# Accelerator
# Hackathon
# LatAm
# Founders
# Developer
Real-world finance is moving onchain: payments, FX, credit, tokenized assets. Arc is the Layer-1 built for exactly that, and we want you to build on it.
We're launching a six-week online program for Latam fintech and AI startups ready to build on Arc and take their business into its next phase of growth. Applications are open until September 22nd.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
What is the Arc Acceleration Season?
A structured, hands-on program designed to help your startup grow on Arc: six weeks to scope, build and launch the integration that moves your business into its next phase.
It's a builder program where you go deep on the Arc and Circle ecosystem, ship a live integration, and pitch on Demo Day in front of investors and ecosystem leaders. You get direct support from the Arc and Circle team throughout, and every team on stage at Demo Day is a real business with traction, ready for its next stage of growth.
The program follows a three-phase arc: Build, Ship, Show, opening with an onboarding week.
- Onboarding (Week 1): Get oriented on Arc and the Circle stack, meet the team, and lock in on your business milestones and the integration you're going to ship. You'll have direct access to the technical team through office hours.
- Build (Weeks 2–3): Heads-down building with weekly technical office hours and async support, working with App Kits, Gateway and StableFX toward a functioning prototype on testnet.
- Ship (Weeks 4–5): Take the product into production. Deploy on Arc mainnet and harden it for performance, cost and edge cases, while you sharpen your go-to-market: who your first customers on Arc are and how you'll win them.
- Show (Week 6): Refine your pitch, polish your demo, and deliver at the online Demo Day. This is where you prove what you shipped and how it will help you continue to scale.
