About the challenge

This is where UW's most ambitious students stop thinking about a startup and start building it.

Requirements

What to Build

Build your startup before the event and then come ready to exhibit, pitch, and compete.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$5,750+ in prizes
+ other prizes
First Plaze Prize
$2,750 in cash
1 winner

$1,000 Cash (Lavin Prize)
$750 Credit (Anthropic Prize)
$1000 InWorld Credit (InWorld Prize)
AI2 Incubator Interview (AI2 Prize)
1 Year Free Formations (Formations Prize)

Second Place Prize
$1,800 in cash
1 winner

$800 Cash (Propper x AI2 Prize)
$500 Credit (Anthropic Prize)
$500 InWorld Credit (InWorld Prize)
1 Year Free Formations (Formations Prize)

Third Place Prize
$1,200 in cash
1 winner

$700 Cash (Propper x AI2 Prize)
$250 Credit (Anthropic Prize)
$250 InWorld Credit (InWorld Prize)
1 Year Free Formations (Formations Prize)

Best in Business Viability Track
1 winner

Best potential to become a real company. Strong idea, clear customer, high ceiling.

Best Use of AI
1 winner

AI is the product, not a feature. It couldn't exist without it.

Best in Physical World
1 winner

Touches something real. Health, food, energy, hardware, accessibility, the environment.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Problem & Market Fit
  • Business Model Viability
  • Technical Execution
  • Pitch & Presentation

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