How to win the Colosseum Hackathon

This playbook is designed to help you efficiently launch a startup and win at the Colosseum Hackathon.

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 of Japan Team at the Breakout Hackathon (2025)

AI Track

• Fourth: Daiko

• Honorable Mention: Xaam

• Honorable Mention: oto

Infra Track

• Honorable Mention: Shadow Book

Gaming Track

• First: Crypto Fantasy League (CFL)

Stablecoins Track

• Honorable Mention: BulkCredit

Solana Mobile Award

• LootGO

https://blog.colosseum.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-solana-breakout-hackathon/

How to use

It is recommended to proceed in the following order.

1. Hackathon Canvas

2. Pitch Deck

3. Iteration

4. Hype Video

5. Pitch Video

6. Technical Demo Video