Join the largest challenge-driven in-person & virtual hackathon, co-located with AI DevSummit 2025!
Our hackathons regularly attract over 300+ participants, and we are inviting the international developer community to converge in person & online this year for the DeveloperWeek AI/ML 2025 Hackathon!
DATE
May 12-29, 2025
VENUE
South San Francisco Conference Center
Register
2025 Sponsors
2025 Schedule
- Monday, May 12, 2025
10:00 AM PT | Hackathon Launched
10:00 AM PT | Hackathon Kickoff Talks & Workshops (Virtual). Learn more about the sponsors, challenges and prizes & Rules!
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Hackathon Kickoff Networking – Hackathon Lounge – Expo Hall – South San Francisco Conference Center
- Thursday, May 29, 2025
10:00 AM PT | Final Project Submissions Due
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT | Overall Judges Review Projects
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT | Sponsors Judge Projects
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT | Top 5 Present on the DeveloperWeek Main Stage
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT | Overall and Sponsor Winners Announced via AI DevSummit Main Stage
COB | Sponsors connect with Winners on how they will receive their Prize (AI DevSummit Team can help!)
2025 Challenges & Prizes
DeveloperWeek AI/ML 2025 Overall Winner
$12,500 in prize value
Hackathon Overall Challenge / Grand Prize
1st Place Prize: – (2) Amazon Echos (Up to 5) – DevNetwork Premium All-Access Passes to all 2025 virtual conferences – Announcement in our email to 60,000 subscribers listing your team and project.
Rules
- This is a in–person & virtual hackathon. Teams will be formed on Devpost.com – DeveloperWeek AI/ML 2025 Hackathon. From Devpost participants can message each other to form teams, participate in chat boards, and communicate with sponsors.
- Teams can build apps from scratch (Mobile App / Consumer Web App / Business Web App).
- Teams can solve no challenges (build whatever you want) or can submit to as many challenges as they want.
- There will be 2 rounds of judging. During Round One, judges will review all team projects and fill out a scoring sheet on each to determine the Overall Winner. Round Two is the Sponsor Round. Each sponsor will judge the teams working on their Challenge and determine a winner. The sponsors will choose their own prizes and choose their own prize winners.
- Round one judging will be based on 1) How much progress you make 2) Concept – does it solve a real problem? and 3) Feasibility – could this become a startup or company?
FAQ
Who can participate in the hackathon?
The Hackathon is open to everyone, but pre-registration is required. You must register on both the Eventbrite registration page AND Devpost event page. You can be a developer, designer, biz dev person, idea person, or anything in between.
What types of projects can hackathon teams work on?
Hackathon teams can work on any type of project (web apps, mobile apps, wearable solutions, data visualizations, algorithms, even video presentations or visual mock-ups) however all of the hackathon prizes are sponsored prizes for teams that best utilize sponsor technology. Most of these sponsor technologies are only relevant for web and mobile applications, and 95%+ of teams will end up building web and mobile applications.
How do I form a hackathon team?
You can form a hackathon team before the hackathon (either with friends/co-workers or you can find team members on devpost.com).
Who owns the technology that hackathon teams produce?
The teams that work on the projects own the project technologies, however ‘just being a team member’ at the hackathon does not mean that you get to own any code or IP that your teammates (or the audience) produce in the future based on the idea. Any ideas you pitch or share at the hackathon are released into the ‘public domain’ and we do not require attendees to sign non-disclosure agreements! It’s just a hackathon — if you’re worried about people stealing your startup idea — then this might not be the right place to unveil it.
Does the hackathon, its sponsors, or mentors provide any assistance to teams?
All the sponsors are available to help you with your project. Contact information will be available on devpost.com.