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11 months ago

The event deets you’ve been waiting for.

With the hackathon just 8 DAYS AWAY, we are beyond excited to give you a little teaser about the prize pool, challenges, and builder pack.

But first, thank you to everyone who joined our livestream yesterday for some fresh hackathon knowledge. Missed it? Catch up by watching the recording here : 



Curious about the prize pool?
While the full list hasn't been revealed just yet, there’s so many awards to be given. Here’s an idea of what you can expect:

  •  1st Place ($100k): The most exceptional project of the hackathon. This winner knocked it out of the park across every judging criteria — impact, creativity, technical build, and design polish.
  • 2nd–5th Place ($75k-$22k): Incredible projects that delivered powerful ideas and beautiful execution. These teams showed excellence in both innovation and craft.
  • 6th–10th Place ($20k-$10k): Strong contenders that built useful, well-designed applications with impressive technical implementation. These projects stood out from thousands of entries.
  • Regional-specific $10k prizes for AMER, APAC, and EMEA.
  • Additional bonus prizes for categories like Most Viral Project, Most Likely to Get Funded, Most Beautiful UI, and Uniquely Useful Tool.



Challenge Prizes Incoming…
We’re teaming up with some very special partners to launch exclusive challenge tracks — each with $25,000 up for grabs.

Official challenges will be revealed soon. Keep your eyes on the announcements, these may be the most fun (and unexpected) ways to win.

Builder pack sending soon
Each eligible participant will be receiving a hackathon-exclusive Builder Pack full of helpful tools in the coming days. AWS credits? Bonus tokens? You’ll see soon 

No building yet, so what do you do now? Get to a meetup 
Meetups are kicking off all around the world, from LA to Vancouver, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Egypt, Taiwan, India, South Africa…find a meetup near you to find your team, ask questions, network, and meet others like you who are gearing up to make something amazing.

See you SOON!