c0mpiled-15: Penn State
📅 Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM
📍 Penn State University | Engineering Design & Innovation Building
🍕 Dinner, drinks, and snacks provided
c0mpiled, (by Transpose Platform) and Builder's Collective are teaming up once more to host another amazing hackathon!
With >$7,000 in prize money so far, we will have YC founders there to judge, mentor, and connect with everyone!
Plus more from future sponsors (looking at you Vercel, Browserbase, Hexclave, etc 👀), you won't want to miss this event! (We'll be done before the White Out game, so that's no excuse to miss this event either)
Challenge:
This event's theme is making something people want. But, "how do we know people want it", you might ask? Well, we've got two ways!
Track 1 — YC RFS Fall 2026
Data for the real world
The future of American Defense
New operating systems for the physical world
AI for the aging population
AI-native compliance infrastructure
Honorable mentions: Multiplayer AI and A cloud for small software
Track 2 — Sell your product DURING the hackathon!
Winners of this event will be those who can successfully build and validate their product by getting actual sales during the event!
To help you with this, we'll be bringing in BC's local business connections - CEOs, mentors, leaders, and businessfolks - all potentially in need of what YOU can offer.
Prizes:
Transpose Platform Prize Pool:
🥇 1st Place: $3000 | 🥈 2nd Place: $1500 | 🥉 3rd Place: $500
Agenda:
8:00AM: Doors Open | Registration & Team Formation
8:45AM: Challenge Overview
9:00AM - 5:00PM: Building
5:00PM: Judging Begins | Optional Demos
6:00PM: Awards & Closing
This hackathon is open to all!
Are you a marketing or advertising major? Apply! The CS students need you!
Are you a CS/AI/data student? Apply! We gotta build, build, build!
Are you a freshman? Apply! Meet upperclassmen who'll teach you the tricks of the trade!