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Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana
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Episode 63
Season 1
Colosseum's Venture Fund: Investing in Solana Startups and Building a Co-Founder Matching Platform
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
Full notes for this episode at: https://solfate.com/podcast/63
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Notes from the show
Full notes for this episode at: https://solfate.com/podcast/63
Follow @SolfatePod on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/SolfatePod
PS: We are happy to announce the launch of our Solfate Drip channel where you can collect Solfate Podcast episodes as digital collectibles! Subscribe to our Drip channel today: drip.haus/solfate (we have some fun experiments planned)
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.
Find Matty and Colosseum online
- Follow Matty on twitter - @mattytay
- Follow Colosseum on twitter - @ColosseumOrg
- Colosseum website - Colosseum.org
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