The Apify $1M Challenge Hackathon in Prague

💥 Join the Apify $1M Challenge Hackathon! This is your chance to build, deploy, and monetize Actors—serverless cloud programs for web data extraction and automation. The $1M Challenge rewards published Actors with a $1,000,000 prize pool and a clear path to recurring passive income. Form a team or work solo and start building your monetizable tool today! ​➡️ What to expect ​Hands-on hacking with Apify​Workshop and real-world use cases​Networking​Money and credit prizes, demos, and lots of swag for everyone! ​💡 Not sure what Actor to build and how? ​Here are some ideas, and here is how to find some more. ​Building Actors is easy, you can do it in Node.js, Python, or even shell scripts. Here's a quick start, including instructions on how to use AI coding tools. ​🏆 Win $4k in prizes on the spot ​Best project overall: $1,000 cash + $1,000 Apify credits​Best AI tool or agent: $500 cash + $500 Apify credits​Best idea: Special merch + $500 Apify credits ​+ shot at more prizes as part of the Apify $1M Challenge ​📝 Jury and mentors TBC ​Agenda (9:00 AM –7:30 PM) ​9:00 AM – Doors open and breakfast​10:00 AM – Team finalizing​10:20 AM – Apify fundamentals, Apify $1M challenge details, judging criteria & inspiration for projects​11:00 AM – Actor building workshop with Patrick [optional]​11:30 AM – Start hacking!​1:00 PM – Lunch​1:30 PM – Expert office hours [optional]​5:00 PM – Finish hacking & submit projects​5:10 PM - Dinner time​5:30 PM – Project demos (finalists pitch live!)​7:00 PM – Demo wrap-up and time for judging​7:30 PM – Winners announcement! 🏆 ​About Apify ​Apify is the world's largest marketplace for tools that enable web scraping, data extraction, and AI agents. It allows you to get up-to-date data from social media sites, search engines, online maps, or any other website. ​On the Apify platform, developers can build their own tools (called Actors), then publish and monetize them. It’s trusted by enterprises like Siemens, Intercom, Groupon, and Microsoft, as well as 25,000+ customers around the world. ​Join the Apify $1M Challenge, open until January 31, 2026 → apify.com/challenge