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Post-Hackathon Builder Program

Keep Building.

Casper Forward helps promising builders move from a hackathon prototype to production on Casper, with continued technical, ecosystem, and go-to-market support.

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Prototype → ProductionTechnical SupportEcosystem AccessGTM & LaunchMainnet Readiness

Why Casper Forward

The buildathon is the beginning.

We enjoyed building with you; now let’s see what we can make of it. Think of the Buildathon as our introduction, and Casper Forward is where we keep working together to build the best possible version of your project.

01 / CONTINUE

Keep the momentum.

Stay connected to Casper beyond the event and continue building around your own product timeline.

02 / UNBLOCK

Clear the next obstacle.

Surface technical, infrastructure, product or GTM blockers and connect with the right support.

03 / LAUNCH

Move toward production.

Turn a promising build into something ready for Mainnet, users and continued development.

Builder Journey

The Path to Mainnet

Each team starts from where its project stands today. Together, we identify the priorities and milestones that can move it closer to production.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Tell us what you’ve built, where the project stands and what you need next.

  2. 02

    Align

    Define the next milestone, current blockers and a realistic path forward.

  3. 03

    Build

    Keep developing with access to relevant technical, ecosystem and GTM support.

  4. 04

    Prepare

    Work through security, infrastructure and Mainnet readiness.

  5. 05

    Launch & Grow

    Deploy when ready, reach users and stay connected as the product evolves.

Program Support

What you can access through Casper Forward

Casper Forward connects participating teams with technical expertise, ecosystem resources, and launch support throughout their development.

BUILD

Technical & Architecture

Guidance around Casper tooling, integrations, smart contracts and production paths.

SECURE

Security & Mainnet Readiness

Code hygiene, audit preparation and deployment-readiness support.

LAUNCH

GTM & Launch Support

Positioning, launch planning, content and visibility around meaningful milestones.

CONNECT

Ecosystem Connections

Targeted introductions to builders, infrastructure providers and relevant ecosystem partners.

SCALE

Infrastructure & Tooling

Support around RPC access, indexing, testing and other production dependencies.

CONTINUE

Dedicated Builder Support

A consistent place to surface blockers, share progress and stay connected between milestones.

Teams Moving Forward

Meet the builders.

Follow participating projects as they develop, reach new milestones, and bring their products closer to Mainnet.

TESTNET

Faktura

Faktura is the autonomous invoice-financing desk on Casper. An AI agent underwrites real-world invoices, a native-CSPR pool funds them, and every AI decision is hash-anchored on-chain.

Latest milestone1st Place — Casper Agentic Buildathon 2026
Website GitHub
LIVE

CSPR402

CSPR402 turns a verified Casper payment into an agent-friendly checkout flow, unlocking a simulated virtual card after on-chain payment verification.

Latest milestone2nd Place — Casper Agentic Buildathon 2026
Website GitHub X
TESTNET

Claros

Claros is a verifiable real-world-data oracle on Casper, with autonomous agents attesting data on-chain and selling machine-payable reads over x402.

Latest milestone2nd Place — Casper Agentic Buildathon 2026
Website GitHub
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Builder Resources

Everything closer to hand.

Key documentation, development tools, and program resources for Casper Forward teams.

FIRST LINE

Casper Forward FAQ

Program and onboarding guidance coming soon.

DOCUMENTATION

Casper Developer Docs

Official Casper protocol, SDK, smart-contract and development documentation.

AI TOOLING

AI & x402 Tooling

Casper’s AI Toolkit, agent tooling, MCP resources and x402 development material.

DEVELOPERS

Casper Developer Community

Communication and cooperation group for developers building on Casper Network.

CSPR.buildDeveloper tooling gatewayOdraRust smart-contract frameworkCSPR.liveExplorer and account inspectionCSPR.nameOn-chain naming and identity

Eligibility

For selected teams ready to take their projects further.

Casper Forward is designed for projects that have demonstrated meaningful progress and have a clear plan to continue developing on Casper.

Who is it for?

  • Buildathon finalists.
  • Strong Buildathon teams continuing development.
  • Previous Casper hackathon teams still actively building.
  • Other builders with a functional Casper Testnet MVP.

What matters?

  • Meaningful technical progress.
  • Clear intent to continue building on Casper.
  • A realistic next milestone.
  • Active engagement with the project.
  • Open-source readiness.

Casper Forward

Where could your project go next?

Tell us what you’ve built, where it stands, and what you want to achieve next.

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