[Base to Invest $100,000 Each in 10 Startups, Launching 8-Week Accelerator Program Focused on AI Agents and More] Odaily Planet Daily News: Base has announced the launch of its Batches 004 Accelerator Program, which will select 10 startups for an 8-week program, with each receiving a $100,000 investment funded by the Base Ecosystem Fund. Applications close on September 9, and the program will culminate in a Demo Day held in New York this November. This round of the program targets pre-seed startups focused on trading, payments, financing, and AI agents, including products that enable agent-based shopping, trading, and payments using stablecoins, as well as lending, e-commerce, and decentralized AI infrastructure. Teams can support multiple blockchains but must use Base as their primary network. Selected teams will receive dedicated mentorship, weekly support, and assistance with exposure within the Base ecosystem, and will present their projects to investors during Demo Day. In February this year, Coinbase launched Agentic Wallets on Base, and in June, it introduced Coinbase for Agents, which supports AI agents holding USDC and making payments via the x402 protocol, as well as directly connecting to user accounts. (Decrypt)