Colosseum Eternal

$25KCloses Mar 20

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  • Needs a demo video
  • Bar: a repo with recent commits

Colosseum's ongoing startup competition between its two main hackathons. Start a four-week product sprint, post a one-minute progress video each week, then submit your product. The most innovative submission each cycle wins the $25,000 Eternal Award; standout startups are also considered for $250,000 in pre-seed funding and Colosseum's accelerator, which requires Solana.

Apply on the program site

Who can apply

  • a demo video
  • the team has not raised venture capital for the startup it submits

What the form asks

  • Weekly update with a one-minute video: a one-minute video each week
  • Product name and description: a product name and description
  • Team background: your team background
  • Product GitHub repository: the product GitHub repo
  • Pitch video: a pitch video
  • Technical demo: a technical demo video
  • Any other context needed to understand the product and business: optional

Rules

  • Eternal is open November to March and June to August. Start your sprint by March 20, 2027 for this window; a sprint started in an open window can continue through its personal deadline even if Eternal later pauses.
  • Each sprint lasts four weeks. Submit a brief update with a one-minute video at the end of each week: what you prioritized, what you shipped and notable challenges.
  • In the final week submit a product name and description, team background, the product GitHub repository, a pitch video, a technical demo and any other context needed to understand the product and business.
  • The Eternal Award is $25,000 in non-dilutive stablecoins for the most innovative submission each semi-annual cycle; winners of the November to March window are chosen in May.
  • Open to projects on any chain. To be eligible for the Award, the team cannot have raised venture capital for the startup it submits. Accelerator funding requires Solana.
  • A product from a previous Colosseum hackathon can be resubmitted only if it has materially changed; link the prior submission and explain what changed.
  • Judged on founder and market fit, insight, product and execution, potential market size, founder communication and viability.
  • Teams considered for the accelerator hear an acceptance or rejection within 14 days of submitting. Submissions stay private until evaluated.

What they want now

Solana wants Crypto startups on any chain, Solana startups for accelerator funding

All programs

Sources:program page