🌍 Overview

The AI-First Startup Hackathon is not just another coding event. This is where AI becomes your co-founder.

Participants are challenged to build a fully functional startup using AI for everything:

• Idea generation
• Market research
• UI/UX design
• Coding
• Testing
• Deployment
• Pitch creation

No traditional workflows. No manual-first development.

This is Vibe Coding, AI-Agents and Agentic AI at its peak where AI drives execution from zero to launch.

🎯 Objective

Build a real, usable startup product in record time using AI-first workflows.

By the end of the hackathon, every team must deliver one of the components of a startup function.

• A working product (web or mobile, or agent)
• AI-generated or AI-assisted codebase
• Live deployed application
• Pitch deck created using AI
• Demo video

🧠 What is AI-First Building?

AI-First means:

• AI is the primary builder, not assistant
• Humans guide, validate, and refine
• 80%+ of execution must be AI-driven
• Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, n8n, AI agents frameworks, OpenClaw and others

🏆 Hackathon Tracks

Participants can choose one of the following startup tracks:

💡 AI SaaS Startup

Build a SaaS product powered by AI

🏥 AI for Healthcare

Diagnostics, wellness, or patient experience

💰 AI FinTech

Payments, fraud detection, trading tools

🎓 AI for Education

Learning platforms, skill assessment

🌱 AI in any startup

Climate, productivity, accessibility, or any other idea outside of the above tracks is acceptable

⚙️ Rules & Requirements

• Minimum 1 and maximum 6 members per team
• At least 80% of the product must be built using AI tools
• Manual coding should be minimal
• Teams must document how AI was used
• All submissions must be original

🧪 Judging Criteria (AI Era Ready)

🚀 What Makes This Hackathon Unique

• AI replaces traditional development workflows
• Focus on speed + execution + product thinking
• Real startup mindset, not just prototypes
• Build in days what used to take months

🧑‍💻 Deliverables

Each team must submit:

• GitHub repository
• Live deployed app
• 3–5 min demo video
• Pitch deck
• AI usage report (tools + prompts)

💰 Prizes & Rewards

• 🥇 Winner: $10,000 (In Sharp tokens) + Incubation Opportunity
• 🥈 Runner-up: $5,000 (in Sharp tokens)
• 🥉 Third Place: $2,000 (in Sharp tokens)
• 🎖 Special Awards:
• Best AI Usage
• Fastest Execution
• Most Scalable Idea

📊 Bonus: AI Leaderboard

We introduce a real-time leaderboard:

• Track team progress
• Compare AI usage
• See deployment speed
• Rank against global participants

🎯 Who Should Join?

• Developers
• Founders
• Designers
• Students
• AI enthusiasts

If you want to build startups at AI speed, this is for you.

📅 Format

• Duration: 48–72 hours
• Mode: Hybrid (Online + Offline hubs)
• Final Demo Day: Live judging

🔥 Why This Matters

We are entering a world where:

• Startups will be built in days, not years
• AI-native founders will dominate
• Speed is the biggest competitive advantage

This hackathon prepares you for that future.

🚀 Call to Action

Ready to build your startup with AI?

👉 Join now and compete with the next generation of AI-native builders.