48 hours. $20,000 in prizes. Build something real.
Fort Mason Center · San Francisco, CA
Countdown to kickoff
Event Timeline
Day 1
Fri Oct 10
5:00 PM
Doors open · Check-in begins
6:30 PM
Opening ceremony + keynote
8:00 PM
Team formation networking
9:00 PM
Hacking begins
11:59 PM
Midnight snack drop
Day 2
Sat Oct 11
8:00 AM
Breakfast served
10:00 AM
Mentorship sessions open
1:00 PM
Midpoint check-in demos
6:00 PM
Dinner + sponsor networking
10:00 PM
Late-night hacking continues
Day 3
Sun Oct 12
8:00 AM
Final day breakfast
12:00 PM
FINAL SUBMISSIONS CLOSE
1:00 PM
Judging rounds begin
4:00 PM
Top 10 finalist presentations
6:00 PM
Awards ceremony + closing
Build Tracks
LLM applications, computer vision, ML tooling, and intelligent agents that solve real problems.
Energy efficiency, carbon tracking, climate adaptation tools, or clean energy innovation.
Productivity tools, infrastructure, APIs, or anything that makes developers faster.
Projects that address accessibility, education, health equity, or community empowerment.
Prizes
Top teams compete for cash across main and category awards.
1st Place
$10,000
cash prize
2nd Place
$5,000
cash prize
3rd Place
$2,000
cash prize
Category Prizes
Best AI Integration
Most innovative use of AI/ML in a working product
Best Sustainability
Addresses a real environmental or social impact challenge
Best UX
Exceptional user experience and interface design
Judges
Jamie Kim
Partner @ Apex Ventures
Taylor Reed
Staff Engineer @ Meridian Payments
Morgan Liu
Founder @ Northstar Labs
Avery Santos
Product Manager @ Launchpad.dev
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Community Partners
Open Call
Have an idea you want to build? Submit before October 1 to find teammates and validate your concept before kickoff.
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