Stellar Builders Camp – Goa Edition
Stellar Builder Residency – Goa Edition 🌊☀️
A 5-Day Beachside Builder Residency for Serious Web3 Builders
Stellar Builder Residency: Goa Edition is an exclusive 5-day immersive residency designed for blockchain builders, Web3 founders, creators, and ecosystem innovators who want to move beyond hackathons and build real, market-ready products on Stellar.
Set against the vibrant beaches and creative energy of Goa, this residency is focused on deep building, product validation, user onboarding, storytelling, and preparing projects for the Stellar Community Fund (SCF).
This isn’t just another builder event.
It’s a focused experience where builders collaborate, refine ideas, talk to users, create launch-ready content, and ship with confidence.
📅 Date: July 2026
📍 Location: Goa, India 🌴
🏆 Prize Pool: $1,500
🏡 Stay & Food: 100% Covered
🌊 Why This Residency is Different
This is not a traditional hackathon.
This residency is designed around one thing: real outcomes.
Builders will:
Onboard real users into their products
Validate real-world use cases
Improve UX through feedback loops
Create launch-ready content & devlogs
Prepare products for Stellar Community Fund
Build alongside mentors, creators, and ecosystem leaders
🔥 What’s Included
🛠️ Deep Build Sessions & 1:1 Mentorship
👥 User Testing & Product Feedback Loops
🎥 Content Creation Support (Demos, Devlogs, Product Videos)
🎤 SCF-Ready Pitch Preparation
🏆 $1,500 Prize Pool + Swag for All Builders
🍽️ Free Food & Stay
🚍 Travel Support for Selected Builders
🌴 Beachside Work Sessions, Sunset Networking & Fireside Conversations
💡 Who Should Apply?
👨💻 Web3 & Blockchain Builders
Developers building products in payments, remittances, DeFi, identity, fintech, and financial inclusion using Stellar.
🚀 Founders & Startup Teams
Early-stage teams looking to validate PMF, onboard users, and prepare for funding opportunities through SCF.
🎨 Creators & Marketing Maxis
Creators who can help builders craft GTM strategies, storytelling, product positioning, and engaging content.
🤝 Ecosystem Builders & Tooling Teams
Teams building infrastructure, SDKs, dashboards, APIs, or integrations that strengthen the Stellar ecosystem.
✅ Selection Process
1️⃣ Application Review
We’ll review your GitHub, proof of work, previous projects, and current product stage.
2️⃣ Interview Call
Shortlisted participants will have a short discussion around:
Product vision
Target users
Current traction
Why you want to build on Stellar
3️⃣ Acceptance
Selected builders will receive an official invite to the Stellar Builder Residency – Goa Edition.
🌴 Why Goa?
Because great products are not always built inside conference halls.
Sometimes they are built:
during beach walks
over late-night brainstorming sessions
during sunset conversations
while talking to real users
in spaces that allow builders to think differently
Goa gives builders the perfect environment to disconnect from distractions and focus entirely on building.
This is where:
code meets culture
builders meet users
creators meet startups
and ideas become fundable products
If you’re serious about building on Stellar —
this is your residency.