Syndicate by Maximor
Syndicate by Maximor
AO is hosting Syndicate by Maximor, a global hackathon focused on building practical autonomous agent systems.
The hackathon offers a total prize value of $10,000:
$3,000 USD in cash prizes sponsored by Maximor
$3,000 in credits provided by Dodo Payments
$4,000 in GPU or voice credits provided by AI Grants India
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All announcements, support, sponsor updates, and submission information will be shared there.
Get Your Hackathon Pass
Generate your Syndicate participant pass here:
https://aoagents.dev/hackathons/syndicate/pass/
Post your pass on X/LinkedIn and tag AO so we can reshare.
Format
The hackathon will run online for everyone worldwide. Participants in San Francisco, New York City, and Bangalore may also join in person. In-person seats are limited.
San Francisco
25 Stillman Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Venue partner: Neatlogs
New York City
1450 Broadway, Floor 15, Suite 103, New York, NY 10018
Hosted at Maximor
Bangalore
AO House, Sarjapur
Hosted at AO House
Tracks
Participants will choose one of two tracks:
Automated Agent Engineering
Autonomous Office of the CFO
Across both tracks, the goal is to build agents that can reason through workflows, use tools, evaluate outcomes, handle exceptions, and improve reliability over time.
AO Requirement
All participants must use AO while building their project. Your final submission should briefly mention how you used AO during the hackathon.
We will review your demo video to see how many AO sessions you used, so make sure you use AO from the start of your build through final submission.
All details and submission guidelines will be updated on this Notion page.
Maximor Opportunities
Top participants will be considered for internship opportunities with Maximor.
The Maximor team is already in the Discord, so join early, ask questions, share what you’re building, and get noticed during the hackathon.
Neatlogs Debugging Support
Participants are encouraged to use Neatlogs to trace, debug, and improve their agents during the hackathon. It can help you understand failures, inspect agent runs, and show how your system improved over time.
AI Grants India Credits
AI Grants India is providing $4,000 in GPU or voice credits for participants.
This will be split as 40 x $100 credits across both tracks:
Track 1: Automated Agent Engineering — 20 participants/projects will receive $100 credits each
Track 2: Autonomous Office of the CFO — 20 participants/projects will receive $100 credits each
Selected participants can choose whether they want GPU credits or voice credits, depending on what best supports their project.
Track 1: Automated Agent Engineering
Build a system that can design, test, and improve specialized agents for tasks it has never seen before.
Given only a goal, available tools, and a way to evaluate success, your system should:
Generate an agent architecture
Run the agent
Analyze where it fails
Iteratively improve its prompts, tools, memory, or orchestration strategy
Strong submissions should demonstrate this across multiple distinct domains and show measurable improvements in:
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
Speed
Prizes
Track winners
1st Place
Cash prize: $1,000 USD, sponsored by Maximor
Credits: $1,000, provided by Dodo Payments
2nd Place
Cash prize: $500 USD, sponsored by Maximor
Credits: $500, provided by Dodo Payments
AI Grants India Credits
20 selected participants/projects in this track will receive $100 credits each.
Track 2: Autonomous Office of the CFO
Build an agent that automates a real workflow handled by a company’s accounting, finance, or treasury team.
Examples include:
Closing the books
Reconciling accounts
Processing invoices
Updating forecasts
Preparing cash reports
Gathering audit support
The goal is to take over a repetitive internal finance process end to end, including exceptions and human review.
This track focuses on internal finance operations, not consumer banking, trading, lending, or payment products.
Prizes
Track winners
1st Place
Cash prize: $1,000 USD, sponsored by Maximor
Credits: $1,000, provided by Dodo Payments
2nd Place
Cash prize: $500 USD, sponsored by Maximor
Credits: $500, provided by Dodo Payments
AI Grants India Credits
20 selected participants/projects in this track will receive $100 credits each.
Dodo Payments Integration Support
Participants who want to integrate Dodo Payments into their projects can receive fast-tracked verification during the hackathon, allowing them to begin building with the platform on the same day.
Sponsors & Partners
Cash Prize Partner: Maximor
Credits Partner: Dodo Payments
GPU / Voice Credits Partner: AI Grants India
Inference Partner: TensorMux
Venue Partner: Neatlogs