About the challenge

ElevenLabs and a16z are holding a worldwide hackathon focused on AI AGENTS.

We will be hosting 7 hackathons simultaneously over one weekend, bringing together the world's best builders, tinkerers, designers and AI engineers.

Important information regarding virtual participants here.

Main prize track (AI agents)

- Global top prize: Teenage Engineering TP-7 (per team member)

- 1st Prize: Mac Mini M4s (per team member)

- 2nd Prize: Teenage Engineering OB-4 (per team member)

- 3rd Prize: Shure MV6s (per team member)

Global Prize: One winning team will be selected globally to receive the Global Top Prize.

In-Person events: Each in-person location will have dedicated top 3 prizes.

Sponsor prize tracks

Global fal Prize track ($24,000 in credits) - 1 winning team globally

Best use case of generative media models via fal API during the event for a chance to win up to $24,000 in fal credits.

Global Posthog Prize track ($22,000 in credits) - 1 winning team globally

Build with the PostHog LLM observability tool during the event to be in for a chance to win $22,000 PostHog credits.

Global Lovable Prize track (1 year of Lovable per team member) - 1 winning team globally

Best use of Lovable. Add your project lovable link to the Devpost submission to qualify.

Global Judges 

  • Mati Staniszewski (CEO ElevenLabs)
  • Guillermo Rauch (CEO Vercel)
  • James Hawkins (CEO of PostHog)
  • Anton Osika (CEO of Lovable)
  • Bryan Kim (a16z)
  • Justine Moore (a16z)

Joining the event

1. Join the ElevenLabs discord channel: https://discord.gg/elevenlabs

2. Join/locate the #hackathon-announcements channel.

3. Read the pinned announcement carefully & click on your respective location (in-person) + online if joining us remotely.

Agenda

Communicated in the discord: discord.gg/elevenlabs

Saturday, February 22nd (8:00 AM Local Time)
The online hackathon can begin at 8:00 AM in your local time zone. You have the option to collaborate in person with someone you choose or find another online/community participant to work with remotely. 

Sunday, February 23rd (11:59pm Submission Deadline)
Your submission must be submitted to Devpost by midnight local time. We will carefully verify that the project is submitted before the midnight deadline in your local time zone.

Requirements

What to Build

Participants will leverage partner tooling and models to build AI Agents. We encourage using partner and sponsor technologies (with potential sponsor prizes).

Saturday, February 22nd (8:00 AM Local Time)
The online hackathon can begin at 8:00 AM in your local time zone. You have the option to collaborate in person with someone you choose or find another online/community participant to work with remotely. 

Sunday, February 23rd (11:59pm Submission Deadline)
Your submission must be submitted to Devpost by midnight local time. We will carefully verify that the project is submitted before the midnight deadline in your local time zone.

Submission

  • All submissions must include:
    • Video: Publically accessible demo video showcasing key features (Maximum 2 minutes)
    • Project Overview: Title, abstract, and summary of the problem & solution
    • Team Info: List all members with roles and contributions
    • Technical Details: Tech stack, public repository link, and visuals (screenshots or diagrams)
    • Compliance: Acknowledge adherence to hackathon rules and deadlines

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$92,247 in prizes
Teenage Engineering TP-7 (per team member)
$6,000 in cash
1 winner

Teenage Engineering TP-7 for each member of global winning project

Apple Mac Mini M4 (per team member)
$2,396 in cash
7 winners

Apple Mac Mini for each member 1st place project in each location + online/community

Teenage Engineering OB-4
$2,385 in cash
7 winners

Teenage Engineering OB-4 for 2nd place project in each location + online/community

Shure MV6
$640 in cash
7 winners

Shure MV6 for each member of 3rd place project in each location + online/community

fal credits
$24,000 in cash
1 winner

Best use case of generative media models via fal API during the event for a chance to win up to $24,000 in fal credits.

PostHog credits
$22,000 in cash
1 winner

Build with the PostHog LLM observability tool during the event to be in for a chance to win $22,000 PostHog credits.

Lovable credits
$2,000 in cash
1 winner

Best use of Lovable. 1 year of Lovable (per team member)

Vercel credits
$300 in cash
1 winner

$300 off Vercel for 6 months

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mati Staniszewski

Mati Staniszewski
CEO ElevenLabs

Guillermo Rauch

Guillermo Rauch
CEO Vercel

Anton Osika

Anton Osika
CEO Lovable

Bryan Kim

Bryan Kim
a16z

Justine Moore

Justine Moore
a16z

James Hawkins

James Hawkins
CEO Posthog

Judging Criteria

  • Impact
    What is the project's long-term potential for success, growth and impact?
  • Technical implementation
    How well has the team implemented the idea?
  • Creativity
    Is the project's concept innovative and unique?
  • Pitches
    How effectively does the team present their project?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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Hackathon sponsors

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