illstration of a hacker in a dark room full of cumputers

ETHSOFIA 2025
hackathon

ETHSOFIA 2025
hackathon

ETHSOFIA 2025
hackathon

September 23-25, 2025

Innovation Forum John Atanasoff,

Sofia Tech Park

illstration of a hacker in a dark room full of cumputers

ETHSOFIA 2025
hackathon

September 23-25, 2025

Innovation Forum John Atanasoff,

Sofia Tech Park

illstration of a hacker in a dark room full of cumputers

ETHSOFIA 2025
hackathon

September 23-25, 2025

Innovation Forum John Atanasoff,

Sofia Tech Park

Hackathon Tracks

Tracks

Hackathon Tracks

Hackathon Tracks

DeFi

DeFi

DeFi

Sponsor track

DeFi

Sponsor track

AI

AI

AI

Open & Sponsor track

AI

Open & Sponsor track

Infra

Infra

Infra

Sponsor track

Infra

Sponsor track

Prizepool & Awards

Prizepool
& Awards

Prizepool & Awards

Prizepool & Awards

Prize pool starting at

€10,000

€10,000

€10,000

€10,000

Prize pool starting at

€10,000

Additional Benefits

Additional Benefits

All Participants

All Participants

Certificate of Participation

Certificate of Participation

Swag Kit

Swag Kit

Access to all Stages

Access to all Stages

Finalists

Finalists

Professional Networking

Professional Networking

Media Coverage

Media Coverage

Winners

Winners

Industry Recognition

Industry Recognition

Investor Pitch Opportunity

Investor Pitch Opportunity

Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Additional Benefits

All Participants

Certificate of Participation

Swag Kit

Access to all Stages

Finalists

Professional Networking

Media Coverage

Winners

Industry Recognition

Investor Pitch Opportunity

Employment Opportunities

Want to launch a bounty or set a custom challenge and inspire builders?

Want to launch a bounty or set a custom challenge and inspire builders?

Want to launch a bounty or set a custom challenge and inspire builders?

Our Partners

Our Partners

Our Partners

Our Partners

Hackathon Partner

Hackathon Partner

Hackathon Partner

hackathon partner dorahacks
hackathon partner dorahacks
hackathon partner dorahacks

Why join the
hackathon?

Why join the
hackathon?

Why join the
hackathon?

Why join the
hackathon?

Enjoy

3 days

of hacking, learning, and forming lasting collaborations

Enjoy

3 days

of hacking, learning, and forming lasting collaborations

Enjoy

3 days

of hacking, learning, and forming lasting collaborations

Enjoy

3 days

of hacking, learning, and forming lasting collaborations

Enjoy

3 days

of hacking, learning, and forming lasting collaborations

Meet

200+

fellow builders tackling cutting-edge blockchain challenges

Meet

200+

fellow builders tackling cutting-edge blockchain challenges

Meet

200+

fellow builders tackling cutting-edge blockchain challenges

Meet

200+

fellow builders tackling cutting-edge blockchain challenges

Meet

200+

fellow builders tackling cutting-edge blockchain challenges

Work alongside

top

industry leaders and gain insights from the best

Work alongside

top

industry leaders and gain insights from the best

Work alongside

top

industry leaders and gain insights from the best

Work alongside

top

industry leaders and gain insights from the best

Work alongside

top

industry leaders and gain insights from the best

Receive

1:1

mentorship from pioneers in the crypto ecosystem

Receive

1:1

mentorship from pioneers in the crypto ecosystem

Receive

1:1

mentorship from pioneers in the crypto ecosystem

Receive

1:1

mentorship from pioneers in the crypto ecosystem

Receive

1:1

mentorship from pioneers in the crypto ecosystem

Connect

with recruiters and land your next gig

Connect

with recruiters and land your next gig

Connect

with recruiters and land your next gig

Connect

with recruiters and land your next gig

Connect

with recruiters and land your next gig

Participate in

Open Tracks

exploring real-world applications, AI, DeFi and more

Participate in

Open Tracks

exploring real-world applications, AI, DeFi and more

Participate in

Open Tracks

exploring real-world applications, AI, DeFi and more

Participate in

Open Tracks

exploring real-world applications, AI, DeFi and more

Participate in

Open Tracks

exploring real-world applications, AI, DeFi and more

Join

Bounty Tracks

and work on challenges curated by ETHSofia’s partners

Join

Bounty Tracks

and work on challenges curated by ETHSofia’s partners

Join

Bounty Tracks

and work on challenges curated by ETHSofia’s partners

Join

Bounty Tracks

and work on challenges curated by ETHSofia’s partners

Join

Bounty Tracks

and work on challenges curated by ETHSofia’s partners

Great teams

Win

big - bring yours and claim the 1st place on the leaderboard

Great teams

Win

big - bring yours and claim the 1st place on the leaderboard

Great teams

Win

big - bring yours and claim the 1st place on the leaderboard

Great teams

Win

big - bring yours and claim the 1st place on the leaderboard

Great teams

Win

big - bring yours and claim the 1st place on the leaderboard

Meet

Investors

receive funding, and turn your project into a full-scale business

Meet

Investors

receive funding, and turn your project into a full-scale business

Meet

Investors

receive funding, and turn your project into a full-scale business

Meet

Investors

receive funding, and turn your project into a full-scale business

Meet

Investors

receive funding, and turn your project into a full-scale business

Check out my code!

Check out my code!

Who can Participate

Who can
Participate

Who can Participate

Who can Participate

Web3 Devs - All Levels

Web3 Devs - All Levels

Web3 Devs - All Levels

Web3 Devs - All Levels

Web2 Devs Wannabe Web3

Web2 Devs Wannabe Web3

Web2 Devs Wannabe Web3

Web2 Devs Wannabe Web3

Designers & UX Wizards

Designers & UX Wizards

Designers & UX Wizards

Designers & UX Wizards

Product Managers & Hustlers

Product Managers & Hustlers

Product Managers & Hustlers

Product Managers & Hustlers

Students & First-Time Hackers

Students & First-Time Hackers

Students & First-Time Hackers

Students & First-Time Hackers

AI & Data Scientists Nerds

AI & Data Scientists Nerds

AI & Data Scientists Nerds

AI & Data Scientists Nerds

Bizdevs, Marketers & Comms

Bizdevs, Marketers & Comms

Bizdevs, Marketers & Comms

Bizdevs, Marketers & Comms

If this sounds like you and you're up for the challenge, join the ETHSofia Hackathon.

If this sounds like you and you're up for the challenge, join the ETHSofia Hackathon.

If this sounds like you and you're up for the challenge, join the ETHSofia Hackathon.

The application process

The application

process

The application process

The application process

1

Apply to hack by submitting this form before September 20th, 2025.

1

Apply to hack by submitting this form before September 20th, 2025.

1

Apply to hack by submitting this form before September 20th, 2025.

1

Apply to hack by submitting this form before September 20th, 2025.

1

Apply to hack by submitting this form before September 20th, 2025.

2

Upon approval, get your Builder ticket utilizing the same email address you applied with.

2

Upon approval, get your Builder ticket utilizing the same email address you applied with.

2

Upon approval, get your Builder ticket utilizing the same email address you applied with.

2

Upon approval, get your Builder ticket utilizing the same email address you applied with.

2

Upon approval, get your Builder ticket utilizing the same email address you applied with.

3

Come to Innovation Forum John Atanasoff at Sofia Tech Park on September 23rd, 2025.

3

Come to Innovation Forum John Atanasoff at Sofia Tech Park on September 23rd, 2025.

3

Come to Innovation Forum John Atanasoff at Sofia Tech Park on September 23rd, 2025.

3

Come to Innovation Forum John Atanasoff at Sofia Tech Park on September 23rd, 2025.

3

Come to Innovation Forum John Atanasoff at Sofia Tech Park on September 23rd, 2025.

Mentors and Judges

Mentors and
Judges

Mentors and Judges

Mentors and Judges

Ognyan is a dedicated blockchain engineer working full-time as a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation. He specializes in building and optimizing decentralized technologies to advance the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ognyan
Genev

Core Dev

Ethereum Foundation

Ognyan is a dedicated blockchain engineer working full-time as a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation. He specializes in building and optimizing decentralized technologies to advance the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ognyan
Genev

Core Dev

Ethereum Foundation

Ognyan is a dedicated blockchain engineer working full-time as a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation. He specializes in building and optimizing decentralized technologies to advance the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ognyan
Genev

Core Dev

Ethereum Foundation

Ognyan is a dedicated blockchain engineer working full-time as a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation. He specializes in building and optimizing decentralized technologies to advance the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ognyan
Genev

Core Dev

Ethereum Foundation

Ognyan is a dedicated blockchain engineer working full-time as a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation. He specializes in building and optimizing decentralized technologies to advance the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ognyan
Genev

Core Dev

Ethereum Foundation

Founder of HackBG. Milen is a tech entrepreneur by definition, blockchain software developer by choice, privacy activist by need.

Milen
Radkov

CEO

Hack.bg

Founder of HackBG. Milen is a tech entrepreneur by definition, blockchain software developer by choice, privacy activist by need.

Milen
Radkov

CEO

Hack.bg

Founder of HackBG. Milen is a tech entrepreneur by definition, blockchain software developer by choice, privacy activist by need.

Milen
Radkov

CEO

Hack.bg

Founder of HackBG. Milen is a tech entrepreneur by definition, blockchain software developer by choice, privacy activist by need.

Milen
Radkov

CEO

Hack.bg

Founder of HackBG. Milen is a tech entrepreneur by definition, blockchain software developer by choice, privacy activist by need.

Milen
Radkov

CEO

Hack.bg

Since 2016, Krasimir has been at the forefront of blockchain development, focusing on protocols and user applications. A winner of ETH Global London 2024, he brings his expertise to ETH Sofia Hackathon, mentoring participants and fostering innovation in the blockchain community.

Krasimir
Raykov

Lead Solidity Engineer

Exponential.fi

Since 2016, Krasimir has been at the forefront of blockchain development, focusing on protocols and user applications. A winner of ETH Global London 2024, he brings his expertise to ETH Sofia Hackathon, mentoring participants and fostering innovation in the blockchain community.

Krasimir
Raykov

Lead Solidity Engineer

Exponential.fi

Since 2016, Krasimir has been at the forefront of blockchain development, focusing on protocols and user applications. A winner of ETH Global London 2024, he brings his expertise to ETH Sofia Hackathon, mentoring participants and fostering innovation in the blockchain community.

Krasimir
Raykov

Lead Solidity Engineer

Exponential.fi

Since 2016, Krasimir has been at the forefront of blockchain development, focusing on protocols and user applications. A winner of ETH Global London 2024, he brings his expertise to ETH Sofia Hackathon, mentoring participants and fostering innovation in the blockchain community.

Krasimir
Raykov

Lead Solidity Engineer

Exponential.fi

Since 2016, Krasimir has been at the forefront of blockchain development, focusing on protocols and user applications. A winner of ETH Global London 2024, he brings his expertise to ETH Sofia Hackathon, mentoring participants and fostering innovation in the blockchain community.

Krasimir
Raykov

Lead Solidity Engineer

Exponential.fi

Nikolay Angelov is VP of Engineering at Nexo, leading nine teams behind products like the Nexo Card, Earn Crypto Interest, and Instant Crypto Credit Lines. A self-taught coder and blockchain developer since 2007, he's built multiple blockchain solutions and spoken at top conferences including Java2Days, CodeMonsters, BlackSeaChain, ETHDubai, and ETHCC.

Nikolay
Angelov

VP of Engineering

Nexo

Nikolay Angelov is VP of Engineering at Nexo, leading nine teams behind products like the Nexo Card, Earn Crypto Interest, and Instant Crypto Credit Lines. A self-taught coder and blockchain developer since 2007, he's built multiple blockchain solutions and spoken at top conferences including Java2Days, CodeMonsters, BlackSeaChain, ETHDubai, and ETHCC.

Nikolay
Angelov

VP of Engineering

Nexo

Nikolay Angelov is VP of Engineering at Nexo, leading nine teams behind products like the Nexo Card, Earn Crypto Interest, and Instant Crypto Credit Lines. A self-taught coder and blockchain developer since 2007, he's built multiple blockchain solutions and spoken at top conferences including Java2Days, CodeMonsters, BlackSeaChain, ETHDubai, and ETHCC.

Nikolay
Angelov

VP of Engineering

Nexo

Nikolay Angelov is VP of Engineering at Nexo, leading nine teams behind products like the Nexo Card, Earn Crypto Interest, and Instant Crypto Credit Lines. A self-taught coder and blockchain developer since 2007, he's built multiple blockchain solutions and spoken at top conferences including Java2Days, CodeMonsters, BlackSeaChain, ETHDubai, and ETHCC.

Nikolay
Angelov

VP of Engineering

Nexo

Nikolay Angelov is VP of Engineering at Nexo, leading nine teams behind products like the Nexo Card, Earn Crypto Interest, and Instant Crypto Credit Lines. A self-taught coder and blockchain developer since 2007, he's built multiple blockchain solutions and spoken at top conferences including Java2Days, CodeMonsters, BlackSeaChain, ETHDubai, and ETHCC.

Nikolay
Angelov

VP of Engineering

Nexo

Prof. Angel Marchev Jr., Ph.D., is a digital native with 40+ years of tech experience, coding since age 6 and exploring crypto since 2009. A finance expert turned academic, he’s spent over two decades teaching management, AI, and blockchain. He founded BASAGA and AI Solvers, and has consulted for DSK Bank, BCG, and the European Commission.

Angel
Marchev, Jr, PhD

Professor

Sofia University & University of National and World Economy

Prof. Angel Marchev Jr., Ph.D., is a digital native with 40+ years of tech experience, coding since age 6 and exploring crypto since 2009. A finance expert turned academic, he’s spent over two decades teaching management, AI, and blockchain. He founded BASAGA and AI Solvers, and has consulted for DSK Bank, BCG, and the European Commission.

Angel
Marchev, Jr, PhD

Professor

Sofia University & University of National and World Economy

Prof. Angel Marchev Jr., Ph.D., is a digital native with 40+ years of tech experience, coding since age 6 and exploring crypto since 2009. A finance expert turned academic, he’s spent over two decades teaching management, AI, and blockchain. He founded BASAGA and AI Solvers, and has consulted for DSK Bank, BCG, and the European Commission.

Angel
Marchev, Jr, PhD

Professor

Sofia University & University of National and World Economy

Prof. Angel Marchev Jr., Ph.D., is a digital native with 40+ years of tech experience, coding since age 6 and exploring crypto since 2009. A finance expert turned academic, he’s spent over two decades teaching management, AI, and blockchain. He founded BASAGA and AI Solvers, and has consulted for DSK Bank, BCG, and the European Commission.

Angel
Marchev, Jr, PhD

Professor

Sofia University & University of National and World Economy

Prof. Angel Marchev Jr., Ph.D., is a digital native with 40+ years of tech experience, coding since age 6 and exploring crypto since 2009. A finance expert turned academic, he’s spent over two decades teaching management, AI, and blockchain. He founded BASAGA and AI Solvers, and has consulted for DSK Bank, BCG, and the European Commission.

Angel
Marchev, Jr, PhD

Professor

Sofia University & University of National and World Economy

2024 Hackathon recap

2024 Hackathon
recap

2024 Hackathon recap

2024 Hackathon recap

Last year, the ETHSofia Hackathon lit up Sofia Tech Park with raw energy, real builders, and relentless innovation. For 72 hours, the scene was code, connect, repeat — as developers from around the globe came together to push blockchain to the edge.

$30K+

Prize Pool

100+

Hackers

20+

Projects shipped

20+

Sponsors

22

Mentorship sessions

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

What do I get with a Builder Ticket?

What tracks can I build in?

Where can I ask technical questions during the hackathon?

How can I find a team to join?

What if my project fits into multiple tracks?

What are the basic rules?

What do I need to submit?

How are winners chosen?

How are prizes distributed?

What about travel & accommodation?

What do I get with a Builder Ticket?

What tracks can I build in?

Where can I ask technical questions during the hackathon?

How can I find a team to join?

What if my project fits into multiple tracks?

What are the basic rules?

What do I need to submit?

How are winners chosen?

How are prizes distributed?

What about travel & accommodation?

What do I get with a Builder Ticket?

What tracks can I build in?

Where can I ask technical questions during the hackathon?

How can I find a team to join?

What if my project fits into multiple tracks?

What are the basic rules?

What do I need to submit?

How are winners chosen?

How are prizes distributed?

What about travel & accommodation?

What do I get with a Builder Ticket?

What tracks can I build in?

Where can I ask technical questions during the hackathon?

How can I find a team to join?

What if my project fits into multiple tracks?

What are the basic rules?

What do I need to submit?

How are winners chosen?

How are prizes distributed?

What about travel & accommodation?

What do I get with a Builder Ticket?

What tracks can I build in?

Where can I ask technical questions during the hackathon?

How can I find a team to join?

What if my project fits into multiple tracks?

What are the basic rules?

What do I need to submit?

How are winners chosen?

How are prizes distributed?

What about travel & accommodation?