SoCal Claude Hackathon
‼️ ‼️ APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! Any application after April 3rd 11:59PM will not be considered. Thank you! ‼️ ‼️
Anthropic is the fastest-growing AI company in the world — and this is your chance to build with their tools and stay ahead of the curve.
As part of Nexus SoCal's Startup Week, UCLA, USC, and Caltech Claude Builder Club are teaming up to bring you a jam-packed day of hackathon building. Sponsored by Fetch.ai, Anthropic, and Supabase.
Nexus is Southern California’s first intercollegiate entrepreneurship society that hosts speaker firesides (Evan Spiegel, Spencer Rascoff), curated dinners (Z fellows, Pear VC), and various IRL events.
Fetch.ai is a decentralized AI platform that enables the creation, deployment, and monetization of autonomous agents for automating complex tasks and economic activities.
🛠️ Why you should apply:
Prizes include $1500 & $4500 in API credits
Receive free Claude Pro + $10 API credits to build with
Network with Anthropic engineers, top tier VCs and investors, and professors
Free lunch and snacks will be provided
Free to attend
Who can apply: Apply via this Luma registration. Spots are extremely limited — we have 100 spots for current students at UCLA, USC, Caltech, UCI, and UCSD (as well as any other colleges that have an official Claude Builder Club on campus).
If you’re unsure whether your campus has an official club on campus, please email [email protected] to check
All majors and experience levels welcome. You don't need to be a CS major to build something worth showing.
Application deadline: Hard deadline for Friday 4/3 11:59PM. Any applications submitted afterwards will not be considered. Decisions will be released shortly after.
Ready. Set. BUILD! 🚀
For any inquiries, please email [email protected]!
Teams: Come solo or with a group — teams are 2–4 people. Once decisions are released, we'll share a Slack channel to find teammates, or you can match up on the day of the event.
Themes & tracks will be revealed on the day of the event.
Hackathon Schedule
8:30AM — Check-in opens
9:00AM — Opening ceremony
10:00AM — Hacking begins 🛠️
12:00PM — Lunch
4:00PM — Hacking ends 🛠️ & Judging begins
5:00PM — Winners announced + closing ceremony
6:00PM — Hang around, connect, wrap up!!