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pump.fun Build in Public Hackathon — Complete Rules & Intel

Overview

  • Total Prize Pool: $3,000,000
  • Winners: 12 projects
  • Per Winner: $250,000 investment at $10M valuation
  • Deadline: February 25, 2026 at 23:59 EST
  • Days Remaining (as of Feb 20): 5

Entry Requirements

  1. Live token on pump.fun — must be created through pump.fun launchpad
  2. 10%+ team token hold — verified on-chain, no exceptions
  3. Build in Public — consistent public development activity
  4. Working product — live demo, not just a landing page
  5. Application submission — through official hackathon portal

Selection Criteria

  • No judges panel — pump.fun team makes final selection
  • Market momentum is a primary signal (not the only one)
  • Advisor engagement — getting noticed by hackathon advisors matters
  • Build in public cadence — 5+ streams/week is the strong signal (based on zauth precedent)
  • Community traction — organic engagement, not bought metrics
  • Technical innovation — novel use of pump.fun infrastructure
  • Token health — clean distribution, no rug signals, sustained trading

What zauth's Win Tells Us

  • Category: AI agent trust infrastructure (not consumer product)
  • Signal: pump.fun values infrastructure over consumer apps
  • Implication: Building foundational tooling is a winning strategy
  • Build cadence: Consistent public shipping, not just one big reveal

Advisor Network

12 advisors from top crypto firms. They are:

  • Tim Draper — Draper Investments (legendary Silicon Valley VC)
  • Anil Lulla — Delphi Digital (top crypto research & advisory)
  • Mason Nystrom — Pantera Capital (major crypto fund)
  • Saurabh Sharma — Jump Crypto (market maker, infrastructure)
  • Hugo Martingale — Polymarket (prediction markets)
  • Mert — Helius (Solana RPC, we use their infrastructure)
  • Peter Dimitrakos — Kraken (major exchange)
  • Sasha Fleyshman — Arca (digital asset fund)
  • Aric Chang — Manifold Ventures
  • Rahul Mahtani — Manifold Ventures
  • Max Segall — Privy (auth infrastructure, we use their SDK)
  • Mike Dudas — 6th Man Ventures

Pump.fun Founders

  • Alon Cohen (@a1lon9) — Co-founder, most active on X
  • Noah Tweedale (@sapijiju) — Co-founder & CEO
  • Dylan Kerler (@outdoteth) — Co-founder & Dev

Investment Terms

  • $250K investment per winner
  • $10M valuation
  • Likely token-based (SAFT or direct token purchase)
  • Terms may vary per winner based on token structure

Key Dates

  • Hackathon announced: Late January 2026
  • First winner (zauth): Announced mid-February 2026
  • Deadline: February 25, 2026 23:59 EST
  • Remaining winners: Announced on rolling basis through/after deadline