Program starts:
April 2026
Designed with the spirit of a hackathon, curation of an accelerator, and structure of a cohort-based course, Uniswap Hook Incubator guides devs through every step of launching a hook, no matter how complex.
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.
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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
Acceptance NFTs emails required to log-in to private Discord server
Personalized graduation certificates minted as NFTs
Accepting pseudonymous enrollment to keep identity secured
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
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).
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.
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.
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
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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.
Complete this 5-minute application to begin the admissions process
Cristiano Policarpo
CEO of Wireshape & Levery
Background
During the final 3 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 seven cohorts, nearly 500 graduating developers have shipped 400+ unique hooks, earning $235,000+ 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.
$25k
$25,000 in prizes every cohort
Sponsors like Uniswap Foundation, Eigenlayer, Chainlink, Circle, and Arbitrum grant contribute to the developer prize pool
Prizes are split across multiple winners to benefit more devs.
We've awarded over $200k to developers historically
Hey, are you open for collaboration?
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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.
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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
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
Shipped guides to building hooks featured on Uniswap Foundation’s documentation
Bhaumik
Built online coding bootcamps at Thinkful, fellowships at On Deck, and cohort-based courses at Maven
Co-created the first learning DAO (Crypto, Culture, and Society) to foster interdisplinary insights
Contributed to Gitcoin, Seed Club, Station, and Ceramic Network
Theresa
12+ years scaling online education programs at EdTech companies like Thinkful, Chegg, and Polygence.
Led global teams of 400+ to deliver bootcamp-style training to tens of thousands of learners.
Expert in building scalable operations, driving revenue, and improving efficiency in high-growth environments.
