I attended a hackathon last month, there were like 30 teams out of 220 who were qualified for round 2 and we were one of them. We were allotted 6 rooms and 5 teams in each room. What I noticed was all the other 4 teams in our allotted room were done building their prototype by midnight, me and my team were the only ones who were building our prototype till the last minute, so I kinda feel like these people had already built the prototype beforehand itself and they were soo chill and relaxed which is making me feel even more sus. The organisers were continuously monitoring the GitHub repos, I don't understand how they got past them though.

So my question is do people prebuild the prototype before the hackathons??

I am planning to attend hackathons, should I also start pre building the prototype and go there and just fake the commits a bit so I won't get caught???

What should I do guys?? Should I play fair?? But playing fair ain't getting us anywhere T_T

Hey folks!

Anyone looking for one more teammate for ETHGlobal Mumbai?

I’m from Nepal. I’m excited to build something cool, learn from the team, and contribute wherever I can.

If you have a spot open, feel free to DM me!

Hey everyone, I’m one of the people working on Kuberns. It’s a platform for deploying apps without all the devops headache. Basically you connect your repo and it handles the hosting and scaling part.

I’ve seen a lot of hackathon teams lose hours (sometimes the whole last night) just trying to get their project live, so I thought maybe we can help here. If your team is joining a hackathon soon, or already in one, and wants to try Kuberns for deploying your project, I’d love to collab. We’d give support and make sure it actually works for your stack.

No pressure to use it if it doesn’t fit, and honest feedback is more useful to me than praise. If it breaks or sucks for your use case, tell me, that helps us fix it.

Comment or DM if you’re interested. Tell me what you’re building and what stack you use, and I’ll see how we can help.

Any python person got selected?

i failed in more than 4 hackathons, aur mai samjh gya ki i have to learn for some times so i joined ai skills challenge by Where U Elevate and adobe collab. I hope that one day i will win a hackathon and become a good team member

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Looking for Teammates for Online Hackathons 🌍

Hey everyone! I'm looking for 1–3 motivated people to team up with for upcoming virtual hackathons.

I have experience building simple websites and apps, and I'm interested in learning, collaborating, and building useful projects together. I'm open to working with people from anywhere in the world!

If you're also looking for a teammate, comment or DM me. Let's build something cool!

Need teammates for HP powerlab 3.0 competition

Have anyone got shortlisted to tata imagination challenge Round 4 ? And can anyone please share your pitch experiences and tips for further hackathons ?

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Hey everyone!

I'm based in Türkiye and looking for like-minded people who are interested in building a technology startup together.

I'm looking for motivated people with an entrepreneurial mindset who want to develop ideas, build innovative products, and create something meaningful together.

I'm open to connecting with people from anywhere in the world. If you're interested in technology, startups, software, or entrepreneurship and want to build something from the ground up, feel free to reach out!

Let's connect, share ideas, and see what we can build together.

hi everyone!

I'm organizing coral.hackclub.com, a 3 night (4 day) hackathon in the beaches of australia. coral is a part of hack club, a global nonprofit for technical education. i dont care if you're experienced, or not, we will fund your travel.

ps: you can only come if you are 18 or younger... sorry older folk :(

I'm an AI engineer, and I've always loved hackathons. There's something about getting a bunch of cracked builders together and seeing what they can ship in a short time.

I'm currently organizing a global AI hackathon this November (ONLINE!), and honestly, I wanted to hear from people who actually participate in these things that are all across the globe I know opinion of my country what i want this to be like olympics of hackathon.

We've already had 100+ teams register in the first day, and we're trying to make this more than just another hackathon where you build something, submit it, and never touch it again lol. We have done a similar feat the largest student run hack in india with over 13000 regs .

This time Here's what we're putting together:

• A $5,000 prize pool, along with Amazon gift cards for winning teams.
• API credits and resources to help people build.
• Technologies like Tavily and Bifrost for anyone interested in AI agents, automations, and LLM applications.
• Interviews with selected teams to showcase their projects across our socials, reaching 30K+ people (minimum btw)

The last part is something I'm particularly interested in. If you're already building a startup or have a side project, why not use the hackathon to improve it, get some feedback, and potentially find your first few users?

You could build anything from a useful AI automation to a completely unhinged multi-agent system that somehow works.

Here's the event if anyone wants to check it out:
But I'm genuinely curious, what actually makes you join a hackathon?

Is it the prize money, free credits, meeting other builders, getting exposure for your project, or something else entirely?

Would love to hear what people think. We're still shaping parts of the experience, so your suggestions could actually make it into the event.

Hello!

We're hosting 5th educational jam. A jam where you create games, that share educational value.

Our itch io: https://itch.io/jam/edu-jam-5

Our discord: https://discord.gg/zJSZZbbkNF

Let's Make Learning Fun

If you want to advise or contribute to this jam -> see contacts on the page.

Art by KR1.

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I am 19m and I am looking for 2 teammates to join me for More Than A Hack FC Barcelona hackathon.

I can bring data engineering skills and I am culer 💙❤️

If you have experience in computer vision that will help a lot.

I do a few online hackathons a year as a student, and the good ones for me start with a fixed deadline I can plan around, so I'm sketching out my week for an online agent memory competition.

The one I'm planning around is the second cycle of the Agent Memory Leaderboard. The rules page says a full run usually takes about 0.5 to 2 days, so I'm keeping a weekend free and working the rest of the week around that. The FAQ says an evaluation key lands before 19:00 Beijing time (UTC+8) the day after applying, and the materials deadline is October 31, 2026, 23:59 UTC+8, so the timing is easy to work backwards from. I'd host the Add and Search API myself and cover my own compute, while the platform takes care of answering, grading and orchestration. Entry is free and there is no team size requirement.

For people who have competed this way, hosting the thing being scored, what did your setup and testing schedule look like in the days before you submitted?

Hey everyone!

I'm looking to put together a small team for the Future Health Digital Innovation Challenge 2026, a global challenge focused on solving real healthcare problems using AI, software and connected technologies.

A few details:

Teams of up to 5 people

Open to participants worldwide

Who I'm looking to connect with:

Working professionals with background in healthcare and tech specially AI

What our team already has:

We have two working professionals in the team one person with a deep background in AI and RND and another person is a tech lead with over 5+ years of experience.

Hola peeps!!

Looking for female teammate for hackathon.. preferably someone who has some prior good hackthon winnings or experience and has good expertise in ml and dl is someone is interested dm me asapp guyss the deadline is near for registration!!!

Hey everyone!
I’m a university student participating in a hackathon, and I’m building a food waste reduction app using Lovable.
Unfortunately, I’ve run out of credits, and I can’t afford to upgrade my plan right now.
I’ve already made progress on the project, but I still need some help finishing it before the deadline.
Would anyone be willing to help me out for free? Even a little assistance would mean so much!
Thank you! 🤍

The NASA Space Apps Challenge is being held in over 500 places, right? Are there any local practice rounds happening anywhere? If so, does it cost you guys anything to join the local events, lectures, or practice rounds?

Hey hackers!

My teammate and I are two Computer Science students from Bennett University, India.

We've been selected for HackPrinceton Fall 2026 at Princeton University, November 13 to 15.

We're incredibly excited about participating, but we're currently struggling with the cost of travelling to the US.

Since this community has experienced hackers and organizers, I wanted to ask a few questions.

How do international students usually afford hackathons in the US?

- Has anyone received travel reimbursement from HackPrinceton in previous years?

- Are there MLH partners or sponsors who support international participants?

- Have you successfully approached companies for individual hackathon travel sponsorship?

- Do any organizations offer travel grants specifically for student hackers?

We're a team of two, so even covering part of the flight costs would be helpful.

We have technical portfolios and can provide our acceptance confirmations and travel budget for verification.

We're also happy to share the project we build and document our experience afterward.

Official website: https://www.hackprinceton.com/

If anyone here has attended HackPrinceton from outside the US, I'd especially appreciate hearing about your experience.

Thanks, hackers!

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📅 PPT Submission Deadline: 21 November 2026 ⚡ 12-Hour Build: 29 November 2026 | 9 AM–9 PM IST 🎲 A surprise challenge will be revealed halfway through the event!

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💡 Bring your ideas. Build your game. Make it playable.