Hackathon submissions due October 30, 2025
Online Hackathon
Online Hackathon
Colosseum to invest $2.5m in winners
Colosseum’s Accelerator
All Hackathon winners will be interviewed and considered for Colosseum’s accelerator program. Accepted teams will receive the following:
$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.
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
$10,000 Public goods Award
$10,000* Solana Mobile Developer Grants
Up to $10,000 in builder grants and support available for Solana dApp Store launches. Learn more
Compete across diverse tracks
DeFi
Leave traditional finance behind. Design new decentralized apps and protocols for a more open financial system.
Presented by 
Judges
Aditya Shetty Special Projects, Superteam 
Alejandra Martinez Partner, Foundation Capital 
Anatoly Yakovenko Cofounder, Solana 
Anh Tran Superteam 
Anna Founder, Perena 
Brian Long Cofounder, Triton 
Brandon Schroedle Senior Investment Analyst, University of Michigan 
Clay Robbins Cofounder, Colosseum 
Craig Burel GP, Reciprocal Ventures 
Dan Builder, Heavy Duty Builders 
Dean Directory, Realms DAO 
Infra Raydium 
Jacob Cofounder, Reflect 
Jed Chief Strategy Officer, Anza 
Kyle Samani Managing Partner, Multicoin Capital 
Leo Cofounder, Reflect 
Lily Liu President, Solana Foundation 
Lucas Kohorst Protocol Engineering Lead, DCG 
Matty Taylor Cofounder, Colosseum 
Max Monciardini Engineer, Colosseum 
Michael Rinko Associate, Colosseum 
Mike Hale Head of Content & Marketing, Colosseum 
mst Cofounder, Raydium 
Nate Levine Cofounder, Colosseum 
Neil Shroff Solana Foundation 
Phil Kwok Cofounder, EasyA 
Ray Zhang Software Engineer, Ellipsis Labs 
Shayon Sengupta Investment Partner, Multicoin Capital 
Shek Superteam India 
SMAC Investor, Compound 
Stendhal Raydium 
Tony Plasencia Cofounder, Underdog 
w.sol DevRel, Drift 
Wesley Tang-Wymer Cofounder, Room40 
Yannik Schrade CEO, Arcium 
Livestream workshops
Every session streams live in the Colosseum Arena. Join live to learn from Solana experts and builders, or catch the replay as soon as each workshop wraps.
Cypherpunk Hackathon Kickoff Clay Robbins, Matty Taylor, Nate Levine - Colosseum September 26, 12:00 PM EDT
September 26, 12:00 PM EDT
A Solana Developer Roadmap Jacob Creech - Solana Foundation September 29, 4:00 PM EDT
September 29, 4:00 PM EDT
Cypherpunk Hackathon: Build for the dApp Store! Mike Sulistio - Solana Foundation October 2, 12:30 PM EDT
October 2, 12:30 PM EDT
Building <encrypted> Apps Nico - Arcium October 3, 11:00 AM EDT
October 3, 11:00 AM EDT
Solana Development 101 Brianna Migliaccio - Solana Foundation October 3, 2:00 PM EDT
October 3, 2:00 PM EDT
How to get started on Solana + EVM to SVM Chaerin Kim - Solana Foundation Dev Rel October 5, 9:30 PM EDT
October 5, 9:30 PM EDT
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 7, 11:30 AM EDT
October 7, 11:30 AM EDT
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 14, 11:30 AM EDT
October 14, 11:30 AM EDT
Developer Office Hours Solana Foundation Dev Rel - Office Hours October 21, 11:30 AM EDT
October 21, 11:30 AM EDT
Solana Foundation hackathon official rules
