​Join us for a hands-on Cursor Hackathon in Downtown Vancouver!

​Theme: Build Canada

​Canada has the energy, the talent, and the resources — but we've been slow to build the automation layer that turns potential into independence. We're prioritizing solutions in energy, AI infrastructure, supply chains, and anything else that makes Canada more self-reliant.

​Things like:

• ​Web Apps, e.g., a tool that helps small Canadian businesses find local suppliers instead of defaulting to US imports

• ​AI Agents, e.g., an AI assistant that navigates Canadian government forms and permitting processes

• ​Data & ML, e.g., a demand forecasting tool for Canadian energy grids

• ​AI Assistants, e.g., a bilingual (EN/FR) customer service agent built for Canadian businesses

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​Hackathon Rules

​Prize: 🥇$1K Cursor Credits

​Bring your laptop with Cursor downloaded and pick one of the following tracks to participate:

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​Demos will be evaluated by Impact, execution, presentation, and design.

​We will provide free Cursor credits for your build.

​Team Size: 2-5 People. You can come as a team or a solo hacker, but you must form a team of at least 2 people to participate.

​Submissions: No pre-built projects.

​Pitch: 3 min pitch to judges, 1min Q&A

​In Person Participants Only

​Agenda

​09:00 AM: Registration & Team Formation (Teams of 2-5)

​09:45 AM: Opening Speech & Challenge Briefs

​10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Hacking Period (Lunch included)

​04:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Judging Begins (Top POC selection)

​05:30 PM: Top POC Demos

​06:30 PM: Winners Announced & Networking

​📍 RSVP for location (near the Burrard Skytrain station)

Organizers

Althra is writing cheques alongside its accelerator to back an underserved founder talent pool across Canada. A full-time, in-person program that supports enterprise, consumer software, and hardware-enabled software startups with capital, and direct access to pre-seed investors. It also provides 1:1 exposure to founders(mentors) of successful venture-backed companies like Quandri, Later, Klue, Lighthouse Labs, Loopio and more(https://althra.ca/mentors).
* Our mentors have collectively raised over $625M+

Apply for Second Cohort: https://althra.ca