Colosseum Hackathon and Accelerator
Solana ecosystem accelerator providing pre-seed funding, mentorship, and ecosystem access to top hackathon winners.
About this program
Colosseum operates the official Solana hackathons (including the Frontier Hackathon and Cypherpunk Hackathon) and runs an accelerator program for select winners. Hackathon participants compete for cash prizes, ecosystem grants, and investment opportunities. Top hackathon teams are invited into Colosseum's accelerator, which provides pre-seed funding, technical resources, and mentorship. Alumni from the Colosseum accelerator have collectively raised over $650 million in venture capital.
Eligibility
Developers, founders, and teams building Web3 products on Solana. Open globally including U.S. applicants. Categories typically include DeFi, infrastructure, consumer apps, dev tooling, AI and crypto, and physical-world applications.
Requirements
- Register for the active Colosseum hackathon at colosseum.org
- Build a working project on Solana during the hackathon window (typically 4-5 weeks)
- Submit project with demo, code repository, and pitch