Global Hackathon

Sep 2, 2024 - Oct 8, 2024

Sprint to launch your new crypto startup and compete online to be discovered by the judges, Colosseum's Accelerator, and the Solana community.

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Colosseum's Accelerator

All hackathon winners will be interviewed and considered for Colosseum's accelerator program. Accepted teams will receive:

$250,000

In pre-seed funding to kickstart your journey

Network

Exclusive access to an elite founder network

Mentorship

Direct ecosystem connections and 1:1 mentorship.

Prizes

Prize Pool and Awards

$50k

Grand Champion

Plus 3 passes to the upcoming Solana Breakpoint 2025 conference, where you may present your project to the Solana community.

Presented by
$10k

Public Goods Award

Presented by
$10k

University Award

$5k

Climate Award

Tracks

Compete Across Diverse Tracks

DePIN

Design crypto incentives to build physical infrastructure networks that disrupt inefficient incumbents.

Presented by Solana Mobile
1
First Prize
$25,000
2
Second Prize
$20,000
3
Third Prize
$15,000
4
Fourth Prize
$10,000
5
Fifth Prize
$5,000

Judged by Leading Industry Experts

Arnold Lee

Arnold Lee

Cofounder, Sphere

Anatoly Yakovenko

Anatoly Yakovenko

Cofounder, Solana Labs

Raj Gokal

Raj Gokal

Cofounder, Solana Labs

Lucas Bruder

Lucas Bruder

Cofounder, Jito Labs

Richard Wu

Richard Wu

Cofounder, Tensor

Clay Robbins

Clay Robbins

Cofounder, Colosseum

Kash Dhanda

Kash Dhanda

Sherpa, Superteam

Ross Cohen

Ross Cohen

Head of Creative, Solana Labs

Chase Barker

Chase Barker

Dev Ecosystem, Solana Foundation

Kyle Samani

Kyle Samani

Managing Partner, Multicoin Capital

Paul Veradittakit

Paul Veradittakit

Managing Partner, Pantera Capital

Matty Taylor

Matty Taylor

Cofounder, Colosseum

Nicholas Chen

Nicholas Chen

Cofounder, SolanaFM

Nate Levine

Nate Levine

Cofounder, Colosseum

Mert Mumtaz

Mert Mumtaz

Cofounder, Helius

Phil Kwok

Phil Kwok

Cofounder, EasyA

Albert Chen

Albert Chen

Cofounder, Genopets

0xsmac

0xsmac

Investor, Compound

Dom Kwok

Dom Kwok

Cofounder, EasyA

Lily Liu

Lily Liu

President, Solana Foundation

Jay Chang

Jay Chang

Cofounder, Genopets

Stepan Simkin

Stepan Simkin

Cofounder, Squads

Tony Plasencia

Tony Plasencia

Cofounder, Underdog

Phil Hedayatnia

Phil Hedayatnia

Cofounder, Airfoil Studio

Jed Halfon

Jed Halfon

CSO, Anza Technology

Yuriy Kashnikov

Yuriy Kashnikov

Technical Lead, Bering Waters Tech

Shane Molidor

Shane Molidor

Founder, Forgd

Wes Tang-Wymer

Wes Tang-Wymer

Cofounder, Room40

Alejandra Martinez

Alejandra Martinez

Partner, Foundation Capital

Dean

Dean

Contributor, Dean's List DAO

Josh Finer

Josh Finer

Investments, Solana Ventures

Rodolfo Gonzalez

Rodolfo Gonzalez

GP, Foundation Capital

Solana Legend

Solana Legend

Cofounder, Frictionless Capital

Chris Osborn

Chris Osborn

Founder, Dialect

Liam Vovk

Liam Vovk

Cofounder, Helius

Mike Saunders

Mike Saunders

CEO, XPTicket

David

David

Founder, Mad Shield

Ivan Maltsev

Ivan Maltsev

GP, 3x Capital

Marco Manoppo

Marco Manoppo

Investor, Primitive Ventures

mr. nobody

mr. nobody

Founder, INFKTED

Ksu Zhytomirsky

Ksu Zhytomirsky

CTO, Trustee

Max Coniglio

Max Coniglio

Investment Director, Binance Labs

Shek

Shek

Superteam India

Andrea Fortugno

Andrea Fortugno

CEO, MagicBlock

Nick Zhelezkov

Nick Zhelezkov

Head of Engineering, Dialect

y2kappa

y2kappa

Cofounder, Kamino Finance

0xINFRA

0xINFRA

Contributor, Raydium

Amanda Young

Amanda Young

VC, Collab+Currency

Nicola Wang

Nicola Wang

Investment Director, Binance Labs

Ki

Ki

Growth, Orca

Maximilian Schneider

Maximilian Schneider

Cofounder, Mango Markets

Logan Jastremski

Logan Jastremski

Cofounder, Frictionless Capital

Mike Yoo

Mike Yoo

Growth, Orca

RG

RG

APAC BD, Orca

Adam

Adam

New Markets, Solana Foundation

Yurii Olentir

Yurii Olentir

Cofounder, ITX Security Systems

Ann Datsenko

Ann Datsenko

COO, IdeaSoft

Gabriele Pico

Gabriele Pico

Cofounder, MagicBlock

Tristan Yver

Tristan Yver

Cofounder, Backpack

Ian Krotinsky

Ian Krotinsky

Cofounder, Tiplink

Jarry Xiao

Jarry Xiao

Cofounder, Ellipsis Labs

Vibhu

Vibhu

Cofounder, Drip

Hardhat Chad

Hardhat Chad

Foreman, Ore

3nes

3nes

Angel Investor

Advaith Doosa

Advaith Doosa

Founding Engineer at Azura

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Solana Foundation Hackathon Official Rules

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