Design Meetup x Phia Design-a-thon

​Design Meetup x Phia Design-a-thon

​Join us at Phia’s NYC HQ to build, think, and ship alongside other ambitious and talented designers.

​🏆 Prizes

• ​$2,500 | $1,000 | $500

• ​Fast-track interviews for 1st place winner(s)!

​👥 Format: Work solo or in randomly assigned pairs

​📅 April 25–26

• ​24 hours

• ​Phia's NYC HQ 🗽

​What is Phia?

​Phia is building the AI agent for commerce, translating consumer intent into better discovery for shoppers and measurable performance for brands.

​In under a year, Phia has:

• ​Scaled to 1M+ users

• ​Partnered with 7,200+ brands

• ​Reached tens of millions in monthly GMV

​Backed by Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and more, Phia recently raised a $35M Series A at a $185M valuation.

​How it works

​Stage 1 — Kickoff: Apply by 4/12 11:59PM ET. Standard app review through luma.

​Stage 2 — Design Challenge: You will have one week to tackle a given prompt due on 4/19 11:59PM ET. Finalist will be selected and notified on 4/22.

​Stage 3 — Design-a-thon: Selected participants will build and present to the Phia team 4/25, 4/26 at the Phia NYC HQ.

​What we're looking for

• ​Strong craft & visual execution

• ​Sharp product thinking

• ​Original ideas

• ​Clear storytelling

• ​Realistic, high-impact solutions

​Design-athon Rules

• ​One submission per team

• ​All work must be created during the event

• ​No edits after submission