

Incubathon Mexico City by ETH Cinco de Mayo 2026 - Developer Application
TL;DR
200 top web3 builders. 100 revenue-generating companies. 36 hours to ship blockchain that actually goes live. We don't reward innovation, we reward impact. This is the developer application (not the startup track). Selective, merit-based, all-inclusive, in Mexico City.
ETH Cinco de Mayo + Frutero.Club Incubathon in Mexico City 🇲🇽
Check the side events happening in the whole week (July 6th to 12th) in our website https://ethcdm.com
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The Incubathon is the main event of ETH Cinco de Mayo 2026 co-hosted with Frutero.Club. We pair 100 real companies and SMEs that already generate revenue (and have zero blockchain so far) with 200 selected top web3 developers. Teams of 2 company reps + 2 devs spend 36 hours shipping a useful feature that goes to production the week after. No slideware. We reward impact.
🎟️ Free and all-inclusive (all meals covered)
💰 $12,000 guaranteed cash prizes + more to announce 💰💰💰 Partner cash prizes!!!
👩💻 Who we're looking for
Experienced developers who ship using AI + knowledge. Smart-contract, fullstack, backend, frontend, mobile, data/AI, infra and product builders. This is a selective, merit-based call, not first-come-first-served. Applications are reviewed and the strongest 200 builders are invited.
🏆 6 Tracks
Micropayments
Compliance
Tracking & Production Chain
DeFi
Security
Creators & IP
💸 Prizes
Each of the 6 tracks awards cash prizes in the USD $1,000 to $2,000 range each.
Total prize pool may reach USD $30,000+ in cash by the additional sponsor and partner prizes.
We'll award 24 winning projects across tracks + sponsor bounties.
We expect 70 functional MVPs out of 100 participations.
🎯 Why apply as a developer?
Market validation, building hand in hand with a real, successful startup/company.
A possible long-term relationship with that company.
Cash prizes if you land in a winning track (general or partner).
The chance to spin up your own company from what you build.
Networking with VCs, mentors and dozens of SMEs.
Professional positioning in the LATAM web3 ecosystem.
🧑🏫 Mentors & Jury
20 Frutero.Club technical mentors on the floor for the full 36 hours.
Jury: ETH Cinco de Mayo, Frutero.Club, FONATUR, CNET, UNECO, Asociación Nacional de Cadenas Hoteleras, AMAV, Fondo Mixto de la Ciudad de México and more!
🎤 Final pitch format: 1 min company intro, 1 min Incubathon idea, 3 min demo of what you shipped + 3 min Q&A.
🗓️ Agenda
Friday, July 10
12:30 to 1:00 PM - Opening ceremony
1:00 to 4:00 PM - Track Panels
4:00 to 6:00 PM - Partners Workshops
6:00 to 6:30 PM - Incubathon kick-off
6:30 to 8:00 PM - Dinner
8:00 to 9:00 PM - Team formation
11:00 PM to 12:00 AM - Midnight snack
Saturday, July 11
8:00 to 10:00 AM - Breakfast
10:00 to 1:00 PM - Workshops
All day - Building, plus mentor office hours
1:00 to 3:00 PM - Lunch
3:00 to 6:00 PM - Web3 Startups Libertadores Cup: top 10 pitches and awards
6:00 to 8:00 PM - Dinner
11:00 PM to 12:00 AM - Midnight snack
Sunday, July 12
8:00 AM - Submission deadline
8:00 to 10:00 AM - Breakfast
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Project judging
1:00 to 3:00 PM - Lunch
3:00 to 6:00 PM - Closing ceremony and winners announcement (with live demos)
7:00 to 10:00 PM - Closing party
🎁 On site
Merch and gifts, a cinema area, 24/7 café, a comfortable chill zone, a sponsor booth area to meet the teams and their tech, nonstop networking, side events and more.
✅ How selection works
Submit the application below. We review every application on merit and invite the strongest 200 builders. Selected devs get a confirmation with all logistics.
Sponsors
Do you want to sponsor? please write us at [email protected] or using the form in our website ETHCDM.com