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# How to win the Colosseum Hackathon

This playbook is designed to help you efficiently launch a startup and win at the [Colosseum Hackathon](https://www.colosseum.org/).

We made this Playbook is based on interviews or analysis with winners, judges and many teams.

We then verified its effectiveness through practical use.

This Playbook is Open Source. Feel free to use. Let's fork it!

### Winners/Honorable Mentions

#### Frontier Hackathon 2026

* [Flovia](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/flovia)
* [One Arena](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/one-arena)
* [Nomu](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/nomu-1)

#### Cypherpunk Hackathon 2025

* Consumer Apps Track: [Nomu](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/nomu)
* Undefined Track:  [legends.fun](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/legends.fun)
* Infrastructure Track: [CatScope](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/catscope?previous=L3Byb2plY3RzL2V4cGxvcmU_c2VlZD03ZThjNDQ3Y2EwNDJlOGY1JnNlYXJjaD1jYXRzY29wZQ)

#### Breakout Hackathon 2025

* AI Track: [Daiko](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/daiko)
* AI Track: [Xaam](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/xaam)
* AI Track: [oto](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/oto)
* Infrat Track: [Shadow Book](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/shadow-book)
* Gaming Track: [Crypto Fantasy League (CFL)](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/crypto-fantasy-league-\(cfl\))
* Stablecoin Track: [BulkCredit](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/bulkcredit)
* Solana Mobile Award: [LootGO](https://arena.colosseum.org/projects/explore/lootgo)

#### Radar Hackathon 2024

* Gaming Track: [Windfall](https://colosseum.com/arena/projects/explore/windfall)
* DePIN Track: [UNKOMON](https://colosseum.com/arena/projects/explore/unkomon-poop-to-earn)
* Infrastructure Track: [Solpipe](https://colosseum.com/arena/projects/explore/solpipe)

### How to use

It is recommended to proceed in the following order.

1. Hackathon Canvas
2. Pitch Deck
3. Iteration
4. Attention Video
5. Pitch Video
6. Technical Demo Video


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