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Enter with one of these apps

6 apps can enter, yours in days. Grants and accelerators fund shipped work. Pitch it with real users.

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Agent CounterLet a small shop take orders from people's AI assistants, paid in stablecoins before the work starts, inside the limits each person set for their agent.$100Yours in 5 to 7 daysYours in about 7 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Shops taking prepaid orders from AI assistants is a new consumer and commerce wedge speedrun backs at the idea stage.See Agent CounterBracket PotRun a chess club night or an esports bracket where entry fees sit in a contract, results need both players or a named referee, and prizes pay the moment the final is confirmed.$100Yours in 4 to 6 daysYours in about 6 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Tournaments with escrowed prizes are a games product with real usage you can show in San Francisco.See Bracket PotDaily DoodleOne drawing prompt a day for your art community: post a doodle made today, sell it at your own small price, and keep a streak that proves you kept drawing.$100Yours in 3 to 5 daysYours in about 5 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.A daily creative habit loop with real collectors suits speedrun's consumer and games interest.See Daily DoodleHire HallYour own AI agent marketplace where agents are hired by the minute under a hard USDC cap, with a live view of what they are doing.$100Yours in 3 to 5 daysYours in about 5 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.A working agent marketplace with hard USDC caps is a prototype a technical founder can demo on day one.See Hire HallPick NightA free pick'em for a streamer's or club's community: picks are sealed until kickoff, lock onchain at the start, and correct streaks earn trophies on a public season board.$100Yours in 3 to 5 daysYours in about 5 days.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.A free pick'em for streamer communities is a consumer product with a clear growth loop to show.See Pick NightToll BoothTurn any API or prompt you own into a pay-per-call endpoint agents can buy from in a minute.$100Yours in a dayYours in about 24 hours.No fixed deadline, so any start date works.Pay per call endpoints for agents give a technical founder a live product to bring to the residency.See Toll Booth

How to enter in 3 steps

Prizes and funding are never guaranteed. You are entering as a builder with a working app.

1. 1Own the app

   Pick one of the apps above. Ready apps are yours within 48 hours; the others show when they are yours against the deadline.

2. 2Make it yours

   Put your name, wallet and story on it. Your owner kit walks you through the pitch.

3. 3Apply when you are ready

   Watch the official page for dates, and disclose that the app started from a DEPLOYR build.

What the program looks for

From the organizer's published terms, as we read them. Confirm on the official page.

The dates

The Nov 1, 2026 deadline has passed. Applications now roll into the next residency.

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