$BUILD
An invite-only hackathon
March 18-27 2022
Half Moon Bay, CA
$BUILD
An invite-only hackathon
March 18-27 2022
Half Moon Bay, CA
$BUILD
An invite-only hackathon
March 18-27 2022
Half Moon Bay, CA
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The objective
To tackle some of the most critical challenges facing web3, we’re bringing together 6 stellar teams of 3 from the top campuses globally for a one-week hacking event: $BUILD.
01
The objective
To tackle some of the most critical challenges facing web3, we’re bringing together 6 stellar teams of 3 from the top campuses globally for a one-week hacking event: $BUILD.
01
The objective
To tackle some of the most critical challenges facing web3, we’re bringing together 6 stellar teams of 3 from the top campuses globally for a one-week hacking event: $BUILD.
02
Why is it important?
Crypto is revolutionizing the primitives we use to build the digital world. But too many projects in the space are short term schemes instead of long-term plays to reshape the web.
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Why is it important?
Crypto is revolutionizing the primitives we use to build the digital world. But too many projects in the space are short term schemes instead of long-term plays to reshape the web.
02
Why is it important?
Crypto is revolutionizing the primitives we use to build the digital world. But too many projects in the space are short term schemes instead of long-term plays to reshape the web.
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How does it work?
Bring your own ideas or leverage ours for inspiration: realtime blockchain intelligence, next gen infrastructure, and scalable OS defi projects are some of the top problems on our mind. Hack with your two smartest friends over the course of a week, iterating with experts from leading protocols.
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How does it work?
Bring your own ideas or leverage ours for inspiration: realtime blockchain intelligence, next gen infrastructure, and scalable OS defi projects are some of the top problems on our mind. Hack with your two smartest friends over the course of a week, iterating with experts from leading protocols.
03
How does it work?
Bring your own ideas or leverage ours for inspiration: realtime blockchain intelligence, next gen infrastructure, and scalable OS defi projects are some of the top problems on our mind. Hack with your two smartest friends over the course of a week, iterating with experts from leading protocols.
Mentorship from
industry leaders
• Commonwealth
• Filecoin
• FWB
• Dark Forest
We’ve assembled the most respected thought leaders to engage as mentors and judges to supercharge your projects — the kind of people who could be advisors for your next project or help you scale this one if you decide to keep hacking beyond the formal end of $BUILD.

Oh, and the winning team gets a $12,000 prize.
Mentorship from
industry leaders
• Commonwealth
• Filecoin
• FWB
• Dark Forest
We’ve assembled the most respected thought leaders to engage as mentors and judges to supercharge your projects — the kind of people who could be advisors for your next project or help you scale this one if you decide to keep hacking beyond the formal end of $BUILD.

Oh, and the winning team gets a
$12,000 prize.
Mentorship from
industry leaders
• Commonwealth
• Filecoin
• FWB
• Dark Forest
We’ve assembled the most respected thought leaders to engage as mentors and judges to supercharge your projects — the kind of people who could be advisors for your next project or help you scale this one if you decide to keep hacking beyond the formal end of $BUILD.

Oh, and the winning team gets a $12,000 prize.
About 8VC
At 8VC, we partner with elite founders to build transformational technologies and create long-term economic and societal value. We are investors who never stopped being engineers, operators, policymakers, philosophers, and entrepreneurs. We are equally fervent realists and optimists, with an irreverence for convention and a reverence for wisdom. Our balance of strengths and perspectives enables us to architect both winning companies, and the unique growth multipliers surrounding them.
About 8VC
At 8VC, we partner with elite founders to build transformational technologies and create long-term economic and societal value. We are investors who never stopped being engineers, operators, policymakers, philosophers, and entrepreneurs. We are equally fervent realists and optimists, with an irreverence for convention and a reverence for wisdom. Our balance of strengths and perspectives enables us to architect both winning companies, and the unique growth multipliers surrounding them.
About 8VC
At 8VC, we partner with elite founders to build transformational technologies and create long-term economic and societal value. We are investors who never stopped being engineers, operators, policymakers, philosophers, and entrepreneurs. We are equally fervent realists and optimists, with an irreverence for convention and a reverence for wisdom. Our balance of strengths and perspectives enables us to architect both winning companies, and the unique growth multipliers surrounding them.