Applied AI Hackathon

Making Service Industries Irresistible Join hallo theo for a 2-day Applied AI Hackathon focusing on real challenges in traditional overlooked but high-value service industries. This is not another generic hackathon. Instead of building toy demos, you’ll tackle meaningful, real-world challenges across sectors like property management and other operationally complex environments. In an intense, challenge-driven format, you’ll collaborate with a curated group of ~50 pre-vetted builders to design and ship practical, deployment-ready solutions using cutting-edge tools. What to Expect Hands-on building - focused on outcomesReal-world challenges across AI, automation, and workflowsMentor support from operators and technical expertsAccess to top tools & partnersLive demos in front of founders and decision-makers Why Join Work on problems that actually matterMeet and collaborate with high-quality peersShowcase your skills in a real environmentGet visibility with companies actively looking for talentMore prizes to be revealed soon! Who Should Apply Engineers, developers, and data scientistsProduct builders and technical operatorsAnyone with experience or strong interest in applied AI Tech Partners & Tools Anthropic will be sponsoring Claude credits for all participants, giving builders access to one of the world’s leading AI systems throughout the weekend. Stripe has partnered with hallo theo to offer Applied AI Hackathon winners $5,000 USD in Stripe fee credits! These credits can be used for Stripe fees on products like Payments, Connect, Billing, Tax, and Stripe Sigma. We're excited to announce ElevenLabs as a confirmed tech partner, integrated directly into the hackathon challenges. What ElevenLabs is bringing for participants: All participants: 1 month free of the Creator tier (valued at $22/month)Overall winning team: 3 months of the Pro tier per team member ($297 value/team member)Best Project Built with ElevenLabs: 6 months of the Scale tier per team member ($1,980 value/team member) Outcome By the end of the hackathon, you’ll have built a functional prototype, worked with cutting-edge tools, and connected with people who can open real opportunities. Limited spots available. Apply to join. 🚀