<h3 class="heading-node">Eligibility:&nbsp;</h3>Applicant should have a team member in Canada or be Canadian, or have strong partners/investors from Canada:&nbsp;<ul class="list-node"><li>All Breakout hackathon tracks</li><li>Early-stage companies (seed round or earlier)</li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">About MCA:</h2><a class="link" href="https://www.multichainadv.com" target="_blank">MCA (Multichain Advisors)</a> is a growth consulting firm - helping companies with Growth, TGEs, GTM, BD/Partnerships, Capital Raise/Tokenomics Advisory, Marketing/PR &amp; KOL activations, Product Strategy, CEX listings + Media Tours, and more.Clients: MCA has <a class="link" href="https://www.multichainadv.com/our-approach" target="_blank">worked with top Solana ecosystem clients</a>, including Wormhole, Pyth Network, and Zeus.Learn More on X: <a class="link" href="https://x.com/MultichainInc">https://x.com/MultichainInc</a><h3 class="heading-node">Submission Requirements:</h3>The same as the Breakout hackathon:<ol class="list-node"><li>Pitch Video (3 min max)</li><li>Product Demo Video (3 min max)</li></ol>Deadline to submit: May 30 at 7:59pm ET (America/Toronto).<h3 class="heading-node">Prizes:</h3>🏆 1st Place Winner - $3K USDC&nbsp;<ul class="list-node"><li>Free consultations on PMF strategy, marketing/social recommendations, community (3 sessions valued at $2k)&nbsp;</li><li>1 free slot on the Everything Crypto roundtable podcast/show&nbsp; with the biggest crypto projects for a relevant topic ($1-2k in value)&nbsp;</li></ul>🥈 2nd Place - $1.5K USDC<ul class="list-node"><li>2 consulting sessions (on the same topics as 1st place prize)</li></ul>🥉 3rd Place - $1k USDC<ul class="list-node"><li>1 consulting session (on the same topics as 1st place prize)</li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Criteria:</h3><ul class="list-node"><li>Quality &amp; clarity of pitch<ul class="list-node"><li>Effectively communicates key information without going over the time limit</li></ul></li><li>Innovative solution or well-differentiated market approach</li><li>Benefit to the Solana ecosystem</li><li>Market &amp; User Research: Deep understanding of the product's target market</li><li>Value Proposition: Effectively addresses a significant problem for the target market.</li><li>Thoughtful short-term product strategy and next steps</li><li>Is the team passionate and well-positioned to bring the vision to success?</li></ul>

Canada Prize Track by MCA (Multichain Advisors)

Canada Prize Track by MCA (Multichain Advisors)