The Starknet Winter Hackathon was a two-week online hackathon that brought together developers, blockchain enthusiasts, and web3 builders to explore Starknet’s potential and push the boundaries of decentralized applications. It was also a great opportunity for founders, entrepreneurs, and developers to level up their vision along the development journey.
Let’s take a look at the winners and talk about what comes next.
Winter Hackathon: By the Numbers
- 820+ participants from 78 countries.
- 213 projects created, with 50% successfully submitted.
- Workshops and office hours to support builders.
The Winter Hackathon’s two weeks were filled with a ton of hard work, collaboration, and creative innovation. We’ve come to expect this but it was great to see it unfold in real time.
What comes next?
Great question!
The Starknet Winter Hackathon is one key milestone in the developer journey. The hackathon gave you the opportunity to turn your ideas into reality while fully leveraging the Starknet ecosystem.
Now that you’ve successfully leveled up, it’s time to embark on the next adventure — Starknet’s ETHDenver Hacker House. The Starknet Hacker House is an accelerator designed to help you refine your project with access to tools, mentorship, and networking opportunities with VCs and future collaborators.
Don’t wait. Build.
Apply to Starknet’s ETHDenver Hacker House here.
Winter Hackathon winners
Each of the five hackathon tracks had three winners.
AI Track
In this track, builders were challenged to build any AI Agents dApps on Starknet, from a prediction market to AI-enhanced (or even AI-powered) governance platform and more.
- Lumos – Optimizing liquidity positions for DeFi LPs.
- TeleSwap – A Telegram Mini dApp with AI-powered DeFi actions.
- Arkthemist – Arbitration as a Service (AaaS) using AI for dispute resolution.
Community Track
In this track builders were challenged to let their creativity flow and build any dApp on Starknet, including infrastructure, artistic expression, or community-driven purposes.
- Scarab Sign – Multiplayer metatransactions for NFT trading.
- Leftcurve – A gamified trading agent arena.
- DevX Magic – A one-line installer for Starknet.
DeFi Track
We challenged developers to create any DeFi dApp leveraging Starknet’s infrastructure, including payment systems, treasury management, vaults, borrowing, lending, and more
- Overtrade – A permissionless, public OTC trading platform.
- Splyce – AI-managed decentralized ETFs (dETFs).
- StarkFPI – Payment solution bridging international travelers with India’s UPI.
Gaming Track
Builders were inspired to unleash their creativity and build games using the Dojo Stack on Starknet. Whether you’re dreaming of a strategic card game, an NFT-powered adventure, or a multiplayer battle arena, Dojo provides the building blocks you need.
- Jokers of Neon Mods – Customizable card game mechanics.
- Jump Well Chess – A checkers-inspired multiplayer game.
- Breakout Dojo – A classic Atari-Breakout clone.
Telegram Track
Builders were tasked with leveraging both Telegram and Starknet infrastructure to unlock Web3 for over a billion users. From DeFi applications and NFT platforms to social tools and games, we wanted builders to make blockchain interactions as simple as sending a message.
- TeleSwap – AI-powered DeFi actions via Telegram Mini dApp.
- Sniq – A Telegram bot providing real-time meme coin insights.
- Argonaut – A Starknet-powered Telegram multisig wallet.
Special Challenges
The hackathon also featured sponsored challenges. Check out the winners for the other sponsored bounties here.
Onward to the ETHDenver Hacker House!
The Starknet Winter Hackathon showcased the developer community’s creativity and skill. And with over 100 projects built, this is clearly just the beginning.
The next chapter in Starknet developer journey awaits you at the ETHDenver 2025 Hacker House.
