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Mike Hale<br />
Colosseum Renaissance Hackathon Registration Opens<br />
The Renaissance Hackathon, powered by Colosseum, is an online, global event scheduled to run from<br />
March 4 to April 8.<br />
Participants in the hackathon stand a chance to win not only track-specific prizes but also pre-seed<br />
funding to bring their app to market.<br />
The hackathon emphasizes both the technical and business aspects of launching a project, encouraging<br />
teams to develop fully-fledged projects within a span of five<br />
weeks.<br />
Participants can compete in the following tracks (and sponsors):<br />
• Grand Prize by Symmetry<br />
• Consumer Apps by Solana Mobile<br />
• DeFi & Payments by Orca<br />
• DePIN by io.net<br />
• Infrastructure by Pyth<br />
• Gaming by Phantom<br />
• DAOs & Communities by Squads Protocol<br />
A notable aspect of this event is the opportunity for winners<br />
to join the Colosseum Accelerator, which offers an additional<br />
$250,000 in pre-seed capital, mentorship, and resources to help<br />
integrate these projects deeper into the Solana ecosystem.<br />
Thousands of builders have already signed up for a Colosseum<br />
account & are getting ready to compete in the Solana hackathon.<br />
If you want to learn more make sure to checkout this AMA (March 5 at 10am PST/6pm UTC) with the<br />
co-founders of Colosseum and Austin Federa and Chase Barker from Solana Foundation.<br />
For anyone interested in participating in the Colosseum Renaissance Hackathon, all necessary details<br />
including prizes, tracks, rules, and the entry form are laid out on the hackathon’s website.<br />
Colosseum Renaissance Hackathon<br />
Helius Raises $9.5 Million Series A<br />
Helius has raised a $9.5 million Series A funding round led by Foundation Capital, with participation<br />
from Reciprocal Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, Chapter One, and Propel.<br />
Founded in 2022 by former software engineers from Coinbase and AWS, the platform offers a suite of<br />
tools to simplify Solana’s complexities for developers, enabling them to build fast, cheap, and scalable<br />
apps on their platform.<br />
Since its launch, Helius has played a crucial role in the Solana ecosystem, assisting with major events like<br />
50 <strong>SHILL</strong> <strong>Issue</strong> #<strong>150</strong>
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