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Hackathon submissions due October 30, 2025
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Colosseum to invest $2.5m in winners
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Colosseum’s Accelerator

All Hackathon winners will be interviewed and considered for Colosseum’s accelerator program. Accepted teams will receive the following:

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$250,000

In pre-seed funding to kickstart your journey.

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Network

Exclusive access to an elite founder network.

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Mentorship

Direct ecosystem connections and 1:1 mentorship.

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Visit our San Francisco office

The first 2 weeks of the accelerator are based in our San Francisco office, and includes direct guidance from our team and founder network.

Awards & opportunities

$30,000

Grand Champion

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Presented by
Phantom
$10,000 Public goods Award
Presented by
Solana Foundation
$10,000 University Award
Presented by
Solana Foundation
$10,000* Solana Mobile Developer Grants

Up to $10,000 in builder grants and support available for Solana dApp Store launches. Learn more

Presented by
Solana Mobile

Compete across diverse tracks

DeFi

Leave traditional finance behind. Design new decentralized apps and protocols for a more open financial system.

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First Place
$25,000
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2nd Place
$20,000
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3rd Place
$15,000
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4th Place
$10,000
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5th Place
$5,000
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DeFi

Judges

Aditya Shetty Special Projects, Superteam Aditya Shetty
Alejandra Martinez Partner, Foundation Capital Alejandra Martinez
Anatoly Yakovenko Cofounder, Solana Anatoly Yakovenko
Anh Tran Superteam Anh Tran
Anna Founder, Perena Anna
Brian Long Cofounder, Triton Brian Long
Brandon Schroedle Senior Investment Analyst, University of Michigan Brandon Schroedle
Clay Robbins Cofounder, Colosseum Clay Robbins
Craig Burel GP, Reciprocal Ventures Craig Burel
Dan Builder, Heavy Duty Builders Dan
Dean Directory, Realms DAO Dean
Infra Raydium Infra
Jacob Cofounder, Reflect Jacob
Jed Chief Strategy Officer, Anza Jed
Kyle Samani Managing Partner, Multicoin Capital Kyle Samani
Leo Cofounder, Reflect Leo
Lily Liu President, Solana Foundation Lily Liu
Lucas Kohorst Protocol Engineering Lead, DCG Lucas Kohorst
Matty Taylor Cofounder, Colosseum Matty Taylor
Max Monciardini Engineer, Colosseum Max Monciardini
Michael Rinko Associate, Colosseum Michael Rinko
Mike Hale Head of Content & Marketing, Colosseum Mike Hale
mst Cofounder, Raydium mst
Nate Levine Cofounder, Colosseum Nate Levine
Neil Shroff Solana Foundation Neil Shroff
Phil Kwok Cofounder, EasyA Phil Kwok
Ray Zhang Software Engineer, Ellipsis Labs Ray Zhang
Shayon Sengupta Investment Partner, Multicoin Capital Shayon Sengupta
Shek Superteam India Shek
SMAC Investor, Compound SMAC
Stendhal Raydium Stendhal
Tony Plasencia Cofounder, Underdog Tony Plasencia
w.sol DevRel, Drift w.sol
Wesley Tang-Wymer Cofounder, Room40 Wesley Tang-Wymer
Yannik Schrade CEO, Arcium Yannik Schrade

Livestream workshops

Clay Robbins, Matty Taylor, Nate Levine
Cypherpunk Hackathon Kickoff Clay Robbins, Matty Taylor, Nate Levine - Colosseum September 26, 12:00 PM EDT
Jacob Creech
A Solana Developer Roadmap Jacob Creech - Solana Foundation September 29, 4:00 PM EDT
Brianna Migliaccio
Solana Development 101 Brianna Migliaccio - Solana Foundation October 2, 2:30 PM EDT
Chaerin Kim
How to get started on Solana + EVM to SVM Chaerin Kim - Solana Foundation Dev Rel October 3, 11:30 AM EDT
Solana Foundation Dev Rel
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 7, 11:30 AM EDT
Solana Foundation Dev Rel
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 14, 11:30 AM EDT
Solana Foundation Dev Rel
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 21, 11:30 AM EDT

With support from

Solana Mobile Blueshift Surfpool Solana Foundation Superteam Turbin3

Solana Foundation hackathon official rules

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