Global Virtual Hackathon
$500,000 to be won
June 15 to September 5, 2022
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to life on Polygon

All you need is an idea and an internet connection to buidl and join the fastest growing ecosystem in web3.

Buidl It is a global web3 hackathon aimed at promoting web3 development and talent. If you’re someone who has been exploring the space for a while or looking to jump from web2 to web3, now is the opportunity to take up challenges and expand your skillset. Show us what you got.

Polygon is the fastest growing ecosystem in web3 - built for developers, by developers. Be it DeFi, Gaming, NFTs, or any other use case, Polygon allows you to build great UX, scale your Dapps and reach millions of users.

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Prizes
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Chief Officer, Walsh
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1st place

50,000

2nd place

30,000

3rd place

15,000

Tracks:

Best
DeFi

Build the next-gen financial applications for the decentralized economy
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
nft

Combine creativity with Engineering to build awesome NFT dApps
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
Tooling/
Infrastructure

Create developer/ infrastructure tooling for the Polygon Ecosystem
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
Gaming

Make some fun and interactive games on chain
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best web3
integration
in web2

Build the Web3 version of your favorite Web2 product
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
public
goods

Create social impact by building public goods
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000
prize pool
$20,000
Top 20 best projects on Polygon will receive a share of the prize pool
Designathon
$50,000
Attention designers!
You can buidl some cool stuff too!
Coming Soon.
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Tracks:

Best
DeFi

Build the next-gen financial applications for the decentralized economy
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
nft

Combine creativity with Engineering to build awesome NFT dApps
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
Tooling/
Infrastructure

Create developer/ infrastructure tooling for the Polygon Ecosystem
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
Gaming

Make some fun and interactive games on chain
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best web3
integration
in web2

Build the Web3 version of your favorite Web2 product
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Best
public
goods

Create social impact by building public goods
1st place
$ 12,000
2nd place
$ 8,000
3rd place
$ 5,000

Everything ZK

Build the next generation of web3 dApps using
Zero-knowledge tools and infrastructure
1st place

$ 15,000

2nd place

$ 10,000

3rd place

$ 5,000

Pool

$ 5,000

prize pool
$50,000
Top 20 best projects on Polygon will receive a share of the prize pool
Designathon
$50,000
Attention designers!
You can buidl some cool stuff too!
View Detailed Tracks

Speakers & judges

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Rahat Choudhury

Developer Advocate, Polygon

Stephanie Orpilla

Developer Advocate, Polygon

Dalip Tyagi

SVP, Developer Relations, Polygon

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Sandeep
nailwal

Co-founder, Polygon

Rahat Choudhury

Developer Advocate, Polygon

Carl Aspeling

Horizon Blockchain Games

Dalip Tyagi

SVP, Developer Relations, Polygon

Stephanie Orpilla

Developer Advocate, Polygon

Evgeny Ponomarev

Founder, Fluence Protocol

Peter Kieltyka

CEO, Co-founder Horizon Blockchain Games

Piyush Maheshwari

Developer Advocate,Protocol Labs

Prashant Maurya

Cofounder, Spheron

Richard Gottleber

Developer Advocate, Chainlink

Muskan Kalra

Lead Developer Relations, Polygon

Darshit Vora

Startup Solutions Architect, AWS

Neil D’Cruz

Startup Solutions Architect, AWS

Galen Danziger

CTO & Co-Founder of MouseBelt

NICK ROSE

CEO & Co-Founder, Ethernity

Schedule

june 15th

Hackathon Begins

june
16th-26th

Developer Sessions & Workshops

june 29th

Hackathon
Summit Event

Aug 21st

Final
Submission Date

Sep
5th

Winners
announcement

Partners

filecoin & IPFS
Sequence
Amazon Web Services
Alchemy
Spheron
Fluence
Network
Ovix
Chainlink
Quickswap

Dev Resources

FAQS

I’m new to blockchain/polygon. Can I participate?

Definitely! This hackathon is open to both beginners and veterans alike. For beginners, we will host multiple workshops and developer sessions.

How many people can be on a team?

Teams can consist of 1-5 people

what are the benfits of participating in this hackathon?

500k in prizes, VC investments and connections, access to technical mentorship from the Polygon team.

Who owns the IP to the submitted projects?

The team behind each projects holds the IP of the projects

Will i receive any furthe grants/support after the event is over?

Definitely, hackathon is just the first step. Projects which choose to continue to build, will be receiving constant support in mentorship and grants from Polygon.

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