It's that time of the hackathon cycle again when we search for the most promising projects. Previous editions of Solana’s hackathons have been the birthplace of legendary projects such as Solflare, Tensor, and Dialect, among others. This year's theme is titled the "Renaissance".<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://colosseum.org/renaissance">Renaissance</a> is the latest edition of Solana’s online global hackathon and this year it is bigger and better. Winners will go ahead to qualify for the Colesseum incubator program which can mean a $250,000 investment into your project. This listing is a side track, dedicated to Balkan projects that have been built with the supervision of Superteam Balkan within the 2-week hackathon period. Participate in the build station, virtual boot camps, or project review sessions to qualify.<h2>Eligibility&nbsp;</h2><ol><li>You must participate in the build station, virtual boot camps, or project review sessions to qualify. Check out our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.com/invite/3qRghwYSWn">discord</a> for details. </li><li>You must register for the hackathon on the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://colosseum.org/renaissance">Colosseum platform</a> and mark one of the Balkan countries as your country of residence&nbsp;</li><li>You must submit to the Renaissance hackathon and mark one of the Balkan countries as your country</li><li>Your project must be eligible as per the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://arena.colosseum.org/rules/Renaissance%20Hackathon%20Official%20Rules%202024.pdf">official rules of the global hackathon</a></li></ol>The Project must be submitted to the Colosseum portal as well as on Superteam Earn.&nbsp;<h2>Judging Criteria</h2>The judging criteria for the BLKN Track will mirror that of the global hackathon. This means the following criteria will be considered: product functionality, potential impact, novelty, UX, whether or not open-sourced, and business plan.<h2>Rewards*</h2>🥇 First Prize: $3,000 USDC + Membership in Superteam Balkan🥈 Second Prize: $2,500 USDC + Membership in Superteam Balkan🥉 Third Prize: $2,000 USDC + Membership in Superteam Balkan🎖 Fourth Prize: $1,500 USDC🎖 Fifth Prize: $1,000 USDC*we reserve the right to define the final format of the rewards distribution on the "demo day" after we count the number of participating projects.<h2>Resources</h2><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://colosseum.org/renaissance">Renaissance Website</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hackathon.superteam.fun/">Superteam Hackathon Resources Website</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://build.superteam.fun/">Superteam Build</a>, if you’re looking for ideas to build</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.colosseum.org/hackathon#faqs">Renaissance FAQ</a></li><li>Get in touch with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="@SuperteamBlkn">@SuperteamBlkn</a> on Twitter in case you have any questions!&nbsp;</li></ol>

ST Balkan: Demo Day Track

ST Balkan: Demo Day Track

9,000 USDC Total Prizes
3,000 USDC 1st 2,500 USDC 2nd 2,000 USDC 3rd 1,500 USDC 4th