2021 BlockStart Hackathon Startup Competition in India

Deadline: 5-Dec-21

Are you the next blockchain entrepreneur? Do you have a startup idea that can become the Next Unicorn? IA & IBA invite applications for next top Blockchain Startup to participate in BlockStart Hackathon 2021.

Blockstart Hackathon is a global hackathon and startup competition jointly organized by India Accelerator (IA) and India Block Chain Alliance (IBA) in association with IA Labs as the virtual pitch day partner of the event.

Themes

The theme of the blockchain hackathon is to help India’s journey towards AtmaNirbhar Bharat.

HealthCare: Medical health records, Pharma supply chain, Drug traceability & safety, Genomic markets
E-Governance: Land records, digital certificate management (birth, death, education etc), Public service delivery
Agriculture: Management of Land records, traceability and disintermediation for organic farming, energy trading
Finance: Chit funds, Insurance (medical, automative etc), EV battery swapping, Payment distribution

Benefits

1 Lakh of Cash Prizes: Cash prizes for winner, runner-up and second-runner up, applicable only for participating college students, certificate of participation for all.
$ 10,000 in perks & credits: Free credits and perks from AWS, Zoho, Hub Spot, Digital Ocean and many more for the hackathon winners.
Incubation & Accelerator Opportunities: Selected startups will get seed fund support, mentorship on idea problem solution phase and guidance for business growth.
Mentorship & Workshops: Access to Blockchain and Full stack development courses, solution architecture and technology guidance.

Eligibility Criteria

Hackathon is open for all young minds in colleges and universities across India, startups from all incubation and innovation hubs and individual startups.