4-day long Startup Camp with expert workshops and demo day for community and ecosystem
The SCF Startup Camp is a virtual and global 4-day long bootcamp which connects startups (interested in) building on Stellar and/or Soroban to define a problem, storyboard a solution, and develop a rapid user-validated prototype with support from the Stellar Development Foundation and the Stellar community and ecosystem.
For each eligible team completing the bootcamp
4-day long Startup Camp with expert workshops and demo day for community and ecosystem
$1,000 worth of XLM* as participation award for those who complete all bootcamp activities
Partner perks and opportunities
Featured on SCF Founder stories
Schedule
Developed by DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation, SCF Startup Camp adopts a version of a design sprint process developed by leaders at Google Ventures, and seeks to shortcut the endless debate cycle of product development and compress months of discussion and development into a single week. The bootcamp will be held virtually on the SCF Discord in three major time zones (APAC, EMEA, and AMER) to accommodate participants from across the world.
In Collaboration with
Teams map their current problems and challenges with their facilitator and form potential ideas.
Teams choose and design a solution based on ideas formed on day 1.
Teams will prototype the solution they designed on day 2. The Stellar community and potential users will test their ideas, and give feedback.
Teams record demos and share with the Stellar community and organizers for review.
Want to learn more about SCF Startup Camp? Have a project or idea not fully fleshed out that you want to submit for the Stellar Community Fund?
Join one of the three info sessions to get a better understanding of how the SCF startup Camp and Stellar Community fund works and why you should participate. Lead organizers will guide you through the program and schedule, and past participants will share their stories of success and how the program has helped them reach their goals. Don't miss out on this great opportunity!
founder studies
Learn how SCF Startup Camp Alumni are making an impact using Stellar and/or Soroban and learn more about their SCF experience. All of the below founder stories have been written by the founders themselves.**
More mentors will be announced soon.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Check out the SCF Handbook or ask your question on the SCF Discord.
* SCF Startup Camp Prizes are paid out in XLM. To determine the number of XLM equal to the USD value of any SCF Startup Camp Prize, the USD valuation of XLM shall be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR), or, if such settlement price is unavailable or reasonably suspected by SDF to be unreliable, the settlement price as reported on a substantially similar and equally reputable cryptocurrency index provider as determined by the SDF in its discretion. The USD valuation of XLM for any particular SCF Startup Camp Prize shall be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price (or other agreed upon settlement price) reported on the day such SCF Startup Camp Prize is scheduled to be paid. The Participants acknowledge and understand that XLM is a highly risky and volatile asset, and that SDF does not provide any representations, warranties, or guarantees of its value.
** Disclaimer: The SCF Startup Camp finalists (collectively, “SCF Finalists”) are selected based on set criteria and are assessed by a selection panel composed of employees of Stellar Development Foundation (“SDF”) and DFS Lab (“DFS Lab”), as well as community members selected by SDF and/or DFS Lab to participate on such selection panel (collectively, “Panel Members”). While the Panel Members have sought to evaluate SCF Finalists as part of the SCF Startup Camp, none of SDF, DFS Lab, or the Panel Members makes any claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the submissions made by such SCF Finalists. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose is given by SDF, DFS Lab, or any Panel Member. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by SDF or DFS Lab. Nothing herein should be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. If you choose to interact with any SCF Startup Camp Finalist, you should ensure you understand the technology, the assets, and that you are aware of the risks involved in such operations. This website may link to third party websites, as well as products and services offered by third parties. Such products and services are not offered by SDF or DFS Lab, and neither SDF nor DFS Lab has any right, title or interest in or to any of these products or services. SDF has no control over, input on, access to, or participation in the offerings of third parties or the decision by a third party to extend a product or service to any person. SDF does not independently review, validate, or verify any information received from or submitted by third parties. SDF assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors, mistakes, omissions, or inaccuracies of such information and makes no warranties or representations as to (i) the accuracy or completeness of this site’s content, (ii) the content of any third party website linked to this site, or (iii) the products, services or offerings of any third party operating on the Stellar network.