$3M Startup Hackathon: How Pumpfun is Revolutionizing VC Funding

$3M Startup Hackathon: How Pumpfun is Revolutionizing VC Funding

From VESTING with Brycent by Brycent

February 16, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Pumpfun's innovative $3m hackathon and its impact on venture funding.

Pumpfun is one of the fastest and most polarizing crypto startups of all time. And now they are giving a new definition to the term Internet Capital Markets with their new $3m hackathon where they will be investing $250K into 12 startups that launch on Pumpfun. Today on Vesting, we sit down with a Pumpfun team member to talk about the hackathon, the current inefficiencies in venture, and what the future of fundraising looks like for startups!

People in this episode

Host: Brycent

Guest: Pumpfun team member

Topics covered

  • crypto startups
  • venture capital
  • fundraising
  • hackathon
  • Internet Capital Markets

Keywords

  • Pumpfun
  • hackathon
  • venture capital
  • fundraising
  • crypto startups
  • Internet Capital Markets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pumpfun

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