DeFi Connected — Terra Hackathon
Tags: hackathon, announcement, crypto
Published: 2021-04-19 22:42:28

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title: DeFi Connected — Terra Hackathon
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description: DeFi Connected hackathon announcement which is happening on May 5 - 7, 2021
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DeFi isn’t rebuilding finance, it’s dismantling it. In its place, we build something so powerful it’ll change humanity’s fate. We are [IDEO Colab Ventures](https://www.ideocolab.com/ventures/), [Delphi Labs](https://www.delphidigital.io/delphi-labs-intro/) and [Terra](https://terra.money/). We want to join forces with **YOU**.

Join our 48h Terra Hackathon; lets build the next gen of DeFi together.

### What you get as a participant

- Access to Delphi Labs big brain support
- IDEO product design tutorship
- A chance to join our incubation program — with further access to funding and support from both Delphi Labs and IDEO Colab. Our team is working 24/7 helping to unlock the potential of DeFi.

**IDEO Colab Ventures and Delphi Labs are investors & supporters of many disruptive teams, including:** 

- [Optimism](https://optimism.io/)
- [Thorchain](https://thorchain.org/)
- [Near](https://near.org/)
- [Aave](https://aave.com/)
- [Synthetix](https://synthetix.io/)

We see the walls to mainstream adoption. And we want to incubate builders to break them down. That’s why we chose to join forces with Terra and [Do Kwon](https://twitter.com/d0h0k1).

**They're solving many of the hardest problems in crypto:**

- On-ramps
- Accessible UI
- Developer on-boarding tools with Terra projects like Saturn, Alice, and Anchor.

**So what actually will happen in the initial 48h event?**

- Delphi Labs and IDEO experts will lead your early-stage team through a design research sprint, as you talk to real end users and collaborate with peers, experts, and mentors in the DeFi community. 
- A small number of the most promising teams will be invited to the full 11-week residency.  During this time each team will be assigned a senior member of Delphi Labs or IDEO as a mentor and have regular sessions with the wider team to share progress, get guidance and feedback.
- At the end of the residency we expect that one or more of the projects will be offered full incubation.  Allowing us to fund the projects from IDEO VC, Delphi Ventures and Delphi Labs while also providing deeper UI/visual design, token econ and hiring support.

## What to get involved? 

- Submit your 1-minute application by **Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 00:00 (GMT+3)**.
- We do not care where you are, or where you’ve been.We care about what you dream of building
- Apply here: [https://eventornado.com/event/defi-connected](https://eventornado.com/event/defi-connected)

Original Twitter 🧵: [https://twitter.com/IDEOVC/status/1377377343421833220](https://twitter.com/IDEOVC/status/1377377343421833220)

### Looking for ideas? 

José Maria Macedo from Delphi Labs composed a [wish-list](https://twitter.com/ZeMariaMacedo/status/1382799094188544004) of ideas that no one is yet building on Terra.