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 (partner challenges or own ideas)

– 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?

Open to builders, thinkers, and doers.

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: Solo participants or teams (max. 5 members). Mixed technical and non-technical backgrounds encouraged.