Teams are able to join the hackathon anytime and submit a project until November 15th.
Final projects must be submitted by November 15th at 12pm EST
Overview
A regenerative finance hackathon that will run from October 20th until November 20th. The hackathon themes will align with the Ecological Benefits Framework and are air, water, soil, biodiversity, equity and carbon. During COP28 we will have an in person showcase for the winners of the hackathon as part of the When World's Collide event series. This will give winners the ability to connect with international governments officials, corporates and influencers. Our media reach is over 50 million individuals. Some of the top sponsors I can mention so far are Minerva Valuations, and Cascadia Carbon. Cascadia Carbon are enabling carbon negative giving for people that donate towards this hackathon (we have a 501C3 sponsor, Hackclub). Minerva will provide valuations for the winning teams so that when they make connections to bring their projects to the next level, they will have an idea of how valuable their organization is.
Join Us
Join the Conversation https://t.me/hackrefi
Visit Our Website https://hackrefi.org/
Rules and Conditions
By competing in the hackathon it means that you have read all of our code of conduct, rules and conditions available here https://hackrefi.org/about/index.htm and agree with them.
SUBMISSIONS
Teams are able to join the hackathon anytime and submit a project until November 15th.
Final projects must be submitted by November 15th at 12pm EST
Eligibility criteria
- Must use web3 technology in some way (blockchains, decentralized compute- storage, NFTs, tokens, etc.)
- Must be regenerative https://blog.toucan.earth/what-is-refi-regenerative-finance/
- Must be created by a team of at least 2 people and maximum of 4.
- Project must align with the Ecological Benefits Framework https://www.canyouchangethefuture.org/
- Project must be submitted by the submission date.
- Project must not have any alterations to it after the submission date.
- Projects codebase must be usable and open source.
- Projects and their codebase must not be started before November 1st and no updates after November 15th.
Judging criteria
- Pitch Video (20%): A 5 minute video
- Whitepaper (20%): A document of no more than 5 pages.
- Value Add to ReFi (10%): How major it the projects value add to ReFi
- Web3 Strategy (10%): How well thought out is the web3 strategy
- Project Uniqueness (8%): How unique is the project
- Business Model (8%): The effectiveness of the projects business model
- Impact Potential (6%): Size of potential impact
- Size of Target Market (6%): How many people need this
- Go to Market Strategy (6%): Effectiveness of rolling out the project
- Legal Concerns (6%): How could law hinder this project and how is it being addressed
Judging Form
This is the form that judges will use to rate projects. https://forms.gle/xMyjzyQH2jf6ZvXv6
Prizes
1st Place
- $$$ Monetary Prize TBD
- An Adventure Through the Ajman Desert November 30th
- An In Person Showcase Session At the COP28 SDG Disruptor Villa December 5th
- Times Square Billboard Featuring Your Organization for a Day
- Media interview with a UAE media org
- Organizational valuation
- Shortlisted for the AYA launchpad and 40% discount on incubation services ($12,000 dollar discount).
2nd Place
- $$$ Monetary Prize TBD
- An In Person Showcase Session At the COP28 SDG Disruptor Villa December 5th
- Shortlisted for the AYA launchpad and 40% discount on incubation services ($12,000 dollar discount).
3rd Place
- $$$ Monetary Prize TBD
- A 5 Minute Video to Showcase At the COP28 SDG Disruptor Villa December 5th
- Shortlisted for the AYA launchpad and 40% discount on incubation services ($12,000 dollar discount).
Aya Incubation services include
- Expert evaluations, revision assistance, and drafting support
- Guidance on growth metrics, including rebranding advisory if needed.
- Cross-community outreach and strategize partnership introductions.
- Comprehensive assistance for token community and marketing setup, including execution and listing recommendations for launchpads
- Supplementary support for CEX listing referrals.