Crypto World's Fair

An online hackathon bringing together builders and founders across all crypto ecosystems to launch breakout startups.

Compete for $840,000 in prizes and $2.5 million in seed funding

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Compete for $840,000 in prizes and $2.5 million in seed funding

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Welcome to the Crypto
World’s Fair

Crypto World’s Fair is an open competition of the ideas, technologies, and communities shaping the blockchain ecosystem.

Inspired by the historic world’s fairs, it brings together builders and founders who are ready to exhibit the products and innovations that are going to drive the next wave of crypto startups that bring the world's markets onchain.

Crypto World's Fair launch video

Awards & Opportunities

These awards recognize the top-performing teams selected from submissions across all ecosystem tracks.

$30,000

Grand Prize

Supported by

$300,000

Shared across the next 20 best projects

$15,000 per project

$5,000

Public Good Prize

$5,000

University Prize

Explore the Tracks

Choose an ecosystem and compete for its dedicated prize pool. Track prizes are awarded in addition to the awards above.

Solana Ecosystem

$100,000

Track prize pool

10 projects receive $10,000 each

Presented by

Solana

Colosseum Accelerator

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

$250,000

Pre-seed funding to kickstart your journey

Network

Exclusive access to an elite founder network

Mentorship

Direct ecosystem connections and 1:1 mentorship.

Join us
in San Francisco

For 12 weeks, collaborate directly with the Colosseum team at our office in SF. Get direct support, guidance, and access to seed funding.

Meet the Judges

Colosseum Team

The Colosseum team reviews all product submissions and determines the overall hackathon winners, in addition to selecting the winning founders admitted into the accelerator program.

Track Judges

The following builders, investors, and operators work with the Colosseum team by providing feedback and evaluating submissions in the dedicated hackathon tracks.

Livestream Workshops

Workshops stream live on Discord. Browse the calendar to RSVP, add sessions to your calendar, and share them with your community.

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