10X Your Brand Hackathon — Istanbul Ignited by Slush'D, supported by Manus AI
10X Your Brand Hackathon — Istanbul Ignited by Slush’D, supported by Manus AI
What could you build for your brand in a single day?
📅 Monday, October 12, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 DotsHub, Istanbul
🎟️ Limited capacity — application required
Join us at Istanbul Ignited by Slush’D for a hands-on hackathon.
This independently organized Istanbul Ignited by Slush’D event is supported by Manus AI, Apify and Higgsfield. Manus is providing cash support, product access, prizes and merchandise for participants.
In this six-hour build session, founders, marketers, designers, and creatives will use Manus—the general AI agent—to launch a new brand, transform an existing one, or automate a real marketing workflow.
Manus can research your market, analyse competitors, develop campaign concepts, generate creative assets, build landing pages, and connect the tools behind your brand.
You set the direction. Manus helps you ship.
The Challenge
Arrive with:
An existing brand you want to upgrade
A new idea you want to bring to life
A repetitive marketing workflow you want to automate
By the end of the session, you should have something real to show: a campaign, landing page, brand system, content engine, automated workflow, or launch-ready concept.
The focus is simple:
Show the transformation.
What existed when you arrived—and what did you build, launch, or unlock using Manus?
Every team will have the opportunity to present what they created. The strongest projects will pitch on stage, with prizes awarded to the top teams.
Research with Apify
Give Manus access to the live web through Apify. Discover market trends, analyse competitors, understand audiences and turn real-world data into actionable brand insights.
Create with Higgsfield
Bring those insights to life with Higgsfield. Create campaign visuals, cinematic videos, product ads, storyboards and social content ready to launch.
Agenda
9:30 – 10:00 | Doors Open / Registration & Check-in — Arrivals, coffee, badge pickup, settle into the room
10:00–10:30 | Welcome + Challenge & Judging Criteria — Hosts open the day, reveal the challenge, and explain how teams will be scored
10:30 | Building Officially Begins (main floor)
10:45 – 11:15| Workshop: From Brand to Output, with Manus AI (optional 30 min) — Live session with Manus Fellow. Watch Manus connected to Apify and Higgsfield via MCP, generating brand assets based on competitive research
11:15 – 12:30 | Building Continues
12:30 – 1:00 | Lunch Break (30 min) — Food, fuel, mentor chats
1:00 – 2:30 | Final Build Sprint
2:30 | Final Submissions Lock — all teams submit, building stops
2:30 – 3:00 | Networking — meet the room, connect with mentors and partners while judges review all submissions and shortlist the top 6
3:00–3:45 | Preliminary Judging — Each team gets 3 minutes to pitch to judges; Top 6 selected
3:45 – 4:15 | Top 6 Pitch (main stage) — 4 min pitch + 1 min Q&A each, judged live
4:15 – 4:45 | Final Judging — judges deliberate, top 3 selected
4:45 – 5:00 | Winners & Wrap-Up — top 3 announced, prizes, closing remarks
5:00 | Event Ends
Judging Criteria
Projects will be judged across four areas:
🔄 Transformation — How meaningful and visible is the before-and-after?
⚡ Speed — How much did you genuinely build and ship within the time available?
🛠️ Use of Manus — How did Manus meaningfully orchestrate the work across tools, context, and workflows?
🎯 Real-world utility — Could the campaign, brand, or workflow go live tomorrow and generate measurable value?
Prizes
🥇 1st Place: 3-month Manus Pro membership(600$ in value)
🥈 2nd Place: 2-month Manus Pro membership(400$ in value)
🥉 3rd Place: 1-month Manus Pro membership(200$ in value)
👕 Merchandise will be provided for teams placing 4-6th place!
Who Is This For?
This hackathon is for people who want to build, launch, and ship
Founders looking to launch a new idea, sharpen their positioning, or build a stronger brand
Marketers and growth teams who want to create campaigns, content systems, and automated workflows faster
Designers and creatives ready to turn ideas into brand assets, landing pages, and visual campaigns
Operators and builders who want to connect tools, remove repetitive work, and create useful AI powered systems
Early-stage teams with a product or brand that needs momentum
Curious beginners with a strong idea—even without technical experience
Bring your laptop, your idea and your willingness to build something real.