Colosseum's Venture Fund: Investing in Solana Startups and Building a Co-Founder Matching Platform

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

Colosseum fuels Solana innovation! 🚀 $250K for startups, mentorship, and a $60M fund. Next hackathon begins September 2nd—be part of the future! #Solana #Blockchain #startup
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Notes from the show

• Colosseum combines online hackathons and accelerator programs to support Solana ecosystem startups.
• The accelerator program helps teams push towards a mainnet release and provides support in technical and non-technical areas.
• Colosseum invests $250,000 in each startup that goes through its accelerator program.
• Teams in the accelerator program receive feedback on legal and entity structure, team composition, and early customer communication.
• Colosseum evaluates teams based on their ability to ship quickly and efficiently. Colosseum provides funding, mentorship, and resources to early-stage projects in the Solana ecosystem.
• They run hackathons to identify talented teams and provide them with pre-seed funding and support.
• The accelerator program helps teams refine their ideas and secure additional funding.
• Colosseum plays a role in educating and convincing later-stage funds to invest in the Solana ecosystem.
• They are working on building a co-founder matching platform to help teams find the right partners.
• The next hackathon is scheduled for September 2nd to October 8th.

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