Beta Fund X Antler Hackathon
Beta Hacks is a high-velocity monthly hackathon for ambitious builders, engineers, and founders to rapidly prototype and ship functional products. Backed by top mentors, investors, and GTM operators, participants build solo or in teams to validate early-stage ideas. Ship your product and demo your technical execution and real-world potential directly to a community built for action.
Discord:
Join our Discord for hackathon credit, team formation, tech support: https://discord.gg/cswGFwFumn
📅 Agenda
9:30 – 10:30 AM — Check-in & Snacks
Meet other builders and form your team
10:30 AM – 11:10 AM — Opening Remarks and workshops
11:10 – 12:00 PM — Build
12:00 - 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 PM — Build (Submission Deadline at 4:00 PM)
4:00 - 5:00 PM — Demo (Teams submitted before deadline has 3min to demo)
5:00 - 5:30 PM — Audience Vote and Award
Winners announced and closing remarks.
⚙️ Hackathon Focus Tracks
Directional, not restrictive. Build across tracks or forge your own path.
🤖 Autonomous GTM & Operations: Agents running core business functions end-to-end (sales, support, finance, HR) or supercharging the revenue engine.
⚡ MVP Speed-Run: Lightning-fast execution of high-utility agent tools or interfaces deployed where users live (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack).
🧠 Next-Gen Infrastructure & Context: Multi-agent orchestration, specialized infrastructure moats, and self-correcting enterprise workflows.
🃏 Wildcard (Open Category): Any agent-native concept solving an intense, real-world problem.
🏆 Prizes & Bounties
👥 Audience Favorite Awards Ranked-Choice Voting: 1st Place: $600 | 2nd Place: $500 | 3rd Place: $400 | 4th Place: $300 | 5th Place: $200
⚡ Beta Fellowship Outstanding teams bypass standard applications and roll directly into the 8-week Beta University pre-accelerator to scale prototypes into venture-ready startups, securing a $25K investment upon completion.
📱 Social Media King Bounty 1st Place: $500 | 2nd Place: $300 | 3rd Place: $200. Awarded for highest public engagement. Links must be posted in Discord.
🤝 Featured Partners & Developer Perks
Butterbase Automated backend for AI apps (databases, auth, deployment) with zero configuration. Perk: $20 credits for every attendee.