​St Valentine’s Columbia Hack - with Finny, Blaxel, Perle, Anthropic, Lovable, ElevenLabs, BizCrush and WhiteCircle

​Join us on Saturday, February 14th in New York City for a high-intensity 10-hour in-person hackathon with 150 top hackers.

​Iterate and CBS AI Club are bringing together the best builders for the all-day hackathon at Columbia Business School, with support from:

• ​Blaxel (YCX25)- sandboxes that persist forever, for your agents to run code or keep context.
  

• ​Finny (YCS24) - AI-powered prospecting that helps financial advisors find and convert ideal clients faster.
  

• ​Perle - human-in-the-loop data labeling platform that delivers high-quality training datasets for AI teams.
  

• ​BizCrush - turning real-world conversations - even in noisy, on-site environments - into actionable business outcomes
  

• ​White Circle AI - Control layer that tests, protects, observes, and optimizes AI systems for safety before they’re deployed.
  

• ​Anthropic - advanced language models built for reliability and real-world production
  

• ​Lovable - turn ideas into beautiful full-stack apps, fast
  

• ​ElevenLabs - AI-powered audio platform that generates ultra-realistic speech and voice agents from text for creators, developers, and businesses.

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​You’ll have 10 hours to go from idea to working demo.

​Event details

​Participants: 150 in person (application + selection required)
Location: Columbia Business School, New York City
Date: February 14th, 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM

​All participants apply individually. Top hackers are selected from submissions.

​Prizes & perks

​$10k+ prizes including cash + AI credits + partner swag

​Catering

​Breakfast, lunch, snacks and refreshments will be served

​Jury

• ​Denis Shilov, Founder & CEO at WhiteCircle AI

• ​Elena Iumagulova, Head of Design at WhiteCircle AI

• ​Nicolas Lecomte, Co-Founder at Blaxel

• ​Christophe Ploujoux, Co-Founder & CTO at Blaxel