Beta Fund X AWS X OpenAI Multi-Model Hackathon
🛑 AI is moving beyond text.
The next generation of products will reason across images, video, audio, voice, documents, and real-world data—not just prompts and responses. This hackathon is about building for that future.
Join us at AWS Builder Loft on October 23 for a one-day Multi-Modal Hackathon, bringing together builders, researchers, founders, and investors to ship products that combine multiple forms of intelligence into something people can actually use.
This is a build-first event. Come with an idea, find a teammate, and leave with a working demo.
👉 Register here for AWS Builders Loft Entrance: https://events.builder.aws.com/W4PEkn
Loft Policy
All guests must be 18+ and present a valid government-issued physical photo ID at check-in (digital IDs will not be accepted). Scooters and bikes are not permitted in any Amazon building; no on-site parking available.
Format
2–4 builders per team
One-day hackathon
Working demo required
Technical credits and resources will be provided
Additional sponsor and integration requirements will be announced
📅 Schedule
9:30 AM — Check-in & Doors Open
10:00 AM — Opening Remarks + Sponsor Workshop
10:30 AM — Panel / Speaker Session (TBA)
11:15 AM — Build Starts
11:30 AM — Lunch
1:00 PM — Build Continues
5:00 PM — Demo Showcase
6:30 PM — 🏆 Awards & Closing
Focus Tracks
👁️ Multi-Modal Applications
Build products that combine multiple forms of input—such as text, image, video, voice, audio, or documents—to solve real user problems.
🤖 Multi-Modal Agents
Build agents that can see, hear, reason, and take action across different modalities, from screen-based workflows to voice, vision, and document understanding.
🧱 Multi-Modal Infrastructure
Build the underlying tools that make multi-modal systems work, including retrieval, memory, evaluation, model routing, data pipelines, observability, and developer infrastructure.
Full track details and judging criteria will be announced soon.
Prizes & Opportunities
🏆 Cash Prizes
1st: $500
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
Prize pool and placements to be announced.
💰 Beta Fund Fellowship
Standout founders and teams may be invited to interview for Beta Fund's Fellowship and potential investment.
Partners
Chert lets anyone put a realtime AI video agent on a live FaceTime call with one API. We're already powering teams building AI companions, coaches, real-estate, and onboarding agents.
Venue
📍 AWS Builder Loft — San Francisco
📅 October 23, 2026
More details on sponsors, tracks, judges, speakers, prizes, and technical requirements coming soon.
For now: build something that can see, hear, understand, and act.