Solana Labs announced on November 2, 2026, that it has opened applications for the sixth cohort of the Solana Incubator, the company's selective program for teams building in the Solana ecosystem.

The program will run for three months in New York City beginning in March 2027 and will admit only 4 to 6 teams. Solana Labs is one of the primary companies behind the development of Solana, a layer-1 blockchain network, and the incubator is structured to place its staff directly alongside participating founders.

What the Program Offers

Applications close on December 4, 2026. Admissions are reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submissions carry an advantage in the selection process.

Selected teams receive hands-on support from Solana Labs staff, a relocation stipend, and access to mentorship from industry leaders. The limited cohort size is deliberate: according to the company, the program emphasizes individualized attention, which can only be extended to a handful of teams at a time. Emon Motamedi leads the incubator.

The choice of New York City also places participants in one of the leading hubs for traditional finance and the cryptocurrency industry in the United States.

Who Solana Labs Is Targeting

Cohort 6 is aimed at three categories of applicants. The first group consists of existing Solana teams that want to accelerate the projects they are already building. The second comprises Web3 teams currently working on other platforms and exploring a move into the Solana ecosystem. The third covers Web2 companies — conventional internet businesses — that are considering an integration with Solana. Taken together, the targeting casts the incubator as both a support program for builders already inside the ecosystem and an on-ramp for teams weighing a move in from other platforms or from outside Web3 altogether.

Sectors Covered by Earlier Cohorts

Previous cohorts spanned a range of technology sectors. Past participants have worked on artificial intelligence, decentralized physical infrastructure, and stablecoin development. Decentralized physical infrastructure, often abbreviated as DePIN, refers to networks that use cryptographic incentives to coordinate real-world hardware. Stablecoins, meanwhile, are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, most commonly through a peg to a fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar.

Alumni Track Record

The incubator already counts recognizable projects among its alumni. Sanctum and Marinade, two liquid staking protocols in the Solana ecosystem, both came through the program. Liquid staking protocols let token holders stake assets while receiving a tradeable token they can continue to use across decentralized finance. Solana Labs also points to funding outcomes among its early graduates: seven of the incubator's first 18 alumni have raised more than $5 million.

Applications for Cohort 6 remain open until December 4, 2026. Because admissions are processed on a rolling basis, teams that apply early stand to benefit from the program's stated timeline. The makeup of the final cohort — which teams are admitted and the sectors they work in — will come into view in the months between the application deadline and the program's March 2027 start.