Bengaluru | BLR4 CCCL x Nova — The Buildathon
Please Note: the following event is only for female builders.
Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude Code!
A fast-paced, high-stakes 1-day buildathon for 30 ambitious women builders in Bengaluru — focused entirely on rapid execution with Claude.
After running several successful Claude Code meetups in London, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, and Pune as an Official Claude Community Ambassador appointed by Anthropic, Vikram is co-hosting this buildathon with the founding team of Nova Residency — Manasa Kalaimalai, Inchara Paramesh, and Harshita Nagesh.
Nova Residency is India's first women-only startup hacker house — a curated programme bringing together elite female builders for a week of focused product execution, culminating in this buildathon on the final day.
What to expect
This isn't a workshop. There are no slides. You're here to build, ship, and survive.
Intense, unscripted building sprints with Claude
Surprise mechanics revealed live on the day — including The Wheel Spin (a random twist everyone must obey for the next hour)
An Attack & Sabotage Phase where teams use Claude to try and break each other's apps
Penalty Constraints for teams whose apps get broken — make it work and make it weird
Quick demos in front of judges
A Tech Roast to close out the day — laptops shut, mics open, food served
Networking and good conversation throughout
(Zero boring lectures. You aren't here to listen — you're here to execute.)
The day
09:00 — Kickoff, teams form, missions handed out in envelopes
09:30 — Build Phase 1
11:30 — The Wheel Spin (twist revealed)
12:00 — Build Phase 2, under Wheel rules
13:00 — Lunch
14:00 — Attack & Sabotage Phase
15:00 — Final Build + Penalty Constraints
16:30 — Demos & judging
17:00 — The Tech Roast, awards, food
19:00 — Close
Who is this for?
Ambitious women builders, developers, founders, and AI enthusiasts ready to test the absolute limits of what they can ship in a single day. Whether you've built complex agentic workflows or are just getting started — you're welcome.
(All 8 Nova Residents receive guaranteed direct entry. The remaining 22 spots are open to the wider community.)
Anthropic API credits for every participant
Every attendee receives $40 in Anthropic API credits at kickoff — fuel for the day's build.
Sponsors
This buildathon is backed by:
Anthropic — providing $40 Claude API credits per participant
CCCL (Claude Code Central London) — host
Nova Residency — co-host
Want to sponsor food, prizes, swag, or venue? Email [email protected]
Want to volunteer, judge, mentor, or roast?
Pick your lane and drop us a line:
Mentors — [email protected]
Judges — [email protected]
Volunteers — [email protected]
Tech Roast contributors — [email protected]
Stay in the loop
Join the WhatsApp group (Bengaluru community): https://cccl.ai/blr/whatsapp
Join the global Slack: https://cccl.ai/slack
See all upcoming CCCL events: https://luma.com/cccl
Connect with Vikram on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrammpawar/
Nova Residency website: https://novatheresidency.com
Nova Residency LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/novatheresidency
Spaces are strictly limited. We review each registration to keep the right mix of builders in the room.