Stellar Builders Camp – McLeod Ganj Edition
Stellar Builder Camp – McLeod Ganj Edition 🏔️✨
A 5-Day Builder Residency in the Heart of the Himalayas
Stellar Builder Camp: McLeod Ganj Edition is an exclusive 6-day immersive builder residency designed for serious blockchain builders, Web3 founders, and ecosystem innovators who want to go beyond hackathons and ship market-ready products on Stellar.
Set in the serene mountains of McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, this program is not about rushing demos — it’s about deep building, user onboarding, content creation, and preparing your product for Stellar Community Fund (SCF).
This isn’t just a residency.
It’s where you bow your head, listen to users, refine your product, and ship with confidence.
📅 Date: 20–24 February 2026
📍 Location: gostops McLeod Ganj Mall Road, Dharamshala
🏆 Prize Pool: $1,500
🚍 Travel: Pick-up & Drop from Delhi to Dharamshala (Travel Scholarships Available)
🏡 Stay & Food: 100% Covered
🌌 What Makes This Different?
This is not a hackathon.
This is a builder camp focused on outcomes:
Onboard real users into your product
Validate use cases in real-world settings
Make your product market-ready
Create launch-ready content
Ship confidently to SCF
🔥 What’s Included
🛠️ Deep Build Sessions & 1:1 Mentorship
👥 User Onboarding & Product Feedback Loops
🎥 Content Creation (Product, Devlogs, Demos)
🎤 SCF-Ready Pitch Preparation
🏆 $1,500 Prize Pool + Swag for All Builders
🍽️ Free Food & Stay
🚌 Delhi ⇄ Dharamshala Travel Support
🌲 Mountain Vibes, Fireside Discussions & Focused Workdays
💡 Who Should Apply?
👨💻 Web3 & Blockchain Builders
Developers actively building products in payments, remittances, DeFi, digital identity, and financial inclusion using Stellar.
🚀 Founders & Startup Teams
Early-stage teams looking to validate PMF, onboard users, and prepare for SCF funding.
🎨 Creator and marketing maxi
Create GTM strategy with builders and help them to create content for them.
🤝 Ecosystem Builders & Tooling Teams
Teams building infra, SDKs, dashboards, or integrations that strengthen the Stellar ecosystem.
✅ Selection Process
1️⃣ Application Review
We’ll review your GitHub, proof of work, and current product stage.
2️⃣ Interview Call
Shortlisted builders will have a quick call to discuss:
Your product vision
Target users
How you plan to build and ship on Stellar
3️⃣ Acceptance
Selected participants receive an official invite to Stellar Builder Camp – McLeod Ganj Edition.
🏔️ Why McLeod Ganj?
Because the best products aren’t always built in boardrooms.
Sometimes they’re built:
after long walks
during quiet evenings
around fireside conversations
with real users and real feedback
Stellar Builder Camp – McLeod Ganj Edition is your chance to disconnect from distractions and commit fully to your product.
This is where:
code meets community
users meet builders
and ideas become fundable products
If you’re serious about building on Stellar —
this is your camp. 🚀
About Rise In:
Rise In creates talent ecosystems for leading web3 protocols. We are one of the strongest communities in India and Turkey for devs looking to learn web3.
We provide one of the most structured onboarding experiences into web3 for web2 developers for 200,000+ developers in our platform through our online courses, bootcamps, project building, and developer retention activities.
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About Stellar Development Foundation:
Stellar empowers builders to unlock human and economic potential. It combines a powerful, decentralized blockchain network with a global ecosystem of innovators to create opportunities as borderless as ideas. It offers the tools to make a difference in the real world through new digital asset products and services that enhance access to the global financial system.
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