Hack Meridian 2025 Shark Tank featured six finalist projects pitching innovations on Stellar: 4Bridge (donation investment platform), Simple Fund (receivable tokenization), Stellar Forge (smart contract deployment), Lance (freelance payments), Panoramablok (RWA DeFi integration), and StarLens (yield-generating accounts).
At Hack Meridian 2025, six hackathon finalists pitched projects across two tracks: Open Innovation and Composability. 4Bridge enables donors to earn yield while supporting nonprofits through Stellar-based investment pools. Simple Fund tokenizes receivable funds on-chain to reduce processing costs and unlock liquidity. Stellar Forge automates smart contract deployment to save developer time. Lance provides instant, low-fee payments for freelancers using Stellar wallets, Soroswap, Blend, and decentralized dispute resolution. Panoramablok introduced SRWA, a token standard enabling institutional RWA issuers to apply compliance rules and access DeFi pools. StarLens automatically deposits wallet funds into Blend yield pools, allowing users to earn returns without manual action. All projects leverage Stellar's speed, transparency, and existing protocols.