Announcing the Solana Breakout Hackathon
We are excited to release all of the details regarding Solana's Breakout Hackathon! The global competition will be powered through Colosseum’s online platform and runs from April 14 through May 16, 2025.
As with previous Colosseum hackathons, participants will compete for prizes, pre-seed funding, and acceptance into Colosseum's accelerator program. In addition, we are introducing our new Dropout Program specifically for university students who are looking to go full-time on their crypto startup. See the official website for more information and register for the hackathon today!
Register for the online hackathon and start building at colosseum.org/breakout
Colosseum’s hackathons are not structured like traditional hackathons. They are intensive engineering and business sprints where elite developers vie for prizes and pre-seed funding across the following categories:
- The Grand Champion will receive $50,000 in USDC-SPL
- Six prizes ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 USDC in each of the tracks: Consumer, DeFi, Stablecoins, DePIN, Gaming, Infrastructure, and Artificial Intelligence.
- The University Award, a $10,000 USDC prize presented to the best student team. The winner will be considered for Colosseum's accelerator through our new Dropout Program if eligible.
- The Public Goods Award, a $10,000 USDC prize presented to the team that creates open-source technology that benefits the entire ecosystem.
- The Solana Mobile Award, a $25,000 USDC prize for the best submission to the Solana dApp Store.
All hackathon prize winners will be interviewed and evaluated for Colosseum’s accelerator. Up to 15 winners will be accepted into the program, and each will receive $250,000 in pre-seed funding, access to an exclusive mentorship network, private Colosseum platform features, and more. Colosseum will also host a Demo Day where accelerator teams will have the opportunity to pitch the leading VCs in crypto.
To set yourself and your team up for success, we highly encourage all builders to review our recent post on How to Win a Colosseum Hackathon. The guide covers how to approach team formation, product ideation, prioritization/execution, project submission, and other key factors in excelling in our competition.
Godspeed to all hackathon participants!
