Uniswap Foundation’s grant will cover tuition. Deadline: December 31st.

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Uniswap Foundation’s grant will cover tuition. Deadline: December 31st.

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Uniswap Foundation’s grant will cover tuition. Deadline: December 31st.

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Program starts:

23 Jan 2025

Program starts:

23 Jan 2025

Build Hooks:
The Future of DeFi

Build Hooks:
The Future of DeFi

Build Hooks: The Future
of DeFi

Designed with the spirit of a hackathon, curation of an accelerator, and structure of a cohort-based course, Uniswap Hooks Incubator guides devs through every step of launching a hook, no matter how complex. 

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Uniswap V4

Uniswap V4

Uniswap V4

Empowers limitless expression

Empowers limitless expression

Empowers limitless expression

DeFi has become increasingly customizable & composable, accelerating the transition from centralized to decentralized exchanges. Uniswap v4 introduces new architectural upgrades that significantly reduce the cost of pool creation & transactions making it cheaper for developers to innovate and users to interact with the protocol.

The flexibility & customization of hooks brings fast, expressive AMM innovation within one powerful ecosystem. There's never been a better opportunity for devs to create assets that improve LP profitability or create better trade prices for users. If you're building a DeFi protocol that does lending, perks, or leverage of any sort, hooks can fit right into your product strategy. Let the innovation begin.

$30k

$30k

in Prizes

8

8

Week Program

10

10

hour per week commitment

hour/week commitment

We’re proud to be supported by a grant from the Uniswap Foundation to cover all costs for participants and offer demo day prizes.

We’re proud to be supported by a grant from the Uniswap Foundation to cover all costs for participants and offer demo day prizes.

45

35

25

15

5

0

-5

Structured to speedrun v4 expertise

Structured to speedrun v4 expertise

Structured to speedrun v4 expertise

Deploy high impact hooks

Deploy high impact hooks

Access to a “Request For Hooks” ideas board from industry experts

Ship a custom capstone project and win $ prizes

Present at a demo day to DeFi researchers and investors

Onchain experience

Onchain experience

Acceptance NFTs emails required to log-in to private Discord server

Personalized graduation certificates minted as NFTs

Accepting pseudonymous enrollment to keep identity secured

Merging the best of live & async learning

Merging the best of live & async learning

Live workshops with conceptual breakdowns & code walkthroughs

Text and video content with comprehension checks 

Office hours, guest speakers, and AMAs every week

Async technical support from Uniswap Foundation's dev rel team

Join a dev community curated for experience
and expertise

Join a dev community curated for experience
and expertise

Join a dev community curated for experience
and expertise

Technical Expertise

Join advanced solidity developers with experience creating smart contracts and Ethereum dApps, optimizing for gas costs, and writing secure contracts. 

Technical Expertise

Join advanced solidity developers with experience creating smart contracts and Ethereum dApps, optimizing for gas costs, and writing secure contracts. 

Technical Expertise

Join advanced solidity developers with experience creating smart contracts and Ethereum dApps, optimizing for gas costs, and writing secure contracts. 

DeFi Mastery

Join developers with a thorough understanding of DeFi concepts, including yield farming, liquidity mining, and the constant product market maker equation (x*y=k).

DeFi Mastery

Join developers with a thorough understanding of DeFi concepts, including yield farming, liquidity mining, and the constant product market maker equation (x*y=k).

DeFi Mastery

Join developers with a thorough understanding of DeFi concepts, including yield farming, liquidity mining, and the constant product market maker equation (x*y=k).

Collaborative Builders

Join developers invigorated by a “learn by shipping” culture. They identify as builders first and are thrilled to collaborate on more complex projects.  

Collaborative Builders

Join developers invigorated by a “learn by shipping” culture. They identify as builders first and are thrilled to collaborate on more complex projects.  

Collaborative Builders

Join developers invigorated by a “learn by shipping” culture. They identify as builders first and are thrilled to collaborate on more complex projects.  

Testimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

“UHI was an excellent experience for our team. We’re impressed by the depth of the content, quality of the instructors and developers invited to the program. The two-month program is highly technical and provides developers the opportunity to challenge themselves, with instructors available to support their success. I would compare the incubator to an improved form of a hackathon, where the intensity is balanced with ample time and support for developers to plan & build innovative ideas.”

“UHI was an excellent experience for our team. We’re impressed by the depth of the content, quality of the instructors and developers invited to the program. The two-month program is highly technical and provides developers the opportunity to challenge themselves, with instructors available to support their success. I would compare the incubator to an improved form of a hackathon, where the intensity is balanced with ample time and support for developers to plan & build innovative ideas.”

Dex Chen

Dex Chen

Semantic Layer

Semantic Layer

Berenu

@sudosuberenu

This program has been a turning point in my professional career in DeFi. Besides learning new concepts in this industry, I have discovered new passions that have significantly impacted both my professional and personal life. In addition to the human quality and great knowledge of the teacher Haardik, I have met incredibly technically skilled engineers. I am very grateful for having made the decision to apply to this program, and I recommend it to anyone in the DeFi industry.

11 May 2021

Berenu

@sudosuberenu

This program has been a turning point in my professional career in DeFi. Besides learning new concepts in this industry, I have discovered new passions that have significantly impacted both my professional and personal life. In addition to the human quality and great knowledge of the teacher Haardik, I have met incredibly technically skilled engineers. I am very grateful for having made the decision to apply to this program, and I recommend it to anyone in the DeFi industry.

11 May 2021

Berenu

@sudosuberenu

This program has been a turning point in my professional career in DeFi. Besides learning new concepts in this industry, I have discovered new passions that have significantly impacted both my professional and personal life. In addition to the human quality and great knowledge of the teacher Haardik, I have met incredibly technically skilled engineers. I am very grateful for having made the decision to apply to this program, and I recommend it to anyone in the DeFi industry.

11 May 2021

Eyal Beigman

@xcerxes

I had a chance to speak with quite a few other participants throughout the course and one could tell you did your work selecting people for the cohort. No doubt each and every prize won will have been hard earned. I'll take this opportunity to thank you again for including me in this cohort, it was truly a fantastic learning opportunity. The workshops were very well thought, the format of providing the lesson and code ahead of the workshop, then going through the workshop worked very well for me. The office hours were also very useful.

11 May 2021

Eyal Beigman

@xcerxes

I had a chance to speak with quite a few other participants throughout the course and one could tell you did your work selecting people for the cohort. No doubt each and every prize won will have been hard earned. I'll take this opportunity to thank you again for including me in this cohort, it was truly a fantastic learning opportunity. The workshops were very well thought, the format of providing the lesson and code ahead of the workshop, then going through the workshop worked very well for me. The office hours were also very useful.

11 May 2021

Eyal Beigman

@xcerxes

I had a chance to speak with quite a few other participants throughout the course and one could tell you did your work selecting people for the cohort. No doubt each and every prize won will have been hard earned. I'll take this opportunity to thank you again for including me in this cohort, it was truly a fantastic learning opportunity. The workshops were very well thought, the format of providing the lesson and code ahead of the workshop, then going through the workshop worked very well for me. The office hours were also very useful.

11 May 2021

Jeff Huang

@jeffishjeff

Aside from the well structured lessons, live coding, guest lectures, and a hackathon to top it all off, what I benefited the most from the Uniswap Hook Incubator is the opportunity for in-depth Q&A and discussions during multiple office hours each week. Where we bounced ideas and got feedbacks directly from v4 code contributor from Uniswap Foundation and hook pioneers already building on v4. I came to the program curious to learn the latest innovation from Uniswap and walked away excited about a new project that I plan to commit coming years to!

11 May 2021

Jeff Huang

@jeffishjeff

Aside from the well structured lessons, live coding, guest lectures, and a hackathon to top it all off, what I benefited the most from the Uniswap Hook Incubator is the opportunity for in-depth Q&A and discussions during multiple office hours each week. Where we bounced ideas and got feedbacks directly from v4 code contributor from Uniswap Foundation and hook pioneers already building on v4. I came to the program curious to learn the latest innovation from Uniswap and walked away excited about a new project that I plan to commit coming years to!

11 May 2021

Jeff Huang

@jeffishjeff

Aside from the well structured lessons, live coding, guest lectures, and a hackathon to top it all off, what I benefited the most from the Uniswap Hook Incubator is the opportunity for in-depth Q&A and discussions during multiple office hours each week. Where we bounced ideas and got feedbacks directly from v4 code contributor from Uniswap Foundation and hook pioneers already building on v4. I came to the program curious to learn the latest innovation from Uniswap and walked away excited about a new project that I plan to commit coming years to!

11 May 2021

Andrew C

@andrewcmonte

I just finished the Atrium Academy's uniswap v4 hook incubator and there’s so much free alpha In 8 weeks Haardik made v4 so simple I could cook v5 I’m usually bearish cohort esque things in crypto but would highly recommend. Shout out to the friends I made along the way!

11 May 2021

Andrew C

@andrewcmonte

I just finished the Atrium Academy's uniswap v4 hook incubator and there’s so much free alpha In 8 weeks Haardik made v4 so simple I could cook v5 I’m usually bearish cohort esque things in crypto but would highly recommend. Shout out to the friends I made along the way!

11 May 2021

Andrew C

@andrewcmonte

I just finished the Atrium Academy's uniswap v4 hook incubator and there’s so much free alpha In 8 weeks Haardik made v4 so simple I could cook v5 I’m usually bearish cohort esque things in crypto but would highly recommend. Shout out to the friends I made along the way!

11 May 2021

Learn from industry experts

Learn from industry experts

Learn from industry experts

Experienced DeFi mechanism designers and protocol engineers delivering guest talks and AMAs

Engineers and leaders from Uniswap Foundation and Labs hosting office hours and advising projects

Investors from crypto-native funds involved as demo day judges and advisors for select projects. 

Nader Dabit

Developer Relations

Eigen Labs

Sara Reynolds

Protocol Engineer

Uniswap Labs

Saucepoint

Dev Rel Engineer

Uniswap Foundation

Devin Walsh

Executive Director

Uniswap Foundation

Anirudh Pai

Investor

Dragonfly Capital

Derek Walkush

Investor

Variant Fund

Porter Smith

Investor

a16z

Nikhil Raman

Investor

USV

Aaron Lamphere

Grants Lead

Uniswap Foundation

Getting Started

Getting Started

Getting Started

01

Application

Share your technical background, motivation for joining, and DeFi projects you’ve contributed to.

Deadline to apply:

23 Jan 2025

REVIEWED

Application

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01

Application

Share your technical background, motivation for joining, and DeFi projects you’ve contributed to.

Deadline to apply:

23 Jan 2025

REVIEWED

Application

Today, 11:50

NEW

01

Application

Share your technical background, motivation for joining, and DeFi projects you’ve contributed to.

Deadline to apply:

23 Jan 2025

REVIEWED

Application

Today, 11:50

NEW

02

Interview

Meet with the team live to review application details, confirm you’re willing to meet program expectations, and ask any questions you might have.

Interviews conducted on rolling basis.

02

Interview

Meet with the team live to review application details, confirm you’re willing to meet program expectations, and ask any questions you might have.

Interviews conducted on rolling basis.

02

Interview

Meet with the team live to review application details, confirm you’re willing to meet program expectations, and ask any questions you might have.

Interviews conducted on rolling basis.

03

Acceptance

Receive an email notifying you of the program

decision.  You must confirm enrollment to secure

a spot in the program.

Acceptance on rolling basis.

Secure a seat

Confirm

Decision

Enroll

03

Acceptance

Receive an email notifying you of the program

decision.  You must confirm enrollment to secure

a spot in the program.

Acceptance on rolling basis.

Secure a seat

Confirm

Decision

Enroll

03

Acceptance

Receive an email notifying you of the program

decision.  You must confirm enrollment to secure

a spot in the program.

Acceptance on rolling basis.

Secure a seat

Confirm

Decision

Enroll

04

Orientation

Get onboarded live in a group call with your peers

where you’ll get to know each other and preview the

experience.

Deadline to apply:

10 Oct 2024

Eliah

04

Orientation

Get onboarded live in a group call with your peers

where you’ll get to know each other and preview the

experience.

Deadline to apply:

10 Oct 2024

Eliah

04

Orientation

Get onboarded live in a group call with your peers

where you’ll get to know each other and preview the

experience.

Deadline to apply:

10 Oct 2024

Eliah

Begin the journey today

Begin the journey today

Begin the journey today

Complete this 5-minute application to begin the admissions process

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"Participating in the Uniswap Hook Incubator was a transformative experience for the Levery team. The direct interaction with the Uniswap development team and the deep insights into Uniswap V4 Hooks significantly elevated our project's potential. The program’s exceptional mentors and the invaluable network of connections with DeFi industry leaders provided us with unprecedented opportunities. Being part of the first cohort is an honor, and we are profoundly grateful to the Atrium and Uniswap Foundation teams. Levery could not have been born in a better environment."

"Participating in the Uniswap Hook Incubator was a transformative experience for the Levery team. The direct interaction with the Uniswap development team and the deep insights into Uniswap V4 Hooks significantly elevated our project's potential. The program’s exceptional mentors and the invaluable network of connections with DeFi industry leaders provided us with unprecedented opportunities. Being part of the first cohort is an honor, and we are profoundly grateful to the Atrium and Uniswap Foundation teams. Levery could not have been born in a better environment."

Cristiano Policarpo

CEO of Wireshape & Levery

CEO of Wireshape & Levery

Comprehensive program covering cutting-edge DeFi

Comprehensive program covering cutting-edge DeFi

Comprehensive program covering cutting-edge DeFi

Introduction

Week 1

Learn the evolution of Uniswap from v1 to v4, including architectural decisions and the problems hooks solve. Understand the mathematics behind Ticks & token pair prices. Deploy your first (Memecoin points) hook to Sepolia testnet.

Course Intro

Topics covered: program structure, support, and expectations, context behind the evolution of Unsiwap from v1 to v4, the problems that hooks aim to solve.

Technical Intro

Topics covered: singleton architecture, token accounting & claims, transient storage, comparing Uniswap hooks to React Hooks, types of hooks, swap & LP position modification flows through a v4 pool, gas optimization, licensing.

Ticks and Q64.96 SqrtPrice

Topics covered: ticks vs price tickers, importance of lower & upper ticks, origin of Q64.96 numbers, converting between tick values & sqrtPrice values.

Building your first hook

Topics covered: setting up dev environment on Foundry, basic mechanism design & game theoretic understanding, testing suites, VM code etching, deploying to Seplia testnet.

Introduction

Week 1

Learn the evolution of Uniswap from v1 to v4, including architectural decisions and the problems hooks solve. Understand the mathematics behind Ticks & token pair prices. Deploy your first (Memecoin points) hook to Sepolia testnet.

Course Intro

Topics covered: program structure, support, and expectations, context behind the evolution of Unsiwap from v1 to v4, the problems that hooks aim to solve.

Technical Intro

Topics covered: singleton architecture, token accounting & claims, transient storage, comparing Uniswap hooks to React Hooks, types of hooks, swap & LP position modification flows through a v4 pool, gas optimization, licensing.

Ticks and Q64.96 SqrtPrice

Topics covered: ticks vs price tickers, importance of lower & upper ticks, origin of Q64.96 numbers, converting between tick values & sqrtPrice values.

Building your first hook

Topics covered: setting up dev environment on Foundry, basic mechanism design & game theoretic understanding, testing suites, VM code etching, deploying to Seplia testnet.

Introduction

Week 1

Learn the evolution of Uniswap from v1 to v4, including architectural decisions and the problems hooks solve. Understand the mathematics behind Ticks & token pair prices. Deploy your first (Memecoin points) hook to Sepolia testnet.

Liquidity Operators

Week 2

Learn to change how liquidity is controlled in a DEX by building an onchain limit order book. Understand the mechanism design behind a hook that modifies LP positions to optimize LP fees and create efficient markets.

Liquidity Operators

Week 2

Learn to change how liquidity is controlled in a DEX by building an onchain limit order book. Understand the mechanism design behind a hook that modifies LP positions to optimize LP fees and create efficient markets.

Liquidity Operators

Week 2

Learn to change how liquidity is controlled in a DEX by building an onchain limit order book. Understand the mechanism design behind a hook that modifies LP positions to optimize LP fees and create efficient markets.

Dynamic Fees

Week 3/4

Leverage game theory to explore different hook designs that benefit traders and LPs under real-world conditions, including gas price based fees and Nezlobin's Directional Fee

Dynamic Fees

Week 3/4

Leverage game theory to explore different hook designs that benefit traders and LPs under real-world conditions, including gas price based fees and Nezlobin's Directional Fee

Dynamic Fees

Week 3/4

Leverage game theory to explore different hook designs that benefit traders and LPs under real-world conditions, including gas price based fees and Nezlobin's Directional Fee

NoOp

Week 5

Think sudo mode for hooks. NoOp hooks allow you to create completely custom derivative DEX designs. Explore custom CSMM based curves, Coincidence of Want designs, and reduce MEV with async swap fulfillments.

NoOp

Week 5

Think sudo mode for hooks. NoOp hooks allow you to create completely custom derivative DEX designs. Explore custom CSMM based curves, Coincidence of Want designs, and reduce MEV with async swap fulfillments.

NoOp

Week 5

Think sudo mode for hooks. NoOp hooks allow you to create completely custom derivative DEX designs. Explore custom CSMM based curves, Coincidence of Want designs, and reduce MEV with async swap fulfillments.

Swap & Bridge Periphery Contracts

Week 6

Extend v4’s functionality even further with periphery contracts. Use a custom router to build a swap & bridge such that the output tokens of a swap are automatically bridged into a different chain using your bridge of choice.

Swap & Bridge Periphery Contracts

Week 6

Extend v4’s functionality even further with periphery contracts. Use a custom router to build a swap & bridge such that the output tokens of a swap are automatically bridged into a different chain using your bridge of choice.

Swap & Bridge Periphery Contracts

Week 6

Extend v4’s functionality even further with periphery contracts. Use a custom router to build a swap & bridge such that the output tokens of a swap are automatically bridged into a different chain using your bridge of choice.

Capstone Project

Week 7/8

Design a custom hook with your own idea or seek inspiration from a “Request for Hooks” page. You’ll hack solo or in pairs and present your project in a demo day to a panel of investors & researchers. Top hooks will win prizes.

Capstone Project

Week 7/8

Design a custom hook with your own idea or seek inspiration from a “Request for Hooks” page. You’ll hack solo or in pairs and present your project in a demo day to a panel of investors & researchers. Top hooks will win prizes.

Capstone Project

Week 7/8

Design a custom hook with your own idea or seek inspiration from a “Request for Hooks” page. You’ll hack solo or in pairs and present your project in a demo day to a panel of investors & researchers. Top hooks will win prizes.

Hookathon and Demo Day

Hookathon and Demo Day

Hookathon and Demo Day

Background

During the final 2 weeks of the Uniswap Hook Incubator, developers build a 'capstone hook' using the skills gained in the first 6 weeks. This culminates in a live Demo Day, where top teams present to investors, researchers, and builders.

From the first two cohorts alone, 138 graduating developers have shipped 91 unique hooks, earning $60,000+ in prizes. Several projects have gone on to secure grant and VC funding.

Incentives

While most devs in the program might be intrinsically motivated to practice what they’ve learned with a concrete project, we can’t help but highlight the benefits of joining the hookathon.

$30k

$30.000 in Prizes

  • Technology partners like Chainlink & Eigenlayer contribute another $5,000.

  • Uniswap Foundation’s grant will cover an additional $15,000 prize.

  • Prizes are split across multiple winners to benefit more devs.

Requests for Hook

Requests for Hook

Requests for Hook

See Project Gallery

See Project Gallery

See Project Gallery

Hey, are you open for collaboration?

I like your work!

Thanks! yeapp I’m open to it!

Industry Exposure

  • Gain recognition as an innovator in DeFi, building ahead of Uniswap v4’s mainnet launch.

  • Top crypto VCs (Variant Fund, a16z, Dragonfly Capital, USV) judge the projects.

  • Grant providers attend to fund standout projects. In UHI1, three received follow-on grants.

  • Founders and engineering managers recruit devs from the program.

You

Alumni Perks

  • Graduates who submit a capstone hook can join future hackathons.

  • Eligible graduates can become Uniswap Foundation Ambassadors, contributing to ecosystem growth.

  • Receive a personalized NFT certificate with your project details.

  • Physical swag (e.g., sweatshirts, t-shirts) will be sent to you.

Supported by

Built by developers, educators, and community builders

Built by developers, educators, and community builders

Built by developers, educators, and community builders

Haardik

  • Co-founder of LearnWeb3, serving 150k+ students through public good education, hackathons, bounties, and more.

  • Protocol Engineer at Dapper Labs, Ceramic Network, & Hypotenuse Labs

Bhaumik

  • Built online coding bootcamps at Thinkful, fellowships at On Deck, and cohort-based courses at Maven

  • Contributed to Gitcoin, Seed Club, Station, and Ceramic Network

Nate

  • Chief of Staff to Matt Mochary, who coached founders of Coinbase, Paradigm, Eigenlayer, and Chainlink

  • Led operations and recruitment for On Deck’s founder fellowships

  • Led UX and research to design immersive VR learning experiences

Questions? We've got the answers

Questions? We've got the answers

Questions? We've got the answers

Is there a cost associated with the program?

Is there a cost associated with the program?

Is there a cost associated with the program?

I can't commit to the October program, when is the next start date?

I can't commit to the October program, when is the next start date?

I can't commit to the October program, when is the next start date?

Will there by any prize or bounties?

Will there by any prize or bounties?

Will there by any prize or bounties?

I'm new to blockchain developer and/or DeFi, is this program a good fit?

I'm new to blockchain developer and/or DeFi, is this program a good fit?

I'm new to blockchain developer and/or DeFi, is this program a good fit?

What kind of technical support should I expect?

What kind of technical support should I expect?

What kind of technical support should I expect?

When are the live sessions? Will they be recorded?

When are the live sessions? Will they be recorded?

When are the live sessions? Will they be recorded?

Do you support pseudonymous enrollment?

Do you support pseudonymous enrollment?

Do you support pseudonymous enrollment?