides a subsequent funding channel that has access to over 50 investors.
Tanguma’s experience with Ten31’s Unchained and High-Net clients focuses on multi-center custody. The stable aims to support startups that drive Bitcoin adoption through practical solutions.
This post Early Rider: Funding Bitcoin startups with up to five BTC Texas-based accelerator first appeared in Bitcoin magazine and was written by Juan Galt.
