Buildathon London 2026 - Shared Futures Foundation
24 hours. £30,000 in grants.
Build something people will actually use.
Most hackathons end with demos that never go anywhere.
This one doesn’t.
On June 7, 120 builders come together in London for a 24-hour sprint. The goal is simple. Build a product that should exist, and get it into the world.
Three teams walk away with £10,000 each.
The strongest teams don’t stop there. They move into a 90-day incubation with real support behind them.
Apply: https://sharedfuturesfoundation.org.uk/buildathon/london-202
What you’ll be doing
You’re building something real.
Something someone could use next week.
Something you’d actually continue after the event.
Most of what people use today was not built with them in mind. That’s the gap.
You get 24 hours to close it.
The tracks
You’ll build in one of three directions.
Signal
Media, content, distribution
Tools that help people create, share, and access information without relying on the usual systems
Circuit
Everyday infrastructure
Finance, commerce, productivity, local systems people depend on
Interchange
Open
If you see something broken and know how to fix it, build it
What you get
£10,000 grant for each winning track
A place in a 90-day incubation
Direct access to people who can actually help you keep going
Support to launch, not just present
If you win, the expectation is simple. You keep building.
Who should apply
Anyone. Engineers, designers, students, grandmas, non technical, technical, operators, founders.
Solo or in a team.
You don’t need to be technical.
You do need to take this seriously.
If you’ve been sitting on an idea you wish existed, this is the place to build it.
What the day looks like
Orientation online before the day of, make sure you have discord.
You arrive in the morning.
We kick things off and get straight into it, food, replit chat, and more.
You’ll have mentors around throughout the day, space to work properly, and time to focus.
Food is handled. Prayer breaks are built in.
By the end of the night, you’re presenting what you built.
Winners are decided on the spot.
Apply
We’re selecting 120~ builders.
If you want in, apply.
👉 https://sharedfuturesfoundation.org.uk/buildathon/london-2026/