Rapidata Hackathon - Zurich
Rapidata provides on-demand human feedback for AI model training and evaluation. By distributing micro-annotation tasks across a global network through programmatic ad inventory, Rapidata enables researchers to collect large-scale labels, preference judgments, and evaluations within minutes.During this hackathon, you can build anything literally. As long as it uses Rapidata to get real human feedback.
What it is
An 8-hour build sprint for people who ship. You can work on a startup idea, an agent, a product prototype, or something totally unhinged.
The only rule
Your project must use Rapidata’s SDK to get real human feedback.
What you can build
A new startup concept that relies on human feedback as a core primitiveAgentic workflowsIntegration of human feedback in a project you’re already working onAny ML workflow where real human feedback is used to evaluate, rank, approve, or route model outputs before deployment…
Format
30 min intro: what Rapidata is + live SDK demo (create → preview → run → results)~8 hours building (from scratch to demo/prod-ish)Demo night + prizes
Demo requirements
In your demo you must show:
the Rapidata task runs (or preview/progress),the results fetched via SDK,what it changed in your system,Slides aren’t necessary, the most important is to show a working demo of what you’re building.
Judging criteria (what we optimize for)
Creativity and Relevance of your project Rapidata integration depth: is human feedback central or just decoration?Value created: what does human feedback unlock (quality, safety, accuracy, UX, speed, cost)?Clarity of the human task: are instructions and the question well-designed?End-to-end execution: does it work live, reproducible, clean story?Genius factor: surprising use-case, elegant loop, bold idea.
Prizes1st Price: 1000 CHF
2nd Price: TBD
3rd Price: TBDWho should apply
ML engineers, builders, founders, product people, researchers, designers… anyone who wants to ship and test ideas fast. Beginners are welcome if you can code/vibe-code...
Logistics
Rapidata HQ- Binzstrasse 23, 8008 Zürich
One-day event (9-9-1)Food + Wi-Fi providedSolo or teams (recommended 2–4) - we'll have a joint breakfast before the start, where you can meet your team. Additionally, we'll send a link to everyone who is looking for a team.
