To Mainnet
and Beyond

We have backed startups across a broad spectrum—from an idea or mid-pivot through companies with meaningful recurring revenue.

The program is customized to support founders at many different stages.

The Signal runs until IX · I · MMXXVII. There is no headquarters: everything happens on Solana and on this site.

When the gate opens, every offering becomes House access for the months it covers. The scoreboards and the ledger of offerings stay public.

Startups enter the program at different stages, so the experience is customized to each accepted team. Most founders use several core components:

1:1 Mentorship: The Table is kept by Merlin, Arthur and Lancelot — names older than Rome, sworn to build in silence until the appointed day.

Founder Community: Accelerator founders immediately join a private group of current Solana founders and developers. Many peers won previous hackathons and have built leading crypto startups, making the group an unusually valuable source of support and insight.

Group Check-ins: Founders join a weekly standup to share progress, unblock teams, discuss critical topics, and exchange insights.

Guest Sessions: Leading crypto founders host optional mentor sessions each week. Weekly group check-ins are required and typically begin at 10 a.m. Pacific to accommodate global time zones.

Demo Day: On IX · I · MMXXVII the veil lifts: the House opens and every recorded offering is honoured in the order the network received it.

Nothing is required in person. All you need is a Solana wallet.

The remaining six weeks may be joined remotely, although we encourage as much in-person attendance as possible. Throughout the year, Galatia also occasionally hosts meetups for current batch members and alumni in cities around the world.

The only way to become eligible is to sign up for a Galatia account and submit a product through a Galatia hackathon or Eternal. Competition winners receive an opportunity to interview for the Accelerator.

Roughly 0.7% of applicants across our competitions are accepted into the program.

We believe the best founders and early-stage teams can iterate extremely quickly, are technically competent, resourceful, and fierce competitors. Our hackathons give founders everywhere a level playing field to demonstrate their potential to build a world-changing startup. Winning a primary hackathon or being selected through Eternal is a better filter for entrepreneurial talent than a written application, personal connections, or other traditional sourcing methods.

No. An offering is never required. The Signal is free to follow; offerings simply return as House access of equal value. Galatia does not invest in anyone.

Yes. Some form of Solana integration is required. Our current Accelerator is designed to support founders building within the Solana ecosystem.

No. Hackathon and Eternal winners are guaranteed an interview with the Galatia team, but not admission. The interview helps us determine whether founders are committed to turning the product into a full-time startup and whether the team is a fit for the program.

Following the Signal is free. The only cost is the network fee of an offering, if you choose to make one.

There is no admission deal and no equity — no SAFE, no token warrant, only the Galatia Seal for projects tokenizing through MetaDAO.

Founders are expected to make their best effort to use the connections, education, and mentorship available during the program.

Yes. We have helped many founders navigate immigration and obtain appropriate visas before a new Accelerator batch begins.

The process can be difficult depending on a founder’s location, but we will do our best to connect accepted teams with the right legal and immigration resources.

Two. Galatia runs two primary hackathons per year, and each is followed by a new Accelerator batch sourced from hackathon winners and rolling Eternal participants.

There is no fixed number. Batch size varies based on the quality and composition of the accepted teams.

Across the most recent Galatia hackathon and Eternal submissions in 2026, we received more than 3,000 product submissions and accepted 20 teams into the Accelerator—an acceptance rate of roughly 0.7%.

It’s common for builders to enter multiple competitions before finding the right product and cofounder. If you aren’t accepted initially, keep exploring the idea maze and iterating.