Financial AI Hackathon Championship - 2025
🏆 Join the AI Financial Hackathon Championship
Build and demo intelligent document solutions for finance — powered by LandingAI’s Agentic Document Extraction (ADE) and your favorite LLMs or agentic frameworks.
👥 Who Can Attend?
We welcome everyone — students, professionals, and builders from all backgrounds.
Even if you can’t make it to New York on Nov 15, we encourage you to register as you’ll still be eligible for a $1,000 cash prize 💵 and exclusive swag signed by Andrew Ng ✍️ couriered to ONE Champion team’s U.S. address.
Watch a quick Championship Intro video from Andrew Ng and LandingAI's CEO, Dan Maloney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDcC1vuvRrM
⏰ When Does Building Start and End?
It’s already started — Monday, October 27 🚀
🧩 The deadline to submit what you’ve built: Nov 10, 11:59 PM ET
📝 Registration on Luma closes: Nov 9, midnight
Note: 10 finalist teams will be selected from all submissions and invited to an in‑person event on November 15 in New York City.
⚡ Highlights at a Glance
🏁 Finale: Top 10 invited teams will present on November 15 (Saturday), 10 AM–1 PM ET, New York City
🎤 Keynote + Awards: Featuring Andrew Ng and Dan Maloney
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 Champion — $5,000 ($3K cash + $2K ADE credits)
🥈 Honorable Mention — $1,000 cash
💡 Best Online-Only App — Surprise prize worth $1,000 + Andrew Ng-signed swag (U.S. only)
💻 Free Credits: Provided by LandingAI automatically when you sign up at va.landing.ai
👩💻 Finalists: 10 teams invited to the in-person showcase
📅 Application Deadline: Nov 10, 11:59 PM ET
💳 Credits
For your convenience, LandingAI is providing free ADE (Agentic Document Extraction) credits.
Just sign in using 👉 http://va.landing.ai/ and you’ll instantly get $10 in free credits.
Need more? Ask in Discord — we’ll bump it up if you’re actively building 💪
⚠️ Use credits carefully — don’t exploit it please 🙏 the tech is expensive 😅
💬 Discord Invite!!!
Join our Discord to get all your answers and hang out with fellow participants 👉
🔗 https://discord.gg/ySHxDU7Brd
Details:
Build phase is ON
Submission: Submit your project via Google Form before Nov 10th, 11:59 PM ET to be considered for the finals.
Finalists: In-person event on 11/15. Ten finalist teams will be selected and invited to the in-person finals on November 15 in New York City; the exact venue will be communicated directly to the finalist teams.
This 3-hour event will highlight real-world document processing solutions in the financial services industry.
Prizes (Distributed by Andrew Ng at the venue)
1st Place: $5,000 ($3K cash + $2K ADE credits)
2nd Place: $1,000
Best Online-Only App - surprise prize sent to the team's physical address (US location only)
To participate, review the event details and submit your application by November 10th.
Agenda — November 15 (Saturday, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET)
10:00–10:15 — Welcome & Keynote (Andrew Ng)
10:15–11:25 — Presentations + Q&A (10 teams × 7 min)
11:25–11:40 — Judging
11:40–11:50 — Awards & Closing Remarks (Andrew Ng)
11:50–1:00 — Networking with refreshments
What to Build
Create intelligent financial agents that can understand and analyze complex financial data in real-time. Solutions must integrate:
LandingAI Agentic Document Extraction (ADE) — mandatory
Any Agentic Framework
Any LLMs (AWS Bedrock model free credits available)
Additional tools as needed
Refer to Previous Winning Projects to get a deeper sense of what can be built:
🥇 Team 1 – M&A Due Diligence Assistant
Perform semantic search across complex documents in data rooms
GitHub
🥈 Team 2 – Delta Learn
AI-powered EdTech for cross-border compliance training
GitHub
🥉 Team 3 – ClaimsPilot AI
Automate claim intake, triage, and routing with real-time visibility
GitHub
🚫 Anti-Projects — STRICTLY NO
Outside the financial track
AI mental health advisor
Projects giving medical advice
Basic RAG applications
Simple Streamlit only applications
Image analyzers
“AI for education” chatbots
AI job application screeners
AI nutrition coach
Personality analyzers
Any project falling under these categories will be immediately disqualified.
How to Participate
Registration:
Register via this link before Nov 9th, 11:59 PM ET. Participants may start building immediately after registration.Submission:
Submit your project via Google Form before Nov 10th, 11:59 PM ET to be considered for the finals.In-Person Final Event:
Up to 10 teams will be selected for the final round in New York.
All travel, accommodation, and related expenses are the responsibility of participants. The Sponsor and Administrator will not provide reimbursement.
Final Event Details
Date: November 15
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Format: In-person showcase of pre-built projects
Venue: New York City (specific location shared with the finalist teams)
Why Attend
Learn and Build: This is not a code and leave event, you will be invited to our Discord community and will have office hours and mentoring sessions from the teams at LandingAI and AWS.
Build and Demo: Present a working solution and receive feedback from industry judges and platform experts.
Partner Access: Connect with LandingAI and AWS for pilots and collaboration opportunities.
Win and Grow: Compete for prizes, gain visibility, and explore opportunities in the LandingAI builder program.
Judging Criteria
Problem clarity and domain relevance
Depth of ADE integration and technical implementation
Accuracy, reliability, and performance on representative documents
Usability and workflow design for target users
Real-world feasibility and path to pilot within 90 days
Quality and clarity of the 4-minute presentation/demo
Support & Resources
Join the LandingAI Discord and use the #financial-hack-nyc channel for support.
Watch the precursor webinar to learn more about ADE and AWS tools here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/buildingagenticaiforfinancialdo7387558878319648769/theater/
Sponsors & Partners
LandingAI (host)
AWS
DeepLearning.AI