H.E.R. DAO X PL GENESIS MODULAR WORLDS HACKERHOUSE BERLIN
Welcome to H.E.R. DAO X PL GENESIS MODULAR WORLDS HACKERHOUSE!
We are excited to be joining the PL Genesis Hackathon Roadshow by Protocol Labs!
We will be delivering:
A beginner-friendly workshop covering Filecoin and Protocol Labs boilerplates from scratch to MVP development.
Covering both technical architecture (boilerplates, SDKs, APIs) and product development (MVP creation, project roadmaps)
The workshop will include git clone processes, repository forking, and project structure guidance.
The H.E.R. DAO team will be supporting builders to create and ship innovative projects; helping you to increase your technical skills and providing networking opportunities to find hackathon partners!
Berlin Hacker House Schedule :
12:00 PM - Doors open: Registrations + Networking
13:15 PM - Welcome by H.E.R. DAO Team
13:20 PM - Brief of PL Genesis Hackathon
13:25 PM - Q&A
13:30 PM - Protocol labs workshop
14.30 PM - Team Formation, Ideation + Mini Hack 16:30 PM - Team demos
17:00 - Event Closes
Join the FIRST PL Genesis Hackathon by Protocol Labs
PL Genesis Hackathon is Protocol Labs’ flagship virtual hackathon for Summer 2025—a rallying point for the global builder community to engage with Protocol Labs’ ecosystem, showcase your skills, and compete for over $200K in prizes!
Virtual hackathons are great to provide opportunities for builders globally but it makes it even harder for you to form teams with like-minded and strong teammates that are within your same country!
So we’re bringing PL Genesis Roadshow right to your doorstep - come by to understand what Protocol Labs and our partners are looking for. But more importantly, pitch yourself and find strong team mates in your local city and represent!
Prize Structure:
Fresh Code → 🥇 $25 K • 🥈 $15 K • 🥉 $10 K • 10 runner‑ups at $5 K each
Existing Code → 🥇 $50 K • 🥈 $30 K • 🥉 $20 K
Additional Partner Bounties → 🥇 $50 K
Every project—new or upgraded—must clearly integrate at least one sponsor bounty.
Virtual Office Hours
join here: https://t.me/HDCodingClub
📅 Date - JUNE 4th - 2pm UTC
🏁 Milestone - Orientation, Q+A
BONUS - Register for the hackathon and form a team and claim $30 USDC!
Hackathon Registration:
Introducing PL_Genesis: Modular Worlds, Protocol Labs' flagship annual hackathon — and a call to builders to assemble a new internet from user-owned, composable primitives. A stack where protocols interoperate by design. Where storage, compute, identity, and incentives can be swapped like modules—verifiable, sovereign, and decentralized from the start. With over $250K in prizes and a path to the Founders’ Forge pre-accelerator, PL_Genesis: Modular Worlds is designed to empower builders to shape the infrastructure of a decentralized future.
Whether you're shipping a brand-new project (Fresh Code) or leveling up something you've already started (Existing Code), the opportunity is here. The only requirement? Integrate at least one sponsor bounty and bring your vision to life. This is your chance to contribute to the next wave of open, resilient technology.
It’s More Than Just Another Hackathon
$250 K+ prize pool plus partner bounties, microgrants, and seed‑funding introductions.
Founders’ Forge pre‑accelerator (Aug 2025) → 12‑week sprint with protocol‑design office hours, investor intros, and retro‑funding primers.
Global roadshows (Toronto, Ho Chi Minh, Nairobi, Berlin & more) featuring deep‑dive workshops on libp2p, FVM, zk‑proof systems, and modular design patterns.
Continuous pathway to Protocol Labs programs—Open Grants, Impact Evaluator pilots, FVM incubations, and the Builders Fund.
Hackathon Theme: Modular Worlds & Tracks
Reimagine the internet as swappable building blocks—storage, compute, identity, and incentives—each owned by its users.
🛠️ Track
💡 Why It Matters
🚀 What You Could Build
🛡 Secure, Sovereign Systems
Central servers and fragile certs expose data & speech; quantum threats loom.
ZK age‑check browser add‑ons • Self‑hosting mesh hotspots that auto‑pin to IPFS • Post‑quantum personal data vaults • Censorship‑resistant P2P messenger that hops networks when the internet goes dark
🤖 AI & Autonomous Infrastructure
AI budgets skyrocket while models fabricate facts; siloed science stalls progress.
IPFS‑stamped lab notebooks • “Chat‑with‑your‑lab” agents for multimodal research • CSV‑to‑Knowledge‑Graph pipelines • Browser overlay that grounds every AI answer in verifiable citations
⚖ Decentralized Economies, Governance & Science
Grants are slow, reviewers unpaid, public‑goods funding patchy.
GitHub tipping bots • Mobile quadratic‑funding apps • DAO treasury sandboxes • Tokenized public‑goods exchanges that track real‑world impact
Key Dates:
📅 Date - June 5, 2025
🏁 Milestone - Bounties drop & hacking starts
📅 Date - July 6, 2025
🏁 Milestone - Submission deadline
📅 Date - July 16, 2025
🏁 Milestone - Winners announced
📅 Date - August 2025
🏁 Milestone - Founders’ Forge cohort starts
📅 Date - November – December 2025
🏁 Milestone - Demo Showcase, investor & seed‑funding day
How to Participate:
REGISTER: plgenesis.com
and join the Discord
Attend a roadshow or join virtual team formation channels on Discord
Deep‑dive into partner technologies during the workshops
Pick Fresh or Existing Code category, identify a problem area under one of the tracks and build your solution
Submit by July 6, 2025, win prizes, join Founders’ Forge, and tap into Protocol Labs follow on Founder and grant funding programs
Ready to ship the primitives that future builders will depend on? Secure your spot—let’s build the modular internet together.
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H.E.R. DAO is one of the largest global emerging tech networks for diverse developers on the planet. They provide education in web3, blockchain and AI and also provide scholarships and career opportunities.
We are a non-profit coding school offering software engineering education completely tuition free. By making tech education more accessible and inclusive, we empower the next generation of coders.
Founded in 2021 and based in central Neukölln, we train our students up to the equivalent of Master’s level and implement peer-learning methodologies that give autonomy to each student.