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SOLANA BUILD KENYA
Product showcase · 10–15 teams · Sat 7 Nov 2026

Show what you’ve built.

Selected teams demo a working product live on stage. Connect the wallet, execute the trade, make the payment, deploy the program — slides can support the demo, never replace it.
Apply to demo4 steps · about 15 minutes · closes 4 Nov 2026
01 — The format

Eight minutes. Real product.

Each team gets five minutes to demonstrate the product and three minutes of questions and ecosystem feedback. Teams are grouped into three showcase blocks across the day.

Demo5:00
Q&A3:00
8 minutes per team · on stage · on mainnet or devnet
A developer writing code at a desk overlooking the Nairobi skyline
Show the product
02 — Who can apply

No company required. Real work required.

Projects do not need to be incorporated. They do need to show genuine technical work on Solana.

  • Startups and existing companies integrating Solana
  • Hackathon projects
  • Open-source projects
  • Independent developers
  • University teams
  • Experimental protocols and early-stage products
03 — How we select

Five criteria. Weighted to execution.

  1. 01
    Solana relevance

    The product meaningfully uses Solana.

  2. 02
    Technical execution

    There is evidence that something has actually been built.

  3. 03
    Product clarity

    The team can clearly explain the problem and the product.

  4. 04
    Innovation

    The product shows interesting technical or market thinking.

  5. 05
    Ecosystem contribution

    The product or team could meaningfully add to the wider Solana ecosystem.

04 — Showcase categories

Pick the lane that fits best.

MarketsICM · Prediction markets · RWAs

Internet-native financial markets and trading.

  • Internet Capital Markets
  • Trading and market infrastructure
  • Prediction markets
  • Derivatives
  • Tokenized equities and RWAs
  • Liquidity products
DeFiLending · DEX · Yield · Strategies

Composable financial protocols.

  • Lending and borrowing
  • DEX infrastructure
  • Liquidity protocols
  • Yield and aggregation
  • Portfolio management
  • Automated strategies
  • Structured financial products
MoneyPayments · Stablecoins · Remittances

Products that move, store or settle value.

  • Payments
  • Stablecoins
  • Remittances
  • Wallets
  • Merchant payments
  • Payroll
  • On/off ramps
  • Cross-border financial products
InfrastructureSDKs · RPC · Indexing · Security

The layer underneath every product.

  • Developer tools and SDKs
  • APIs
  • Indexing and analytics
  • Security
  • RPC infrastructure
  • Transaction infrastructure
  • Data infrastructure
New InternetAI × Solana · DePIN · Consumer

Products that widen the design space.

  • AI × Solana
  • DePIN
  • Gaming
  • Creator products
  • Social applications
  • Consumer applications
  • Experimental protocols
05 — What selected teams get

Stage time, feedback and reach.

Eight minutes on stage

A 5-minute live demo and 3 minutes of questions and ecosystem feedback.

Feedback from experienced builders

Questions from founders, developers and ecosystem teams who have shipped on Solana.

Global visibility

Demo clips, project profiles and builder interviews shared in the weeks after the event.

A place in the report

Your product features in the State of Solana Kenya 2026 product landscape.

Showcase slots are limited this first time. Teams not selected hear first about demo nights and future showcases.

Applications close 4 Nov 2026

Ready to show the product?

Apply to demoAttend