Battle of the Builders

Pitch your project to potential investors and ecosystem leaders.
Compete for the prize pool and gain visibility to power your next step.

Applications have now closed. The top 10 projects will be contacted for further instructions.

Prizes for the top three. Momentum for all.

The 2025 prize pool is $650k with cash awards, fast-tracks to accelerator programs, startup legal formation and opportunities for financing support, market-making and launchpool access, premium tools, and partner benefits.

Competition terms and conditions apply. You must be eligible to receive prizes in your country of residence and as per the Ts and Cs.

Eligibility Criteria:

Pre-seed, seed, or early stage startups
(Optional) Working MVP or live demo
Go-to-market draft including potential customer pathway
Cardano-native project, or credible intent to migrate to or interoperate with Cardano
In-person Summit attendance in Berlin from 11 to 13 November 2025

Timeline

Prizes

Prizes valued at up to ≈ $350K. Potential follow-on investment opportunities valued at up to $300K.

Includes:

Venture Hub: $20 K cash prize
LCX: + listing & tech-support + market-making services (≈ $200 K estimated value) with the potential for further investment opportunities
CV Labs: Full scholarship for next Acceleration cohort (≈ $35 K estimated value)
Techstars: Startup formation & financing support + cloud credits + premium tools (≈ $50 K estimated value)
GHAF Group: Market-making via Artis + marketing advisory + launch-pool access (≈ $50 K estimated value)
Potential follow-on investment opportunities from GHAF Group, Draper University & CV labs up to $300K, depending on outcome.

Judges

Battle of the Builders Competition Terms and Conditions