The Algorand Foundation, the organization focused on growing the ecosystem for the world’s most advanced, secure and reliable layer-1 blockchain, announces the opening of registration for Build-A-Bull, a global virtual hackathon with $200,000 (USD) in prizes. The hackathon, powered by Algorand Ventures and in collaboration with AWS, will run from October 18 through November 15, 2023. Registration is free and open to anyone.
Highlighting one of the IRL events that will be happening is the Algorand Global Hackathon Launch Party in Ireland.
Algorand Ambassador Sara Jane Kenny had this to say about the event happening on the 12th Oct – “Come join us at our Hackathon Launch party at DogPatch Labs, in Dublin! Now is the time to turn your game-changing idea into a startup OR to scale your start-up into a game-changing company. Everyone is welcome, just bring your thinking caps, Algorand is all about empowering and guiding the new generation of applications.”
Event Details:
Date: 12th October (Thursday)
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Location: DogPatch Labs
There will be networking, refreshments and more activities such as:
- Setting up your Pera Wallet (Web3 Wallet)
- Claiming the Event Plaus (NFT), designed by young Irish Artist Lana Starzinska
- Hear from experts in the game speak like Johanna Moran, Head of Dev Programs at the Algorand Foundation and Pete Townsend, Managaing Director of Techstars Web3!
There is still time to register for the Algorand Global Hackathon Launch Party now!
Find out more below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/algorand-global-hackathon-launch-party-tickets-726737329917
More about Build-A-Bull
Build-A-Bull is a hackathon to create consumer-friendly applications using the power and scalability of the Algorand blockchain. Spanning four weeks, the hackathon offers an opportunity for committed developers and entrepreneurs to conceive a business concept, accelerate it though the development phase, and to ultimately present a final product to a panel of expert judges. Throughout the process, participants will receive matchmaking, tooling, support, and mentorship to help bring their ideas to life.
“With Build-A-Bull, we expect to attract a new wave of promising builders to come into the Algorand ecosystem,” says Ryan Terribilini, EVP of Algorand Ventures. “We are looking for high-potential, investible startups and founders to bring innovative projects to the Algorand blockchain, and we are confident that the resources and exposure of participating in Build-A-Bull will catalyze this next generation of Algorand builders.”
The hackathon includes five tracks:
- Defi, presented by Circle
- Gaming, presented by Unity
- Consumer, presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Interoperability, presented by Wormhole
- Impact, presented by Algorand Foundation
The winner of each track will receive $25,000 and will be invited to pitch to investors on a ‘demo day,’ with a public on-chain vote determining an additional $10,000 Grand Prize, as well as $25,000 in AWS credits. The second and third place winner of each track will receive $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. A bonus University Prize of $5,000 will be awarded by the judges.
The judging panel is comprised of industry leaders and investors including QCP Capital, DWF Ventures, and Blockchain Capital.
Projects will be evaluated by the following criteria: the skillset and strength of the team, the design and interface of the project, the quality of the pitch, and the viability of market adoption.
For more information, and to register, please visit: algorand.foundation/build-a-bull-hackathon.
About Algorand FoundationThe Algorand Foundation is dedicated to helping fulfill the global promise of the Algorand blockchain by taking responsibility for its sound monetary supply economics, decentralized governance, and healthy and prosperous open-source ecosystem. Designed by MIT professor and Turing Award winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand achieves transaction throughputs at the speed of traditional finance, but with immediate finality, near zero transaction costs, and on a 24/7 basis. For more information, please visit https://algorand.foundation.
