Startup World Cup is the most high-profile startup tournament in Latin America, hosted by Crecimiento in Buenos Aires during Devconnect 2025. 100+ teams will compete in qualifiers, semifinals, and finals, judged by global leaders including Vitalik Buterin and Juan Benet. Lisk is invited to join as a lead sponsor, jury member, and ecosystem builder.
Make Lisk a top-of-mind L2 for startups and founders in Latin America, by aligning with the most visible startup funnel during Devconnect.
Lisk needs sustained developer engagement and startup adoption in Latam, a region with huge untapped potential but fragmented builder funnels. Despite its tech maturity, Latam lacks consistent initiatives that convert crypto-curious devs into onchain founders using Lisk infrastructure.
To meaningfully activate developer adoption in Latin America, Lisk needs to be present not just at the awareness layer, but across the full builder lifecycle — from ideation to acceleration to public visibility.
This is exactly what the Crecimiento funnel offers:
The Buildathon (October) is a 6-week incubation track focused on turning high-potential hackathon projects into real startups. It provides long-term technical and business support, making it the most effective touchpoint for infra adoption.
The Startup World Cup (November, during Devconnect) is the region’s most visible startup stage. It offers a curated, high-quality pipeline of 100+ early-stage teams, judged by global leaders like Vitalik Buterin and Juan Benet — providing a rare chance to connect with the top 1% of founders building in Latam.
By combining both moments, Lisk ensures both depth (infra adoption + incubation) and reach (founder visibility + investor pipeline). It’s the most strategic and timing-perfect opportunity to be the L1 of choice for the next generation of Latam startups.
KPI
$25k → Crecimiento Buildathon (Oct): 10+ startups accelerated using Lisk infra/tools.
$25k → Startup World Cup Week (Nov): Lisk featured as jury, speaker, and tracked in at least 10+ startup decks and profiles presented during the week.
Sponsorship
Latam / Argentina
+3M
