Cursor AI-Hackathon Hamburg
build cool sh*t with Cursor or any AI of your choice for 2 days (31st of January to 1st of February 2026). just bring your laptop and become part of the biggest AI hackathon in Germany's history (400+ participants).
open for everyone. you don’t need to be technical to participate! just need to ship the thing. free.
food, drinks, free credits to build and prizes are on us. just show up ready to build.
why join
$300,000+ in total perks (credits for winners and to use during the event + cash for winners)
meet fellow builders and reps from legendary companies
find a co-founder or team members
enjoy sf (San Francisco) vibe
agenda
day 1 — saturday
09:00 — doors open, registration starts, grab breakfast
10:00 — we allow waitlisters to fill in empty seats
10:30 — no longer accepting anyone
10:40 — intro from organizers
11:00 — team formation, room assignments, distribution of credits
11:20 — start building
13:00 — grab lunch (until 15:00) & continue building
18:00 — grab dinner & continue building
23:00 — end of day 1
important: if you are accepted but arrive after 10:00, your spot will be given to someone on the waitlist (we are very strict on this).
day 2 — sunday
09:00 — come back & continue building
13:30 — grab lunch (until 15:00)
14:00 — submission deadline
15:00 — judging of prelims starts (you can chill and network meanwhile)
16:45 — judging ends → finalists selected
17:00 — announcement of finalists + individual track winners
17:30 — finalists pitch
18:30 — announcement of winners
19:00 — official end of the event
note: agenda may be slightly adjusted closer to the event.
tracks & prizes
best project overall (powered by plancraft & Superhuman)
1st: $5,000 cash + $3,500 Cursor credits + $10,000 OpenAI credits + $15,000 Gemini credits + 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro for each team member + 3 months of Hume AI Pro + 1 year of Miro Team + 1 year of Superhuman Pro + 1 month of Manus Pro (incl. 40,000 tokens) + 3 months of MiniMax Max Coding
2nd: $5,000 OpenAI credits + $1,000 Cursor credits + $5,000 Gemini credits + 2 months of Hume AI Pro + 3 months of Superhuman Pro + 1 month of Manus Pro (incl. 40,000 tokens) + 3 months of MiniMax Max Coding
3rd: $1,000 OpenAI credits + $500 Cursor credits + $1,000 Gemini credits + 1 month of Hume AI Pro + 1 month of Superhuman Pro + 1 month of Manus Pro (incl. 40,000 tokens) + 3 months of MiniMax Max Coding
Google Gemini: multi-track
best use of Gemini API: top 3 teams each get $10,000 in Gemini credits
best use of Antigravity: top 2 teams each get $5,000 in Gemini credits
best use of Nano Banana: best team gets $5,000 in Gemini credits
ElevenLabs: best project built with ElevenLabs
best team gets 6 months of the Scale tier for each team member (11+ million characters)
n8n: best use of n8n
top 3 teams get 1 year Pro license
Manus: best use of Manus
best team gets $1,000 cash
Langchain: best use of Langchain
best team gets $2,000 in Langchain credits
v0: best build with v0
best team gets $2,000 in v0 credits
MiniMax: best use of MiniMax API
top 3 teams each get $500 cash + $1,000 in API credits
tracks and prizes are preliminary and may be adjusted. will be finalized on the day of the event.
sponsors
tech sponsors: Cursor, Manus, Hume AI, ElevenLabs, Google Gemini, n8n, OpenAI, LangChain, Runway, Miro, v0, MiniMax.
infra sponsors: plancraft and Superhuman.
rules
build starts at the hackathon
you may come prepared with an idea, notes, and generic boilerplate templates — but the actual project you submit must be built during the hackathon.
no pre-built submissions
if you submit a project that was materially built before kickoff (beyond generic boilerplate), you will be disqualified and may be banned from future events.
integrity checks
we run automated checks (incl. an AI agent built for this hackathon) + human review across submissions to flag likely violations. flagged teams may be asked for a quick clarification / walkthrough.
build solo or in a team (max 5) - we recommend a team of 3
more details on the submission will be shared during the hackathon.
judges
our judges come from top companies like Amazon, Apple, Netflix and many more... no pressure though ;)
you can find the full judge list here. massive thank you to them for their time <3
our community
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