Elevate Women Global Hackathon 2026
A global online hackathon helping women explore AI, build real products, learn modern tools, and meet like-minded people from around the world.
Whether you are a founder, designer, marketer, student, creator, freelancer, or simply curious about AI and technology — this space is for you.
No coding background required.
What is Elevate Women?
Elevate Women is an international women-led initiative helping more women confidently enter the world of AI, startups, digital products, and technology creation.
Our goal is not only to organize a hackathon.
We want to create a supportive, practical environment where women can:
explore AI tools,
learn practical skills,
build their first projects,
meet collaborators and future co-founders,
and discover that technology can be accessible, creative, and human.
September 14–18 — Learning Week
Before the hackathon weekend, join a week of practical online workshops designed to help you go from “I’m curious about AI” to “I can actually build something with it.”
You’ll explore:
AI tools, bots & automations — understand what’s out there and how to use it in practice
Vibe coding & building without code — turn an idea into a working digital product
Finding the right idea — discover business and project ideas that fit your skills and interests
Pitching & public speaking — learn how to communicate your idea with confidence
Founder mindset & startup building — understand how to take an idea beyond the hackathon
Networking & community building — turn conversations into meaningful professional opportunities
Meet some of our speakers
Our Learning Week brings together women working across AI, engineering, entrepreneurship, product, startups, and leadership from different countries and backgrounds.
Ayushi Ajay Walia 🇺🇸 — AI-powered Products Builder
Marta Wadsworth 🇵🇹 — Lovable Ambassador Alumni · Founder & CEO, The Family Door
Olga Dynyak 🇨🇾 — Digital Entrepreneur · Forbes-20 Women in Tech Cyprus
Anna Boyarkina 🇳🇱 — Transformation Leader at Miro
Sandra Da Silva 🇨🇾 — Emotional Intelligence Coach · NLP Trainer
Maria Stylianou 🇨🇾 — Tech Leadership Consultant · Digital Transformation Advisor
Christina Michaelidou 🇨🇾 — Entrepreneur · ICF-certified Life & Business Coach (ACC)
Irina Kynigou 🇨🇾 — AI Researcher · Senior Software Engineer
More workshops and speakers are coming soon.
Main Hackathon Weekend
September 19–20, 2026
During the weekend, participants will turn what they’ve learned into action — building a real project individually or in a team.
The focus is on experimentation, learning, creativity, and actually making something.
You’ll have access to:
mentors and community support,
live check-ins,
networking and team collaboration,
and partner resources.
Projects can be anything from AI-powered tools, mobile apps, websites and automations to community products, educational tools, creative experiments, social-impact ideas, and startup MVPs.
Demo Day & Awards
September 25, 2026
Top projects will be invited to present their ideas during our online Demo Day.
We plan to award prizes to the Top 3 teams, with a prize pool and additional rewards supported by our partners.
More details about prizes and partner opportunities will be announced soon.
Who Should Join?
Elevate Women is for aspiring founders, creatives, marketers, designers, students, freelancers, community builders — and anyone curious about AI and creating something new.
You do not need technical or coding experience to participate.
The Hackathon is open to eligible individuals of all genders who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of registration. Elevate Women is a women-led initiative focused on advancing women’s participation, leadership, and opportunities in technology; however, eligibility, access, judging, and awards are not restricted by sex or gender.
Sponsors & Partners
We are currently welcoming sponsors, AI partners, educational partners, mentors, speakers, and community collaborators.
If you’d like to support Elevate Women or explore partnership opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact:
Email: hello@elevatewomen.ai
LinkedIn: Aleksandra Spivak
Why We’re Building This
Technology should feel accessible, collaborative, and empowering.
We believe more women should feel confident experimenting with AI, building ideas, launching projects, and entering tech spaces without feeling that they need to know everything before they start.
Elevate Women is designed to make that first step easier — together.