Colosseum Accelerator
Colosseum runs the official Solana hackathons and a venture-backed accelerator for their winners. It invests $250,000 in every startup it admits. Admission comes through winning a Colosseum hackathon or being picked through its rolling Eternal sprint. The program mixes in-person time at its San Francisco office with remote work and ends with a private investor Demo Day.
At a glance
Colosseum Accelerator key facts
- Investment
- $250K
- Deal terms
- $250K invested before the program starts, on a SAFE plus token warrant, or through Colosseum's STAMP structure for projects tokenizing via MetaDAO. The equity percentage is not published on the official site. Podcast and third-party sources cite about 7%; unverified.
- Duration
- 12 weeks per the accelerator page; the Cohort 5 announcement describes 8 weeks
- Format
- Hybrid
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Cohort locations
- San Francisco, United States; Remote
- Stage
- idea, pre-seed
- Sectors
- web3
- Application cycle
- 2 main hackathons and 2 accelerator cohorts a year, plus the rolling Eternal sprint
Verified November 4, 2026 against the sources below. Terms change; confirm on the official site before applying.
Timing
Cohort 5 (21 startups, about 0.7% acceptance from Frontier Hackathon and Eternal entries) was announced June 29, 2026. The Frontier Hackathon ran April 6 to May 11, 2026. No dates for the next hackathon or Cohort 6 have been published. Eternal submissions are rolling, and winners are guaranteed an interview but not admission.
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Notable alumni
- MetaDAO
- Ore
- Heaven
- Torque
FAQ
Applying to Colosseum Accelerator
- How much does Colosseum Accelerator invest?
- Colosseum Accelerator's standard deal: $250K invested before the program starts, on a SAFE plus token warrant, or through Colosseum's STAMP structure for projects tokenizing via MetaDAO. The equity percentage is not published on the official site. Podcast and third-party sources cite about 7%; unverified.
- When is the Colosseum Accelerator application deadline?
- Application cycle: 2 main hackathons and 2 accelerator cohorts a year, plus the rolling Eternal sprint. Cohort 5 (21 startups, about 0.7% acceptance from Frontier Hackathon and Eternal entries) was announced June 29, 2026. The Frontier Hackathon ran April 6 to May 11, 2026. No dates for the next hackathon or Cohort 6 have been published. Eternal submissions are rolling, and winners are guaranteed an interview but not admission.
- Where is Colosseum Accelerator based?
- Colosseum Accelerator is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. The program runs hybrid. Cohorts run in San Francisco, United States, Remote.
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