​Daytona HackSprint

​The era of simple chatbots is over. Real AI applications need to scrape live data, automate workflows, manage infrastructure, and deploy at scale — all working together in production. If you're ready to build real AI systems, this hackathon is for you.

​AI Builders is partnering with Daytona, our title sponsor, for a hands-on, full-day hackathon at NUS Singapore — where you'll prototype production-grade AI applications with the open-source runtime powering today's agent infrastructure.

​About Daytona

​Daytona is secure and elastic cloud infrastructure built for autonomous agents. It gives every AI agent its own isolated sandbox — a full composable computer with its own kernel, filesystem, network stack, vCPU, RAM, and disk — so agents can safely execute code, install packages, run servers, and ship real work in production.

• ​Sub-second sandbox startup — sandboxes are ready to run code in roughly 90–200 ms, so your agents stay in flow.

• ​Full machine semantics — install packages, manage processes, use Git, compile code, run browsers or games, all inside the sandbox.

• ​Native SDKs + MCP — Python, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, and Java SDKs, plus a first-class MCP server so any agent framework can drive Daytona as a tool.

• ​Built for parallel agents — spin up thousands of sandboxes at once for fan-out agent workflows, model evaluation, or batch code execution.

• ​Open source (AGPL) — self-host on Kubernetes with the provided Helm chart, or use managed Daytona Cloud.

​If your agents need to actually do things in the real world — write code, deploy it, iterate — Daytona is the runtime under the hood.

​Sponsors

​Nosana: a decentralized compute network offering on-demand GPU access to power demanding AI workloads, ranging from AI model training and fine-tuning to real-time AI inference.

​Oxylabs: a premium web intelligence platform providing enterprise-grade proxies and web scraping solutions. It features AI-powered products like Web Scraper API, OxyCopilot, Web Unblocker, and AI Studio.

​What You'll Do

• ​Build a working AI project in one day using Daytona, Kimi AI, and Nosana

• ​Attend a hands-on workshop to get up to speed on Daytona sandboxes before hacking begins

• ​Form teams (up to 6) or go solo — your call

• ​Demo your project live and compete for sponsor credit prizes

• ​Connect with builders, engineers, and founders in the Singapore AI community

​Your project must integrate the sponsored products — Daytona sandboxes are the easiest way to ship a working demo. This is your chance to go hands-on with tools used by production AI teams.

​Agenda

• ​10:00 AM — Kickoff

• ​10:30 AM — Daytona workshop + Team formation

• ​11:30 AM — Hacking begins

• ​12:30 PM — Lunch

• ​4:30 PM — Hacking ends / Live demos (2 min per team)

• ​5:30 PM — Winners announced + Networking

• ​6:00 PM — Close

​Prizes

​Winning teams share sponsor credits as prizes. All participants receive credits from Daytona, Kimi AI, and Nosana to build with during the hackathon.

​Judging Criteria

• ​Completeness: Did the team ship at least a minimum viable product?

• ​Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?

• ​Real-Life Problem Solving: Is the project solving a real-life problem, or is there a real pain in the market?

• ​Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team integrate sponsors products?

​Who Should Join

​Developers, AI engineers, founders, and students who want to go beyond tutorials and build something real. Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or shipping agents in production, there's a place for you here.

​Team formation happens after the workshop. Work solo or find teammates on the day.

​Spots are limited — register now to secure yours.

​Co-hosted by

​AI Builders — A premier community of AI builders, developers, and innovators in Singapore, Tokyo, and the SF Bay Area.

​NUS StartIT — Where IT and technology forward thinkers gather at NUS campus.

​Spots are limited. Come with an idea. Leave with a product.