Builders at the Edge Hackathon
A 24-hour sprint for technical talent working on frontier problems.
Builders at the Edge is a weekend hackathon bringing together talented individuals outside the usual networks - building at the edge of existing capabilities.
Across three tracks, we’re inviting 50 builders to ship ambitious frontier projects. We’re curating for ability over pedigree: dropouts, immigrants, first-time hackathon attendees, and others who may be outside standard institutions working on hard problems - or serious about taking them on.
The only bar is the level of your ambition and the quality of your work. If you’ve been building in the margins and are ready to accelerate, apply - spots are limited.
Sponsored by: Granola, AWS, Imperial
What’s on offer
$5,000 in cash prizes
Fireside chat with AI founders to spark bold project ideas
Compute credits, APIs, and partner tools to build fast
Free Granola for 3 months
Hackathon Tracks
Intelligence: AI agents, reasoning systems, autonomous decision-making
Machines: robotics, drones, hardware, and physical systems
Infrastructure: foundational tech, tooling, and the rails other builders depend on
📅 Schedule
Saturday
Doors open 10AM. Fireside chat, then hacking begins at noon. Meals and coffee throughout.
Sunday
Hacking ends at noon. Pitches and judging in the afternoon. Venue shuts by 6PM.
Logistics:
Teams of 1 - 4. Come with an idea or form one on the day.
Spots are limited. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
If you’re coming from outside London and need travel or accommodation assistance, please let us know.
Apply if you’re a builder who can point to code, past projects, or demos - GitHub repos, shipped products, or work in progress.