​Swedish House at SF Tech Week

​Pax Silica Hackathon:
The Nordic × Silicon Valley Innovation #SFTechWeek

​This is a working session, not a conference. Arrive with a problem or without one, find people good at the parts you are not, and leave with something demoable plus a handful of people worth keeping after Tech Week ends.

​Part of the Swedish House during SF Tech Week, hosted by Business Sweden with BuilderBase Hackathons.

​Run of show

​2:00pm - Checkin, find your team and place
Get in, get organised and prepared

​2:20pm - Information and kickoff
Nordic and Bay Area builders start the challenge.

​2:30pm - Build block
Heads down. Mentors circulate.

​4:20pm - Demos
Three minutes per team, live.

Frequently asked questions.
Practical details

​Where is it, exactly?+

​The Art of San Francisco, 2 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA — the Swedish House venue during SF Tech Week. Door and access details go out to everyone who RSVPs.

​Do I need a team or an idea?+

​No, but if you do not want to build solo then try to find a team on the BuilderBase platform before the event.

​Sponsors/Partners

​Pax Silica Hackathon is hosted by Business Sweden and run by BuilderBase, with support from these companies:

​ElevenLabs
Realtime AI voice: text-to-speech, dubbing and conversational agents you can wire into your build in minutes. Every builder who checks in gets 1 month of ElevenLabs Creator, free. The overall winner gets 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro, and the best project built with ElevenLabs gets 3 months of ElevenLabs Scale for every team member.
elevenlabs.io

​Lovable
The prompt-to-app builder that turns ideas into working, editable full-stack software, the fastest way to ship something real in an afternoon. Every builder gets free access to Lovable Pro Plan 1 (100 credits) for the event.
lovable.dev

​Prelint
Reviews every GitHub pull request against your product requirements and decisions, so your team ships what you actually agreed on. Prelint is funding part of the cash prize for the overall winner, and every team gets free credits.
prelint.com

​Solcoa
Makes the rare earth metals inside electric motors, generators and aerospace, faster and cleaner, right here in Alameda. Solcoa is funding part of the $1,250 cash prize and joins the judging panel.
solcoaindustries.com

​Ericsson
The Swedish connectivity pioneer behind the networks the world runs on. Ericsson is bringing a proper Swedish fika to the room at 3:15, and joins the judging panel.
ericsson.com

​All credits and redemption steps are in the Resources tab on BuilderBase when the event starts.

​Community Partners

​Women in AI

​Women in AI connects, empowers, and elevates female founders, investors, and engineers shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Through community, mentorship, and global events, we’re building a more inclusive AI ecosystem where women lead and innovate.