MakersLounge Toronto Tech Week #11: Innovation Hackathon 🏆
MakersLounge Toronto #11: Innovation Hackathon 🏆
Toronto's biggest corporate innovation hackathon is here. We're bringing together 100 of the best AI builders in the city to compete across multiple challenge tracks — with industry leaders judging live.
This is a week-long build competition that kicks off the week before May 26th and culminates in a live demo night during Toronto Tech Week.
📅 Two-Part Format
PART 1 — Kickoff Night (May 19th, 8PM-9PM) [ONLINE] Challenge tracks are revealed, teams form, and the clock starts. Solo builders are welcome — you'll get matched with a team.
Join our discord channel here: https://discord.gg/6MPXG5kQ
PART 2 — Demo Night (May 26th) Come back and present what you built. Judges evaluate live. Winners announced on the night.
🗓 Demo Night — May 26th, 5:30PM–8:30PM
5:30–6:00pm — Arrival
6:00–6:30pm — Food, meet with teams
6:30–7:30pm — Live demos
7:30–8:00pm — Judges Deliberation
8:00–8:30pm — Winners Announced + Connect
⚔️ How It Works
RSVP to lock in your spot. Attend the Kickoff Night to meet your team and get the challenge. Build for a week. Come back on the 26th and demo it live.
Challenge tracks, judges, and prizes will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event — follow along and stay tuned.
👥 Who Should Apply
Builders: Founders, engineers, designers, and makers with hands-on AI experience who can ship something real in a week.
Judges: Industry leaders and innovators evaluating for real-world impact. More details coming soon.
✅ How to Join
RSVP on Luma — spots are limited to 100 builders
Attend Kickoff Night (May 19th) to form your team and get the challenge
Build for a week, demo on May 26th
Join our Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/makerslounge/shared_invite/zt-3jskghhzq-tIf15ivIldqyCQuRiPWIBA
Sign up for our app: https://www.makerslounge.ca/
Use #MakersLounge + #TorontoTechWeek and post on socials to help us grow.
Space is strictly limited to 100 builders. If you don't get in this time, keep applying — we appreciate every submission and look forward to seeing you soon.
Let's build something that matters. See you at MakersLounge.
Community Partner: The AI Collective The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI age. We unite 150,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide. Participating solely as a community partner — does not handle payments, ticketing, or receive any portion of event fees.
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