​[Cold Start:] Distributed AI Hack Berlin

​The future of AI won’t be centralized and it won’t be built by Big Tech alone.

​Join [Cold Start:] AI Hack Berlin (14–15 Nov) and be part of Europe’s first Hackathon focused on federated & distributed AI. Work with fellow students, researchers, and AI enthusiasts to prove that data-sovereign AI is not just possible, but powerful.

​Your mission:
Compete to train the best AI models in ready-to-use distributed workspaces on a variety of datasets. Top teams win cash prizes!

​🏆 Prize Pool: €5000 Cash

​💡 Why Join?

• ​​Compete for €5000 cash price pool

• ​​Free GPU credits to build your federated AI prototype

• ​Visibility across Germany’s industry and AI ecosystem (jobs, career opportunities)

• ​​Meet skilled, ambitious, and like-minded people; grow your network

​​🗓️ Schedule

​​Friday
13:00 - Door’s Open
13:30 - Opening & Matchmaking
18:30 - Dinner (Pizza & Snacks)

​Saturday
12:30 - Lunch
16:30 - Submission Deadline
17:30 - Cash Price Awards

​Join us in shaping the European AI ecosystem.

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​👉 Apply now - spaces are limited!

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​You can get in touch with us by joining our Hackathon community discord or drop an email to [email protected]

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​About the Hosts

​exalsius / logsight.ai (Backed by SPRIND) is the cloud GPU infrastructure platform for modern AI teams to find GPUs across clouds and data centers, setup infrastructure, and orchestrate training jobs.

​Flower Labs (YC 23) is Europe's #1 federated and decentralized AI platform, enabling organizations to train models across private, distributed datasets without ever centralizing sensitive data.

​TU Berlin is Berlin’s top technical university with ~35,000 students and deep ties to industry, empowering innovation and shaping next-generation research with strong focus on societal impact.

​Einstein Center Digital Future is Berlin’s inter-university engine for digitalization research, accelerating cross-disciplinary breakthroughs by bridging academia, industry and government to reimagine how society evolves in a digital age.

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​About our Partners

​GPU INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNER

​Proud to partner with AMD, who are sponsoring our event by providing access to MI300X server GPUs on the AMD Developer Cloud to power AI model training.

​AI ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS

​We’re partnering with SPRIN-D, AI Nation, and Science & Startups to connect with Berlin’s fast-growing, vibrant AI & startup communities. Join us, meet fellow community members, gain visibility for your ideas, and start building together.