GenAI Zürich Hackathon 2026

The GenAI Zürich Hackathon 2026 is an applied Generative AI hackathon tackling real-world industry and impact challenges — proposed by partner organizations or the hack teams themselves.

Join the GenAI Zürich Hackathon 2026 – 2 weeks remote build, 2 days to validate with participants and experts at Europe’s leading applied GenAI conference.

📅 Phase 1: Online Build
2 March, 12:00 - 18 March, 12:00

- Hackers register and form teams on Devpost
- 2 March: Challenges are released
- Teams work remotely on their solutions
- 18 March: Prototypes are submitted
- A jury reviews all submissions and selects a shortlist until 26 March to advance to the on-site hack phase

Phase 2: On-site Hack
1 April, 13:00 - 2 April, 13:00
- Shortlisted teams receive full conference passes for all team members
- 1 April: Science-fair-style mentoring and community feedback on-site
- Prototype solution refinement
- 2 April: Final project submissions and judging, 10 finalist pitches on stage, prize-giving ceremony

👥 Who Should Participate?

Developers & Engineers – Build with LLMs, agents, RAG, and multimodal AI
Product & Business Minds – Shape solutions with real market potential
Designers & Creatives – Craft experiences that make AI accessible
Domain Experts – Bring industry knowledge to applied challenges

Note: Teams of 2–5 participants. Mixed technical and non-technical backgrounds encouraged.