Texas-based accelerator funding Bitcoin startups with up to 5 BTC

Early riders of Bitcoin-focused venture funds have launched Stabs in Texas Hill Country, an accelerator program that supports Bitcoin startups around the world. The program offers 2-5 BTC funding, four-week residency rights, and access to Bitcoin developers and operators, targeting market-ready solutions for financial services and technologies.

“We focus on today’s commercially viable consumer investments – something people want and pay for today,” Michael Tanguma, founder of the early rider of Bitcoin Financial Services, told Bitcoin Magazine. The goal of the MAS Accelerator is to target startups with direct market demand, especially in Bitcoin Financial Services, leveraging multi-institutional custody for loans, bonds and real estate debt facilities. It focuses on regions like Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, where Fiat-Bitcoin ramps are crucial for adoption. It seeks consumer-centric solutions such as secure custody, inheritance plans and seamless fiat to BTC conversions to address the challenges of users having difficulty accessing and holding Bitcoin safely.

“Historical examples are lightning and payments. People don’t really use them. We want to use them, and in the blanks, but people still have a hard time getting into Bitcoin – which means turning their local fiat into BTC, regulated in a safe way, in a safe way, and then considering with inheritance and all of these examples, all of these examples and one of these examples added their new startup. Programs – We know that in the digital world, especially AI economic activity makes sense for using Satoshis because it has a better design surface and more programmability.”

Horses accepted the submission immediately, and selected top candidates for five demo days with Early Rider Limited partners and consultants. The winner will receive 2 to 5 BTC based on the price and project requirements of Bitcoin, as well as the four-week residence period in Texas. The facility provides parenting, health facilities and a rural environment to develop a focus. The program will run annually, with the initial queue scheduled for summer 2026.

Early riders emphasized Bitcoin-driven efficiency: “When you own Bitcoin’s cost of capital … grows annually between 30 and 50% per year each year… you’re just very effective with the way you hire, the kind of tools you use,” Tanguma told Bitcoin Magazine. This approach could help Bitcoin startups prioritize sound unit economics over Fiat-driven growth, he said.

The program is global with early rider investments all over the world. “This is a global opportunity. We have investments in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and we have a global footprint. We want to encourage Bitcoin investors and rationalists – people who don’t want their money to belittle them – to excite them, learn more and reach out to see how we plug them in,” Consy told Bitcoin Magazine. The accelerator provides a follow-up funding path to access more than 50 investors.

Tanguma’s experience at Unchained and TEN31’s high net worth clients have shaped the focus on multi-institutional custody, which he describes as “10 times the security of self-customer, but in friction or tenth of time.” The purpose of Mas is to support startups adopting Bitcoin adoption through practical solutions.