AI Mini Hackathon Berlin

A small hackathon to spend a Saturday morning building something cool with AI. We’re keeping this intentionally intimate. A few concentrated hours to ship. The hackathon takes place at Needle in Berlin (close to Alexanderplatz). Event page: https://ai-hackathon.space Saturday, March 14 We’ll start the day with coffee and a cosy breakfast, then move into building. Doors open: 10:00Build starts: 11:00Pitches: 14:00Official end: 15:00 Perks and credits Needle creditsUsermap creditsSuperchat creditsFeatherless Premium access for all participants, allowing you to experiment with multiple open-weight LLMs through a single inference platform without managing infrastructureFor all participants: 1 month free ElevenLabs Creator tier (normally $22/month) We are currently speaking with additional sponsors to provide further tool credits and small prizes. Jury At the end of the hackathon, teams will present their projects in short pitches. A small jury will review the demos and decide which team wins. Confirmed jury member: Dan Makarov from BrowserStack, ex-GoogleCarla Schneider from BCGRod Rivera, who's Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Mexico & Co-Host The AI Podcast Confirmed prizes 1st place 1st place trophy cup$300 Featherless credits (open-weight AI models on the Featherless inference platform)Tech Explorer Community Slack shout-out + accessEach team member receives 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro tier ($297 value/team member) 2nd place 2nd place trophy cupFeatherless credits worth $150Tech Explorer Community Slack access 3rd place 3rd place trophy cupFeatherless credits worth $75Tech Explorer Community Slack access Best Project Built with ElevenLabs Each team member receives 6 months of ElevenLabs Scale tier ($1980 value/team member) We are currently finalizing additional prizes and tool credits together with our sponsors. These may include further product credits and small rewards for the teams. Community Partners We will be supported by several Berlin founder communities for spreading the word! They built some of the coolest newsletters and events for founders for the Berlin network. We are supported by: Founders Hub communityFounders & FriendsBond AI communityTech Explorer community Moderation The event will be moderated by Sina Landorff, who supports us throughout the day. Sina is active across many tech and startup events in Berlin and is deeply connected in the local founder community. She will guide the schedule, host the pitches, and help keep the event flowing smoothly. What we provide CoffeeBreakfast / Cozy & homemade foodAI tool creditsPrizes for selected pitches Why should you join? The goal is simple: build something within a few hours and present it. You want to finally ship an idea instead of thinking about itYou’re curious to try new AI tools hands-onYou’d like to meet other buildersYou might be looking for a future collaborator or co-founderYou enjoy focused, time-boxed work sessionsYou want to experiment with different AI models without worrying about infrastructure What you’ll do You’ll have three focused hours to work on a small AI project.An app, a tool, a bot, a small SaaS, or an automation.Scope it tightly and make it real. The project must be built during the hackathon. No pre-built submissions. You can participate solo or in a team of up to five people. Two or three per team works best. Participation is free. Please bring your laptop and charger.