Polygon has announced the introduction of “Polygon’s web3 made in India tour” slated for Nov 7.
Takeaway Points
- Polygon announced its Web3 program, “Polygon Connect India”
- This is an event where India’s vibrant blockchain and software developers will unite to share ideas.
- The program is divided into two parts: the India Guild Roadshow and ETHIndia.
Polygon Connect: Web3 made in India
Polygon announced that it is bringing blockchain builders together in a Web3 program called PolygonConnect India. Polygon Connect India is a networking event where India’s vibrant blockchain and software developers will unite to share ideas.
According to them, “there will be no Web without India,” as the country has always been home to developers from Web2 to Web3, and with this event, they want to celebrate developers in Web3.
“Polygon believes that India will be the epicenter of building and adoption of new blockchain technologies, and we want to help. Introducing Polygon’s Web3: Made in India Tour, a rolling celebration of blockchain builders, culminating at the biggest Web3 festivity of all: ETHIndia! With seven Polygon guide events and the first-ever Polygon Connect: India, we’re touring the country to celebrate the developers who’ve made Web3 possible,” the company said.
The report says that the layer 2 blockchain started its journey in India and came into the spotlight after ETHIndia 2019. Then there were 40 dapps on the network, but now there are tens of thousands of dapps launched on Polygon.
India Guild Roadshow
Polygon said there will be an India Roadshow where some of the brightest minds in Web3 will provide IRL, hands-on-blockchain education across the country, starting from Kochi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Delhi.
“Polygon is excited to meet the next generation of entrepreneurs during the #Web3MadeinIndia Roadshow. Find your tribe, Join us as we travel throughout India. Our first two stops were Kochi and Jaipur. JOIN US ON THE ROAD.”
The India Guide is the 56 guilds in the world; it’s a platform for local communities, where like-minded developers from different countries come together.
Polygon X ETHIndia
“Polygon Technology is proud to be a partner of ETHIndia. The builders, developers, founders, and entrepreneurs coming out from India today are the best in the world.” the report stated,
“With the second-largest base of internet users globally and the second-largest concentration of programmers, the country is poised to lead the decentralized, open, and community-oriented revolution of the future. By 2025, it will have the biggest pool of Web3 talent in the world.” They added.
ETHIndia is a “hackathon” where developers in the Ethereum ecosystem are joining with more than 1500 builders all over the world to build decentralized applications for the future.
The final stage of the event is ETHIndia, which will start from Dec 2-4 with speakers from the biggest names in Web3.
Speakers and judges include; Polygon’s Co-Founder, Sandeep Nailwal; Kartik Talwar, ETHGlobal; Anish Mohammed, Panther Protocol; Min Teo, Ethereal Ventures; Denver Dsouza, Devfolio; Juan Benet, Protocol Labs; Swaroop Hedge, PowerLoom; Molly Mackinlay, Protocol Labs, and more.
Major companies like Robinhood, Starbucks, Nubank, and more have chosen Polygon as the entryway into Web3.
