PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: @ACTAIglobal @ACTAIglobal is a nonprofit community of Athletes, Conservationists, Technologists, Artists, and Innovators. The very acronym that defines their identity. Founded by venture capitalist @KiteVC and co-founded alongside @amandaterry, ACTAI Global began in 2007 as an intimate gathering in Maui and has since grown into a curated global force at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and human connection. OVERVIEW: Since incorporating in 2012, ACTAI Global has convened the world's most forward-thinking minds across multiple continents: from Maui to the Philippines, Barbados to Bali, hosting invite-only gatherings that blend immersive nature experiences with high-stakes conversations on AI, Web3, ocean conservation, and entrepreneurship. A proud participant of the UN Global Compact, ACTAI operates at the crossroads of impact and innovation. PROBLEM: The world's most pressing challenges i.e: climate change, economic inequality, and the widening gap between technology and communities that need it most, don't get solved in conference rooms. Traditional summits fail to spark the kind of deep collaboration that turns ideas into real-world change. The builders, investors, and change-makers who could solve these problems rarely share the same room, let alone the same values. SOLUTION: @ACTAIglobal throws out the seminar playbook entirely. Their gatherings fuse tech talks with kite surfing, guided hikes, and cultural immersion, creating the conditions for authentic connection and breakthrough collaboration. Their Asia Pacific summits have raised funds for coral reef restoration, launched AI startup competitions judged by the inventor of Google Maps, and connected founders directly with top-tier investors and mentors across 13+ countries. Having a community that lives and breathes the belief that innovation must serve people and the planet as a partner of @developercamp_ raises the standard for what we stand for. ACTAI Global isn't solely a network, it's a movement. One that reminds us that the best breakthroughs happen when diverse, purpose-driven people come together with intention. This partnership connects our developer community to a global ecosystem of doers who build with conscience. Impact innovation.

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: @apldeap @apldeap is a Grammy Award-winning artist, co-founder of the @baborckeyedpeas, and founder of the @APLFoundation International. Born in Angeles City, Pampanga, he has dedicated his platform to bridging culture, technology, and education across the Philippines and beyond. OVERVIEW: Through APLFI, apl.de.ap has built classrooms, computer labs, music studios, and scholarship programs across the Philippines, giving underserved Filipino youth access to education, art and innovation. More recently, the foundation has expanded into agricultural sustainability and electric mobility, partnering with the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Asian Development Bank. PROBLEM: The Philippines faces a massive classroom shortage and a growing skills gap in emerging industries. Millions of Filipino youth lack access to quality education and the technical training needed to compete in the global economy. Innovation thrives in the country, but the infrastructure to nurture it remains underfunded and inaccessible for many. SOLUTION: APLFI is embedding directly into the communities that need it THE most. building physical learning environments, launching the country's first electric mobility education center with Legacy EV, and connecting local talent with real-world opportunities in sectors like EV manufacturing, sustainable agriculture, and more. WIN: At CES 2025, apl.de.ap brought Filipino innovation to the world stage, championing APLFI's "School of Excellence" initiative and signing partnerships to develop e-mobility training programs with the Asian Development Bank. turning global visibility into local impact. Having someone who operates at the intersection of global culture, philanthropy, and technology as a Cultural Visionary Guest @developercamp_ raises the standard for what @developercamp_ stands for. apl.de.ap's lifelong commitment to Filipino empowerment reinforces a belief we strongly share: innovation isn't just about technology, it's about expanding opportunity. this partnership is paramount. It connects the developer community to a mission-driven leader who has spent decades investing in education, sustainability, and youth empowerment. It reminds us that the best technology serves people first. Impact innovation.

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: @deepinventai @drmarcusweller is the CEO alongside CO-founder @mitchrweller and CO-founder Aljosa Rakita. They have been building the first AI that is capable of inventing entirely new intellectual property in any industry. OVERVIEW: Starting from a single idea, their system can ideate, validate against the current state of the art, generate profoundly novel technical solutions, and automatically draft the resulting patents in a matter of time. PROBLEM: Innovation is the backbone of our economy, yet it remains slow and expensive. 3.6 million patents are filed every year, and $1.8 trillion is spent on R&D in the U.S. alone. The system works, but it is inefficient and inaccessible for many builders. SOLUTION: @deepinventai is embedding directly into the innovation workflow, helping R&D teams invent and patent technologies up to 1000 times faster and at half the cost. BIG WIN: Last December, the system even patented improvements to its own architecture, effectively reinventing itself. Working alongside minds operating at that level raises the standard across the board. DeepInvent’s recent pitch at Draper Demo Day reinforced a belief we strongly share: innovation is a mindset, and proximity to people who live and breathe it accelerates everything. For our ecosystem, this partnership is paramount. It lowers the barrier to defensible innovation, strengthens early-stage ideas with real IP foundations, and makes breakthrough invention more scalable.

The second cohort of companies preparing to implement the autobuy mechanism is taking shape slowly but surely. This new cohort will primarily be composed of Web3-focused companies, reflecting the growing momentum and innovation that comes along with the industry. If you have a company in mind that would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to share your suggestions in the comments.

Partnership highlight of the week: Gray Whale The team of Graywhale Ai consist of 2 founders. Kenji Kato is the first one we'll shed light on. He's widely regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s most successful hackathon winners, holding multiple patents in the mobile space. He notably enabled the first ever food order using bitcoin within a mobile app, marking an early convergence of mobile infrastructure and crypto utility. Kenji’s background spans roles as Apple staff, Stanford faculty, NASA principal research engineer, and founding engineer at the cybersecurity firm ArchipeloDev. This depth across consumer technology, research institutions, and cybersecurity informs the technical complexities behind what he is building today. The second person we'll shed light on is @dom, founder of the nonprofit @developercamp_, has participated in every major platform shift in modern computing. With a background spanning MIT and Harvard, and corporate research experience at HP Labs and Adobe Labs, he has advised companies later acquired by some of the biggest companies in the world. At the center of this partnership is Gray Whale, which provides a new way to create AI-driven experiences. Built atop a brand new foundational model designed for privacy, transparency, and speed, Gray Whale positions itself as intelligent data infrastructure for serious AI applications and abstracts away all the technical difficulties, making the UX very approachable by anyone. It can be seen as structured data orchestration, often described as “TikTok for any data,” enabling dynamic, adaptive AI systems grounded in meaningful signals rather than noise. A special mention to Ben Vigoda, inventor of the TPU and collaborator at MIT, who continues to work on next-generation AI architectures and contributes to DARPA’s AI strategy as a member of the DARPA ISAT committee. His company Lyric Semiconductor, later acquired by Analog Devices, was recognized as one of the “50 Most Innovative Companies” by MIT Technology Review and featured across major publications including The Wall Street Journal and Scientific American. Small side note: it was Ben’s suggestion that directly led to the AutoBuy mechanism as launch approached for the $developer token. The alignement of the team is clear and we're absolutely thrilled that they are part of the cohort. Impact innovation.

Partnership highlight of the week: LevangieLabs @blevlabs is the CEO and founder of @LevangieLabsand one of the most impactful builders to emerge from the @developercamp_ ecosystem in 2025. During the Developer Camp Hackathon 2025 in San Francisco, Brayden stood out not only as a winner, but as the participant with the highest level of interaction and support across teams. Consistently helping others move faster and think deeper. Brayden is leading research toward what aims to become the world’s first true cognitive agentic framework. This work goes beyond today’s assistants, and beyond what most current agent setups are capable of. The systems being built are designed to operate as experts rather than helpers, executing complex tasks autonomously, uninterrupted, and with genuine reasoning depth. Early benchmarks already place this research ahead of widely known AI systems such as Perplexity, ChatGPT,Gemini, underscoring both the technical and execution discipline behind @LevangieLabs. Our founder @dom is not only an early investor, but also a strategic advisor. Brayden is wrapping up a funding round to expand access to this framework and accelerate development. The intent is clear: this technology is too meaningful to remain constrained and it’s usecase grows with broader access and adoption. We see @LevangieLabs and Brayden as a natural extension of what Developer Camp exists to support: deep research, community-first contribution, and builders who push the frontier while lifting others along the way. Website: levangielabs.com/

Partnership highlight of the week: BestSign BestSign is a leading e-signature cloud and contract lifecycle management platform, dedicated to enabling secure, efficient, and intelligent digital contract signing and management for businesses of all sizes. Since its inception, BestSign has been led by CEO Joy Wan (a wonderful woman), whose vision and leadership have guided the company’s steady growth and innovation. Today, BestSign offers a comprehensive suite of AI-powered digital contract services that continue to set new standards across the industry. How Joy Wan puts it, the nervous system of the business. Over the years, BestSign has proven to be a highly reliable and widely adopted technology partner. The platform supports hundreds of millions of transactions each month and is trusted by more than 200 Fortune Global 500 companies. This level of adoption speaks not only to the strength of BestSign’s technology, but also to the long-term confidence and trust it has earned from both top-tier enterprises and its broader ecosystem. We are truly fortunate to partner with BestSign. Beyond the strength of their technology, what stands out most is the clear alignment in values, vision, and commitment to excellence. It is this deep and shared understanding that makes our partnership both meaningful and impactful. This is also a key reason why BestSign has agreed to join a select cohort of four partners applying the Autob.uy mechanism. If you would like to learn more about BestSign, we highly encourage you to explore their work and vision for the future of digital contracts. Website: bestsign.com/en Interview with Joy Wan: piped.video/watch?v=ik282OO6… LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bestsig…

🔈$DEVELOPER Community Text-AMA Recap TL;DR: AutoBuy progress, Google X mentorship, global events coming, FlyBuy supporting token grants, and $DEVELOPER’s purpose-driven model connecting builders, token holders, and real-world impact. Thanks to everyone who joined the AMA today! 🤝 Read the full AMA Q&A here 👇 shy-chip-500.notion.site/dev…

$DEVELOPER Community Text-AMA 📅: Wednesday, 14-01-2026 ⏲️: 20:00 UTC Venue: $developer TG chat Focus: progress, roadmap, partnerships, community ops. Goal: Improve alignment with existing community members, volunteers and holders to ensure smooth communication and a better understanding of the team's direction.

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