01 / The problem
The Dutch web3 builder problem.
Talent is here. Infrastructure to turn that talent into shipped projects on Solana isn't.
01
Students don't know where to start
330,000+ Dutch university students. No structured on-ramp into Solana — most never even hear about it.
02
Early builders lack support
Curious devs and designers can't find mentors, technical help, or peers building in the same direction.
03
The local ecosystem is fragmented
Solana projects in NL exist in isolation. No shared rooms, no shared distribution, no shared deal flow.
04
No pipeline from curiosity to shipping
No clear path from "I want to learn" to "I've shipped an MVP" to "I'm building a company."
02 / Positioning
A community-first accelerator for Dutch builders on Solana.
We turn curiosity into capability, and capability into shipped on-chain projects. We don't take equity. We don't gate the room. We back builders.
What we do
01Onboard new builders
02Idea → MVP support
03Connect to ecosystem
04Fundraising & visibility
05Part of global Superteam
Funded bySolana Foundation
Equity takenZero. Ever.
IncentivesEcosystem-first
Builder Journey.
A clear path from first workshop to ecosystem launch.
01Ideathons
→
02Builder Syncs
→
03Buildstations
→
04Demo Days
→
05Ecosystem Intros
from curiosity→capability→shipping→launch
What we offer
Workshops
Hackathons
Co-working
Mentorship
Investor intros
Technical guidance
Grants
Bounties
Marketing & distribution
04 / Execution model
The engine.
A recurring international catalyst moment for the Dutch Solana ecosystem.
→Activates new talent across NL universities.
→Accelerates existing builders with Dutch side tracks.
→Provides build support, mentorship and demo infrastructure.
→Coordinates the ecosystem in one room, twice a year.
→Turns submissions into post-hackathon startups.
$250K+
in international prizes
$10K
Local Dutch track prizes
Why this works now.
This wasn't possible in 2021. It is now.
AI
Building got 10× cheaper
Solo builders ship in days what teams used to ship in quarters. The barrier to MVP collapsed.
Infra
Solana finally matured
Token Extensions, Firedancer, restaking primitives. The rails for serious consumer apps are here.
UX
Crypto stopped feeling like crypto
Embedded wallets, gasless flows, fiat on-ramps. Builders can target normal users now.
Talent
Students want to ship, not intern
A new generation of NL students would rather found a company than join a Big 4 grad scheme.
Europe
EU lacks local builder ecosystems
The Bay Area and Lagos have rooms full of crypto founders. Most EU cities don't. The gap is the opportunity.
Scale
Small teams ship globally
Distribution is one good launch away. NL builders are no longer constrained by NL market size.
Plugged into the ecosystem.
Already in the room.
Capital & Infra
Solana Foundation
Bitvavo
Maven 11
Nosana
Community & Events
Colosseum
Dutch Blockchain Week
AISO
Global Superteam Network
Talent & Builders
4TU students
Dutch on-chain founders
Web3 designers & devs
AI-native builders
Selected partners shown. Active conversations ongoing across NL universities, ecosystem teams and angel networks.