Dream AI Hackathon 2026

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🚀 Dream AI Hackathon 2026 One day to build an AI product worth launching. Dream AI Hackathon 2026 brings together builders, founders, students, and professionals in San Francisco for a full day of building. Identify a real problem. Build a working AI-powered MVP. Turn it into a compelling startup pitch—all in one day. This is not just an idea competition. We want to see what you can actually 💻 What you’ll build Create a new AI-powered product or add a substantial new capability to an existing project. Existing models, APIs, libraries, infrastructure, and codebases may be used as a starting point. Teams must clearly explain what existed before the hackathon and what they built during the event. Judges will evaluate the work completed during the hackathon, the quality of the product, and its potential as a real startup. 🙌 Who this is for This hackathon is designed for: University students and recent graduates interested in AI and entrepreneurship Aspiring founders looking to turn an idea into a working product Early-stage startup teams, from idea stage through pre-seed or seed Engineers, designers, product managers, researchers, and other working professionals interested in building and validating a new AI-powered solution Whether this is your first hackathon or you are already building an early-stage startup, you are welcome to apply. Projects should be newly created or meaningfully developed during the hackathon. Judging will focus primarily on the progress made during…