Solana Hackathons: Empowering Builders to Bring Their Ideas to Life

About Solana Hackathons

Solana hackathons are competitions that enable members of the Solana community to bring their ideas to life and then to market. This sprint helps builders kickstart their projects and turn them into growing, fundable companies. The previous Solana Hackathon, Solana Summer Camp, saw nearly 18,000 participants submit 750 projects. Cumulatively, Solana hackathon projects have raised over $600m in venture funding.

Grizzlython Programming

Builders will be able to participate in a full slate of Grizzlython programming, including:

* Office hours with the Solana Foundation Developer Relations Team
* Solana Hacker Houses in Istanbul and Melbourne
* Twitter spaces
* Twitch streams
* And more

Participants will also be able to meet IRL at community-run coworking spaces in Singapore, Berlin, Salt Lake City, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangalore, Delhi, and Melbourne.

Prizes and Awards

In addition to a competition-wide Grand Champion, Grizzlython will have prizes across seven different tracks that epitomize the growing Solana ecosystem:

* Mobile
* DeFi
* Payments
* Web3 Consumer
* Tools + Infrastructure
* Gaming
* DAOs + Network States

Projects will be eligible for:

* The Grand Champion, which will receive $50,000 USDC, three passes to Breakpoint 2023, and the chance to present their projects to the greater Solana community
* Five prizes each in the Mobile, DeFi, Payments, Web3 Consumer, Tools + Infrastructure, Gaming, and DAOs + Network States tracks, ranging from $30,000 USDC to $10,000 USDC
* The University Award, a $20,000 USDC prize presented to the best student team
* The Climate Award, promoting green and climate-friendly projects, will receive $5,000 USDC
* All prize winners will have the opportunity to present their project to potential investors at an exclusive Demo Day

Register and Learn More

Register and learn more about the Solana Grizzlython Hackathon.

Official Rules

The Solana Grizzlython Hackathon is a competition where projects will be evaluated by judges on their technological merits without consideration of legal viability. Participants in the Hackathon will create software solely for purposes of evaluation by judges as part of a competition and not for commercial deployment or release as part of the Hackathon. All participants must comply with applicable laws and regulations when releasing any software that they develop as part of the Hackathon.

Conclusion

The Solana Grizzlython Hackathon is an exciting opportunity for builders to bring their ideas to life and turn them into growing, fundable companies. With a range of prizes and awards across seven different tracks, participants have the chance to showcase their projects and connect with the Solana community.

FAQs

Q: What is the Solana Grizzlython Hackathon?

A: The Solana Grizzlython Hackathon is a competition where participants create software projects and compete for prizes and awards.

Q: What are the prizes and awards?

A: The prizes and awards include the Grand Champion, five prizes each in seven different tracks, the University Award, the Climate Award, and the opportunity to present projects to potential investors at an exclusive Demo Day.

Q: Who is eligible to participate?

A: All participants must be the age of majority in their state/country of residence or older.

Q: What are the official rules?

A: The official rules state that projects will be evaluated by judges on their technological merits without consideration of legal viability, and that participants must comply with applicable laws and regulations when releasing any software that they develop as part of the Hackathon.