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Ignition: AI Hackathon

lumaHosted on Luma

Fetched 1 day ago

Saturday, May 9, 2026

to Sunday, May 10, 2026

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1 day long

Artificial IntelligenceData ScienceFintech

Event Type

in person

Ignition: AI Hackathon Ready to put your ideas in motion? Two days where AI-powered prototyping, creativity, and hands-on building take center stage. No slides — only live demos. Limited to 20 teams. Apply now. 📅 Schedule Day 1, Sat 09:00 | Doors Open & Welcome 10:00 | Kickoff Sprint (1h): ship a tiny POC, score first points 12:00 | Lunch 13:00 | Heads-down building 22:00 | Checkpoint Scoring & Wrap Day 2, Sun 09:30 | Build continues 15:00 | Freeze code / Demo setup 16:00 | Live Demos (no decks) 18:00 | Awards & Prizes + Wrap ⚡ Why Participate? Ship fast: 36h from zero → working demoAI-first culture: unlimited vibe-coding, shared tooling, rapid iterationDemo live: prove it works, get noticed, find co-founders 👥 Who It’s For Builders across business, design, data, and engineering. This Event is for builders from all backgrounds and those who want to become one. 🧪 How It Works Sign up as a team or join the smart team matching at kickoff soloMentors roaming and giving Feedback during the weekendDemos are scored on quality, originality, AI use, execution speed & potential impact ⚙️ What You Will Build There’s no set challenge. Your mission: build something great with AI. You can bring your own idea or take inspiration from others. Projects with a positive real-world impact – social, environmental, or otherwise – are highly encouraged. 🏆 Prizes 1100 CHF prize pool. ⚖️ Jury Florian Schweitzer (B2Venture)Yariv Adan (elipsis venture)Teddy Kim (Heartfelt VC) 🤝 Partners & Sponsors Lovable, Kimi, Apertvs. ​👋 Do you want to support us as a Partner or a Mentor? ​​Fill out this form and we will get back to you: https://tally.so/r/ja7AX4

Judge Accessibility

Organizer email available25/25
Student-run event15/15
Actively looking for judges25/25
Small event (120 participants)10/10
No corporate sponsors10/10
New or emerging organizer10/10
Public registration available5/5
Online format (judge from anywhere)10/10

Top signals

Organizer email available
Student-run event
Actively looking for judges

Organizers

Alex Johnson

alex@example.org

Jamie Rivera

jamie@example.org

Sam Chen

sam@example.org

Estimated Audience

Mostly Students
ExperienceStudent
OccupationStudents
Beginner Friendly
Women in Tech

Technical Focus

AI95%
Web80%
Mobile25%

Industries

Healthcare
Education
Climate

Technologies

Python
React
OpenAI

Why this estimate

  • • Hosted by a university
  • • Open to students
  • • MLH member event

Estimate inferred from event metadata, not actual attendee data.

Quality Score

Quality Score

72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
Operations12/15

Why this score

Strong organiser track record
Returning event
Well-sponsored

Missing data

Prize details
Code of conduct