Opportunity intelligence for builders
Hackathons worth entering
Tracking 154 events for online individual builders — no student-only, no age-gated noise. Prize pools normalized to real cash, fields estimated from historical submission rates, so you see expected value per serious competitor, not headline numbers. Updated 2026-08-22.
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Each event compounds the same specialism — effective hours drop as reusable assets accumulate.
1Telegraph H1 Hackathon
↓ carries ~40% work
2ETHOnline 2026↓ carries ~40% work
3AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT IIIOpportunity grid
129 events · ordered by attention 1d3d7d14d21d30d45d+
tile colour = days left · badge = today's action · faded tiles scored weak for their window (incl. <3d sprints)
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66
DevNetwork [API + Cloud + AI] Hackathon 2026
DevNetwork
Looking for: IoT · Low/No Code
$39,500
13d
↗
SPRINT
76
Telegraph H1 Hackathon
Telegraph Protocol
Looking for: api · machine-intelligence
$5,000
9d
↗
PREP
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82
AI Infra Summit Hackathon
lablab.ai x Kisaco Research
Looking for: ai-infrastructure · intel
$10,500
26d
↗
PREP
85
ETHOnline 2026
ETHGlobal
Looking for: ethereum · agents
TBA; ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 had $100K sponsor pool - depth expected
25d
↗
WATCH
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74
The Rise of AI Agents Hackathon
lablab.ai x Dubai AI Week
Looking for: ai-agents · autonomous-agents
$22,250
TBA
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WATCH
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67
OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS
OpenCV
Looking for: IoT · Machine Learning/AI
$12,000
60d+
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WATCH
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63
IEEE ClimateChain Global Hackathon
IEEE
Looking for: Blockchain · Machine Learning/AI
$3,000
TBA
↗
WATCH
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59
Agents for Humans Hackathon
Agents
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI
$40,000
24d
↗
WATCH
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58
Reverie Hacks 2026
Reverie
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI
$3,047,814
TBA
↗
WATCH
72
AI GENESIS 2026
lablab.ai x /function1 Dubai
Looking for: ai · multimodal
tracks not finalized
60d+
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WATCH
65
WeAreDevelopers Hackathon
WeAreDevelopers x lablab.ai
Looking for: ai · agents
sponsor tracks still coming
33d
↗
WATCH
59
NextStep Hacks 2026
NextStep
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI
$1,750
23d
↗
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59
Prometheus September AI Challenge
Prometheus
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Design
$1,500
15d
↗
WATCH
59
Prometheus September AI Challenge 2
Prometheus
Looking for: Machine Learning/AI · Beginner Friendly
$1,500
22d
↗
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58
OneAquaHealth IEEE Global Hackathon
OneAquaHealth
Looking for: Health · Machine Learning/AI
$3,000
41d
↗
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54
GatewayHacks 2026 | Software & AI
GatewayHacks
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI
$53,585
42d
↗
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54
Prometheus August AI Challenge
Prometheus
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Design
$1,500
TBA
↗
WATCH
33
Code-X-Novas Innovathon 2026 – National Software, AI Hackathon
Code-X-Novas
Prize TBA
38d
↗
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31
Idea Competition 2026
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (FRCRCE), Bandra
Prize TBA
26d
↗
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30
MOSIP Decode 2026
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore
$5
22d
↗
WATCH
29
Evorozen Apex: NextGen AI Buildathon
Evorozen
Looking for: Databases · Machine Learning/AI
Prize TBA
30d
↗
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29
LUMA Hackathon (September 20th - 28th)
LUMA
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Machine Learning/AI
Prize TBA
38d
↗
WATCH
29
Beginner's Paradise - FirstCommit
Beginner's
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Mobile
Prize TBA
40d
↗
WATCH
28
P.A.C.E - Where Logic Meets Expression.
Technocrats Institute of Technology (Excellence), Bhopal
$10
18d
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25
Pixel Forge AI Hackathon ($18,000+ in Prizes)
Pixel
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Web
Prize TBA
TBA
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25
CraftVerse 2.0
Pimpri Chinchwad College Of Engineering & Research (PCCOE&R), Ravet, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune
Prize TBA
24d
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SKIP
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61
Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2026
Africa
Looking for: Machine Learning/AI · Productivity
$16,500
4d
↗
SKIP
64
Alpaca AI Trading Agents Hackathon
Alpaca x lablab.ai
Looking for: trading-agents · mcp
$5,000
13d
↗
SKIP
33
Code to Creation (Project Submission)
Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI), Vidisha
Prize TBA
9d
↗
SKIP
31
NeuraMorphix HackForge 2026
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, Chennai
Prize TBA
3d
↗
SKIP
30
Rebuild the Classroom : Build the tool that teaches when AI is the teacher.
LV8 Tech
$10
5d
↗
SKIP
30
Paper Buddy EduVerse Hackathon 2026
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science And Technology (DCRUST), Murthal, Haryana
$1
4d
↗
SKIP
29
AI YES :International Youth AI Competition
AI
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Education
Prize TBA
11d
↗
SKIP
28
Techno Vbiquity 2.O – Technical Coding Competition
Technocrats Group of Institutions, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
$5
9d
↗
SKIP
27
Hack for Humanity | Summer 2026 (+13 non-cash prizes)
Hack
Looking for: Beginner Friendly · Health
$100
14d
↗
SKIP
27
ML Bubble 2026 – Machine Learning Awareness & Skill Building Challenge
Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune
$30
7d
↗
SKIP
20
"National Research & Innovation Challenge Season 3 by 3SVK – 3.8K+ Registrations"
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUH), Hyderabad
Prize TBA
14d
↗
SKIP
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EC-Council HackAI Challenge: RACEx360
REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, Bangalore, Karnataka
$2
25d
↗
SKIP
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NMIMS Indore Nyaya Setu : AI Justice Policy Convention 2026
Listed on Internshala
Prize TBA
3d
↗
Ordered by attention = opportunity score × urgency multiplier (hover a score to see the math). Colour scale: red ≤1d · orange ≤3d · yellow ≤7d · green ≤14d · blue ≤30d · indigo 30d+. Events under 3 days are hidden — too late to build anything real.
🔥 Best live now
fields matured — scores reflect real competition#1
AI Infra Summit Hackathon
lablab.ai x Kisaco Research · onlinePrize
$10,500
Competition
1,859 registered · ~93 est. serious projects · $112.9/submission
Themes
ai-infrastructure · intel · qualcomm · production-ai
#2
BOSS Battle
· online · 37 days leftPrize
$3,000
Competition
33 registered · ~12 est. serious projects · $250/submission
#3
The Rise of AI Agents Hackathon
lablab.ai x Dubai AI Week · onlinePrize
$22,250 incl. $53,000 credits
Competition
629 registered · ~50 est. serious projects · $445/submission
Themes
ai-agents · autonomous-agents · multi-step-workflows
#4
AI GENESIS 2026
lablab.ai x /function1 Dubai · onlinePrize
—
Competition
1,104 registered · ~59 est. serious projects
Themes
ai · multimodal · agentic-workflows
📅 Best coming up
fields still forming — register early, rescored daily as entrants grow#1
UnivaBio
UnivaBio · online · about 2 months leftPrize
$35,845
Competition
199 registered
Themes
Beginner Friendly · Health · Social Good
#2
Telegraph H1 Hackathon
Telegraph Protocol · onlinePrize
$5,000
Competition
0 registered
Themes
api · machine-intelligence · evaluation · agents
#3
BOSS Battle
Bitshala · onlinePrize
$3,000
Competition
0 registered
Themes
bitcoin · nostr · privacy · ai
#4
Galuxium Nexus V2
Galuxium · online · 2 months leftPrize
$2,600
Competition
416 registered
Themes
Enterprise · Machine Learning/AI · Productivity
🔥 Mega opportunities
high fair-share ÷ low competition — full rules on /methodology| Score | Event | Prize | Entrants | Fair-share/entrant | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | DevNetwork [API + Cloud + AI] Hackathon 2026 $556.34 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$39,500 | 885 | $— | 12 days left |
| 35 | AI Infra Summit Hackathon $112.9 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$10,500 | 1,859 | $— | — |
| 35 | BOSS Battle $250 normalized prize per estimated submission |
— | 33 | $— | 37 days left |
| 35 | VoltHacks $421 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$35,785 | 1,697 | $— | 14 days left |
| 35 | AI Builders Hackathon $339 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$33,900 | 1,996 | $— | 24 days left |
| 35 | The Rise of AI Agents Hackathon $445 normalized prize per estimated submission · ⚠ 64% of headline is non-cash |
$9,000 | 629 | $— | — |
| 35 | OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS $272.73 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$12,000 | 544 | $— | Upcoming |
| 35 | HackTitan $625 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$10,000 | 80 | $— | Upcoming |
| 35 | LaunchHacks V $288.11 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$17,575 | 1,229 | $— | Upcoming |
| 35 | IEEE ClimateChain Global Hackathon $100 normalized prize per estimated submission |
$3,000 | 149 | $— | Upcoming |
All live opportunities
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