The AI Champion Ship

Overview

The AI Champion Ship challenges you to build an original, useful, or wonderfully weird AI-powered app. You can use any AI technology to create anything from a voice agent to a creative assistant. This hackathon celebrates creativity and speed, with a focus on pushing AI boundaries.

Requirements

Participants must be 18 years or older and can join from anywhere worldwide. Teams can have up to 4 people, or you can participate solo, especially for the Solopreneur category. Your project must be a new creation or significantly updated during the hackathon. It needs to be a working AI application built on the Raindrop Platform and must integrate at least one Vultr service. For specific categories, you'll need to use ElevenLabs for voice agents or Cerebras Inference for ultra-low latency apps. When you submit, you'll need to provide a live deployed app URL, your source code, a demo video of up to 3 minutes, and a project description explaining your solution and technology usage.

Prizes

There's over $36,500 in cash and prizes available. The top overall winner receives $10,000 cash, credits for various platforms, and a chance to pitch to top VCs like Sequoia Capital. There are also cash prizes for 2nd and 3rd place overall winners, along with credits and other benefits. Additionally, there are specialized categories like Best Voice Agent, Best AI Solution for Public Good, and Best AI App by a Solopreneur, each with its own cash prizes and credits. The Audience Favorite will also receive credits and a championship belt.