Now Open — The Inaugural Creator Fund

Curate knowledge.
Earn infrastructure support.

Build a public collection on DeepCamp. Share knowledge people actually find useful. The most valuable creators earn from $5,000 in infrastructure support.

Create your collection → How it works

Free to enter. No follower count required. Open to all builders.

Participation

Three steps. That's it.

No complicated rules. Just build something worth discovering.

01 — Build

Create a public collection

Head to deepcamp.cc and build a themed collection. AI tools, research, startup resources, engineering reads, anything of real value.

02 — Share

Publish and spread it

Share your collection publicly. Post it on X, LinkedIn, your community, wherever your people are. Your collection needs a minimum number of items and unique visitors to qualify.

03 — Grow

Let the leaderboard do the rest

Rankings are live. Watch your collection rise. The scoring system rewards quality, saves, and genuine engagement. Not just raw traffic.

04 — Win

Earn infrastructure support

Top creators across categories earn infrastructure credits powered through TechAssembly's startup ecosystem partnerships. Nine winners. Multiple tiers.

Scoring

Quality wins. Not bots.

A multi-signal scoring formula that rewards real engagement. Raw view counts don't win here.

Scoring Breakdown

Unique visitors

35%

Saves & bookmarks

20%

Avg. session time

15%

Shares & referrals

15%

Manual judging

15%

Eligibility Requirements

Create a public DeepCamp collection
Minimum number of curated items
Minimum unique visitors threshold met
Profile completed on DeepCamp
Collection shared publicly at least once
Join the TechAssembly waitlist or community
Optional bonus: follow TechAssembly, tag DeepCamp when sharing, post about your collection for featured placement and extra scoring points

Prizes

Nine winners. Multiple tiers.

More achievable than one grand prize. More reasons to compete, more chances to win.

🥇

$1,500

Grand Prize

Best overall collection

🥈

$1,000

2nd Place

Runner-up collection

🥉

$750

3rd Place

Third best collection

⭐

$250 ×3

Rising Creator

Three rising talents

❤️

$500

Community Favourite

Voted by the community

🎓

$500

Best Student Creator

Student-verified entrant

All prizes are infrastructure credits powered through TechAssembly's startup ecosystem partnerships.

Find your corner of the internet.

Collections are organised by theme. Pick the one that matches what you know best and curate it.

🤖 AI Tools 🚀 Startup Resources 🎨 Design Inspiration 🌍 African Innovation ⚙️ Engineering Knowledge 📋 Productivity 📄 Research Collections 💡 Creator Economy 🛠️ Developer Tools 🎓 Student Resources

Collection ideas that spread:

"50 AI tools I actually use" "Startup resources every African founder should know" "Best engineering newsletters" "Tools that replaced my entire workflow" "Research rabbit holes worth going down"

Live Rankings

The leaderboard goes live on launch day.

Rankings update in real time. Watch your collection rise. Keep sharing.

🏆 Top Collections

Opens at launch

Rankings open on launch day. Create your collection now to be ready when submissions open.

Your collection could be here

AI Tools · deepcamp.cc/c/...

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Creator TBD

Startup Resources

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Creator TBD

Engineering Knowledge

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Timeline

Mark the dates.

From launch to winners. The inaugural DeepCamp Creator Fund runs for a defined window.

Phase 1

🚀 Launch

Challenge opens. Leaderboard goes live. First 500 creators get early access status.

Phase 2

📦 Submission Window

Build and share your collection. Ranking updates continuously throughout this period.

Phase 3

🔍 Finalists Announced

Top collections across categories are shortlisted. Manual judging panel reviews quality.

Phase 4

🏆 Winners Declared

Nine winners announced. Infrastructure support credited. DeepCamp Fellows cohort formed.

Beyond the Prize

Become a DeepCamp Fellow.

The top creators don't just win credits. They become the first cohort of curators shaping the internet's discovery layer.

DeepCamp Fellows Cohort

Top creators from the challenge join an exclusive cohort as ambassadors, moderators, and early beta testers. You get featured placement, first access to new features, and a direct line into the TechAssembly builder community. This is status. This is early.

Ambassador status Featured curator placement Early beta access Community moderator TechAssembly network First 500 identity badge

Ready?

Great creators don't just
consume the internet.
They organise it.

Build something visible. Earn infrastructure support. The inaugural DeepCamp Creator Fund is open now.

Start your collection → Explore DeepCamp

Curate knowledge.Earn infrastructure support.