On September 25 and 26, the Caucasus University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center hosted the Solana Hackathon - a two-day intensive Web3 event held with the involvement of Superteam Georgia, Solana’s official representative in Georgia.

Over the course of two days, participants explored the Solana ecosystem, worked on real-world challenges, developed and refined their ideas, received technical and practical feedback from mentors, and presented their projects during the Final Pitch Session. The hackathon’s lead mentor was Giorgi Kvaratskhelia, Head of Developer Relations at Superteam Georgia. 

During the final stage, the jury placed particular emphasis on the projects’ alignment with the Solana ecosystem, innovation and practicality of the ideas, effectiveness of the technological solutions, and development potential.

Jury members:

• Irakli Svanidze - Director of the Caucasus University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
• Mariam Goishvili - Founder and CEO of Superteam Georgia.
• Giorgi Kvaratskhelia - Head of Developer Relations at Superteam Georgia.

The hackathon winners were:

• 1st Place - AdMint | $500
  Giorgi Chikvatia, Luka Dzagnia, Davit Tkhemaladze, Giorgi Chilingarashvili
• 2nd Place - Rivals | $300
  Nikoloz Sichinava
• 3rd Place - WinSol | $200
  Nikoloz Elbakidze, Giorgi Burjaliani