AI Security Hackathon - By Hackathons.team
🔒 AI SECURITY HACKATHON — San Francisco
One day. Build anything agentic with security at its core.
A one-day, in-person hackathon for builders exploring AI and security. Build an agent, break something responsibly, or create a tool that makes AI safer. Ideas are wide open—bring something worth showing.
🏆 CASH PRIZES
🥇 1st: $1,000
🥈 2nd: $500
🥉 3rd: $250
🤝 SPONSORS & SPONSOR PRIZES
🚀 WASMER
Wasmer lets you run apps and code anywhere—from your laptop to the cloud to the browser—in a secure sandbox. The new Wasmer SDK gives AI agents a local sandbox for executing code, making it a natural fit for agentic security projects.
Wasmer track — best projects built with the Wasmer SDK:
🥇 1st: $5,000 in Wasmer credits
🥈 2nd: $2,500 in Wasmer credits
🥉 3rd: $1,500 in Wasmer credits
Hackathon offer: 3 months of Wasmer Pro free—a $1,500 value.
Learn more · SDK documentation
☁️ TENKI CLOUD
Winner’s prize: $10,000 in Tenki Cloud credits.
Startup program: Eligible startups can access up to $50,000 in credits through Tenki Cloud’s startup program.
🏢 VENUE PARTNER — ENTREPRENEURS FIRST
Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, their companies are worth > $16B.
🗓 WHEN & WHERE
Sunday, September 13, 2026
📍 EF, 501 Folsom St, San Francisco
⏱ Doors: 9:30 AM
🛠 Build: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
🎤 Demos & judging: From 6:00 PM
All times Pacific. In-person participation is preferred, but great remote teams are welcome.
⚖️ JUDGING
Working demo on a real, authorized target · technical depth · originality · shock factor · progress made on the day.
Sponsor tracks use the same rubric, plus how effectively the project uses the sponsor’s product.
👋 WHO SHOULD COME
Security researchers, agent builders, red-teamers, and anyone who ships. Come solo or in teams of 1–5. All experience levels welcome.
Spots are limited. Register below.