Spatial Intelligence + Generative 3D Hackathon with Mint, Tripo, World Labs, Convex and Founders Inc.
Spatial Intelligence + Generative 3D Hackathon — Event Plan
World Labs × Tripo × mint.gg × Convex.dev · One-day hackathon · San Francisco
Overview
We're teaming up with World Labs, Tripo, mint.gg, and Convex.dev for a one-day hackathon in San Francisco at the intersection of spatial intelligence and generative 3D.
Participants will get hands-on access to some of the best tools for generating 3D content and turning it into functional, interactive experiences:
World Labs — large world models for generating immersive worlds
Tripo — rapid 3D asset generation for creating game-ready objects
mint.gg — agentic creation platform and developer tools for bringing worlds and assets together as interactive, playable experiences
Convex.dev — real-time backend infrastructure for powering application data, state, multiplayer systems, and agentic experiences
Together, we'll explore what becomes possible when entire worlds, detailed 3D objects, and real-time scenes can be generated from little more than a prompt or an image — and then quickly assembled, programmed, connected, and shared.
Tracks
Gaming & Interactive Worlds — Playable worlds, games, multiplayer experiences, interactive applications, and real-time 3D scenes
Physical AI & Simulation — Robotics, simulation, embodied agents, spatial reasoning, training environments, and digital twins
Creative 3D & VFX — Visual effects, virtual production, cinematic experiences, creative tools, real-time graphics, and experimental projects that do not fit neatly into the other tracks
Prizes
The top two teams in each of the three tracks will each receive:
$1k in World Labs credits
$1k in Tripo credits
$1k in mint.gg credits
That’s $3k in total credits per winning team.
With two winning teams across each of the three tracks, there will be six prize-winning teams.
Convex.dev will also give away Three Convex memberships. One to the top team in each tract.
Opening Ceremonies & Presentations
Approx. 8:30–10:00 AM — a 90-minute kickoff, including check-in
Doors open · Check-in & breakfast
8:30–9:00 AM
Attendees check in, grab coffee and breakfast, and receive their platform access and API keys
Light networking, with volunteers available to help resolve setup issues
Welcome, kickoff & challenge briefing
9:00–9:15 AM
Host and MC welcome everyone and introduce the theme and four event sponsors
Logistics: schedule at a glance, venue and Wi-Fi information, safety, code of conduct, and how to find mentors throughout the day
Opening briefing covering the three tracks, rules, judging criteria, prizes, sponsor giveaway, and what a finished demo should show
Sets the shared goal: ship something interactive, playable, simulated, useful, or visually compelling by the close of the day
Partner presentations — deep dives with the teams behind the technology
9:15–10:00 AM
World Labs — Ian Curtis, Design
Large world models: generating immersive, explorable worlds from a prompt or imageTripo — Aiko Dai, Global Marketing, US
Rapid 3D asset generation: creating game-ready objects in minutesmint.gg — Tamrat Alemanu, Co-founder
Agentic creation platform and developer tools: assembling worlds and assets into interactive, playable experiencesConvex.dev — Mike Cann, DevX Engineer at Convex
Real-time backend infrastructure: powering application state, data, multiplayer functionality, and agentic experiences
Hacking begins at 10:00 AM.
The Rest of the Day
Morning build block
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Mentors available to help teams get set up, choose their tools, and unblock early technical issues
Lunch
12:00–12:45 PM
Lunch served
Informal progress check-ins with mentors and sponsors
Afternoon build block
1:45–6:00 PM
Teams continue building and preparing their final demonstrations
Mentors remain available for technical and creative support
Submissions due
6:00 PM
Project demos & judging
6:00–7:00 PM
Each team has 2 min to present its project at the close of the hackathon
Judges review submissions across the three tracks
Awards & closing
7:00–7:30 PM
Winners announced for each track
Convex membership giveaway recipients announced
Closing remarks and networking wind-down
8 PM doors close.
About Founders, Inc.
Founders, Inc. backs early-stage founders in emerging tech with $100K–$250K first checks. We run programs, sprints, and hackathons from our 42,000 sq. ft. campus in Fort Mason.