Loops House: Shanghai Residency
Loops House: Shanghai Residency is Now Live
Loops House Shanghai Residency is a 7-day intensive builder residency for AI founders and engineers working on agentic systems, automation, and multi-agent coordination.
Hosted by Germina Labs and Open Build, during MuShanghai Loops House brings together a small cohort of serious builders working on the future of AI-driven systems with a chance to explore the Chinese tech ecosystem.
Unlike traditional hackathons, this program is designed to turn MVPs into real products with early users.
Selected builders will spend a week in Shanghai building alongside top engineers, founders, and mentors in a highly focused environment.
🚀 Two-phase structure: online selection → offline co-creation
🛠 Phase 1: Pre-Hackathon (Apr 10 — Apr 20)
Kickoff + theme release + team formation
10-day intensive online build sprint
OpenBuild Builder community support + resources
Workshops + mentorship + hands-on development
👉 Top-performing teams will advance to the offline Residency
🏠 Phase 2: IRL Mentorship Support + Pitch Sessions in Shanghai (May 13 — May 15｜7 days)
Selected 25–30 builders (10–12 teams) will:
Collaborate closely with top AI engineers / founders
Access OpenBuild ecosystem resources & developer network
Rapidly iterate on product pitches
Showcase on Demo Day to judges & users
🎯 Tracks & Focus Areas
Build AI Agents for Workflow & Systems Automation
AI for Global Financial & Infrastructure Coordination
Multi-agent coordination systems
AI with decentralized infrastructure
👩💻 Who are we looking for?
25–30 Builders in total (10–12 teams)
70%: MVP / Prototype stage
→ Already building, looking to accelerate growth
30%: Idea stage
→ Strong technical ability with clear direction
⚙️ How It Works
Step 1: Apply on Luma
Step 2: Join the Builders Group
After applying, you’ll receive an invite to our Telegram builders group, where applicants can connect with other participants and receive program updates.
Step 3: Submit Your project for the pre-hackathon
Applicants will receive access to the Loops platform, you submit your project and hack from April 10-20.
Step 4: Project Review
Our team reviews all submissions and selects the most promising teams.
Selected participants receive a Loops House Residency Pass.
Step 5: Shanghai Residency
The program culminates in a 2-day mentoring sessions in Shanghai, where teams build, launch, and present their product.
🛠 Full Timeline
Kickoff — Apr 10
Opening + theme release + team formation
Build Phase — Apr 10–20
10 days of building + workshops + deliverables
Judging — Apr 21–23
Expert evaluation
Grand Finale — Apr 24
Announcement of selected teams
Mentoring + Pitch Sessions — May 13–15(Shanghai)
Offline co-creation + Demo Day
🚀 What You’ll Get
• Hands-on mentorship from AI engineers and founders
• Daily product challenges to accelerate progress
• Launch support (landing page, trailer, distribution)
• Pitch preparation for demo day
• Direct feedback from potential users
• Post-residency support via ecosystem connections.
🧠 Why Loops House?
Most hackathons reward ideas. Loops House rewards products.
We focus on helping founders move from:
prototype → product → users
If you're building the future of AI agent ecosystems, this is where you should be.
Sneak Peek into our previous Hacker Houses
The Loops Hacker House in Buenos Aires hosted 25 dedicated builders who achieved phenomenal results, they successfully launched 15 functional products during the highly intensive five-day event.
The Loops Hacker House in New Delhi hosted 34 dedicated builders who achieved phenomenal results, they successfully launched 19 functional products during the highly intensive five-day event.
This high-level output was supported by mentorship from visionary leaders and developers in the Web3 space, with final projects receiving valuable feedback.
At Loops Hacker House, we not only build products but also build great bonds with the fellows through various fun activities.
👋🏻About us
Germina Labs is a global developer experience (DX) studio. We specialize in builder growth strategy and incubate developer enablement products, for an open and inclusive internet.
OpenBuild is an open-source community that advocates for open collaboration, dedicated to helping developers grow into “super individuals” capable of building products independently. Rooted in the spirit of open source, the community focuses on cutting-edge fields such as Web3 and AI, supporting developers throughout the entire journey from initial ideas to fully functional products.