AI Hackathon: Hack The Stack
Join builders, dreamers, and doers for AI for Impact—a 24-hour hackathon where innovation meets community. Whether you’re crafting your first AI-powered tool or shipping your next MVP, this is your chance to team up, create something meaningful, and win prizes.
The event kicks off online for networking, team formation, and sponsor showcases, then continues in-person at GMI Cloud with pizza, snacks, mentors, and momentum. It ends with demos, awards, and a group photo to remember the grind.
Agenda
Day 1 – June 5 (Online)
5:00 PM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
5:15 PM – Sponsor Spotlights
5:45 PM – Team Formation & Topic Selection
6:00 PM – Hacking Begins
Day 2 – June 6 (In-person @ GMI Cloud)
9:00 AM – Check-in & Desk Assignments
10:00 AM – Mentorship Office Hours
1:00 PM – Lunch & Snacks
5:00 PM – Demos & Presentations
5:45 PM – Awards & Group Photo
6:00 PM – Wrap-Up
Our Sponsors
Langtrace is an open-source observability and evaluation platform for AI applications. It helps developers monitor and improve LLM performance from prototype to production.
GMI Cloud provides high-performance GPU cloud infrastructure tailored for AI and ML workloads. Scale your models instantly with top-tier NVIDIA GPUs.
KrosAI builds AI voice and text agents that speak your language—literally. Their platform supports local accents and dialects like Yoruba and Swahili, empowering inclusive digital experiences.
Trae is an AI-powered developer environment that makes coding faster and smarter. From real-time suggestions to project tracking, Trae supercharges your workflow.
Beta University is a pre-accelerator helping diverse founders turn ideas into startups. With hands-on mentorship and real investor connections, they power the next wave of innovation.
Prize
Up to $6,000+ credits from the AI sponsors, swags, and fast tracked interview at BetaUniversity for the next cohort. Hiring opportunities from startups!
Judges
Jiten Oswal: Jiten is a seasoned technology leader with 14+ years of experience in Data & AI/ML Systems, and SaaS Applications. He brings expertise in designing Applied AI and Infra AI systems, with a career spanning top-tier technology companies, leading high-impact engineering teams at Salesforce, Ava Labs, Matterport, Airbyte, Sapienly, etc., and advised SoftBank's global investment team. With 6 U.S. patents, Jiten is passionate about bridging research to execution and delivering value to customers and the broader AI community.
Onajite Taire: Lead AI infrastructure PM at PureStorage. 2-time founder (with an exit). Previously at LinkedIn
Gladys Wan: Program Lead @ Beta University, incubating 400 startups each year
Lani Mateo:Lani Mateo is a humanitarian-turned-tech leader and data executive with 16+ years of experience simplifying complexity across crises, healthcare, and B2B SaaS. Formerly at LinkedIn, she now leads ThinkIn, an AI-native DecisionOS built on human-in-the-loop design—aligning people, data, and decisions to drive smarter, faster outcomes. Her work blends ethical AI, data integrity, and execution-focused systems that keep humans at the core of intelligent operations.