Submissions due May 16, 2025

Solana Breakout Hackathon

Solana Breakout Hackathon

Colosseum's Accelerator

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

Awards & Opportunities

  • $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

Grand Champion

  • $50,000 - Presented By

Other Awards

  • Public Goods Award: $10,000 - Presented By
  • University Award: $10,000 - Presented By
  • Mobile Award: $25,000 for the Best submission to the Solana dApp Store - Presented By

Dropout Program

Open to student teams with the best overall product submissions. Founders who win one of the student awards and are willing to drop out to build full-time in crypto will be considered for Colosseum's next accelerator batch and $250,000 in funding.

Compete Across Diverse Tracks

  • DePIN
  • Stablecoins
  • DeFi
  • AI
  • Gaming
  • Infrastructure
  • Consumer Apps

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

Prizes

  1. 1st Place: $25,000
  2. 2nd Place: $20,000
  3. 3rd Place: $15,000
  4. 4th Place: $10,000
  5. 5th Place: $5,000
  6. Best Uni Team Prize: $2,500

Judges

  • Alejandra Martinez, Partner, Foundation Capital
  • Alon, Cofounder, pump.fun
  • Amanda Young, VC, Collab+Currency
  • Andrea Fortugno, CEO, MagicBlock
  • Anatoly Yakovenko, Cofounder, Solana
  • Anna, Founder, Perena
  • Arnold Lee, Cofounder, Sphere
  • Brandon Schroedle, Senior Investment Analyst, University of Michigan
  • Clay Robbins, Cofounder, Colosseum
  • Craig Burel, GP, Reciprocal Ventures
  • ... (full list omitted for brevity)

Livestream Workshops

  1. Build Fast: Essential Tools for Solana Devs - Bri Migliaccio (Solana Foundation) - Apr 17, 2pm UTC
  2. Mindset, Process, and Priorities: Making a Plan for Hackathon Season - Jeff Paul (Turbin3) - Apr 22, 8pm UTC
  3. Decentralizing the whole stack with Walrus - Daniel Leavitt (Walrus) - Apr 25, 6pm UTC
  4. Intro to Game Development on Solana - Jonas Hahn (Solana Foundation) - May 1, 2pm UTC
  5. Perfecting Your Hackathon Submission - Matty Taylor, Clay Robbins, Nate Levine (Colosseum) - May 5, 4pm UTC
  6. ... (full list omitted for brevity)

Sponsors

Solana Foundation Hackathon Official Rules