30×30 Real Business AI Buildathon @Stanford
30 real businesses. 30 teams. One real problem each. All built on Converge.AI. We mean BUSINESS!
Most hackathons hand you a made-up prompt. Converge.AI is handing you a real business.
30 real businesses (restaurants, retail shops, booking services, sales and customer-service teams) each bring one problem they actually want solved. Each team is matched with one business and has about 30 hours to build a working AI solution on Converge.AI, an AI-native work & business platform. The top 8 teams demo live at Stanford in front of the business owners, investors, industry judges and the Converge.AI team.
👉 Builders: after registering on Luma, have one person per team submit the team form so we can match you with a business (takes about 3 minutes).
💼 For businesses: bring us your problem
Got a task that eats your team’s time, like answering the same customer questions, following up on leads, handling bookings or writing product content? Hand it to a team powered by Converge.AI.
What you do:
Submit one real problem AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: chenxi.huang1028@gmail.com
Join one short 1:1 call with the Converge.AI team (Nov 9–13) to scope it
Answer a few questions from your team during the build (Nov 17–18)
Join us at Demo Day on Nov 20 and pick the Brand’s Choice winner
What you will get:
A working AI solution built on Converge.AI for your business, free of charge
A chance to pilot the best solutions with Converge.AI
Exposure to builders, investors and media
🛠️ For builders: build with Converge.AI, ship something that gets used
Who: Anyone who wants to ship AI that real businesses will use: students, professionals, founders and indie builders. 100% free to join. You don't need to be a student or have a .edu email
Teams: 3–4 people. Come with a team, or apply solo and we’ll help you find one
Matching: Teams are matched to businesses by random draw, one team per business
What you will get: Full access to Converge.AI’s products (Covey, Enter, Framia and Combos), mentorship from the Converge.AI team during the build, and a real business owner waiting to use what you make
Apply by: Nov 13
📅 Timeline
Nov 13 (Fri) · Applications close
Nov 17 (Tue) morning · Teams matched, challenge briefs released
Nov 17–18 · Build sprint with Converge.AI mentor office hours
Nov 18 (Wed) 5:00 PM PT · Submission deadline
Nov 18–19 · Online judging (Round 1)
Nov 19 (Thu) afternoon · 8 finalists announced
Nov 20 (Fri) · Demo Day at Stanford 🎤
💥 Demo Day agenda · Fri, Nov 20 · 2:30–6:40 PM
2:30 PM · Doors open · Showcase wall of all 30 projects built on Converge.AI
2:50 PM · Opening
3:00 PM · Keynote from Converge.AI: Building the AI-native company
3:15 PM · Panel: What real businesses need from AI (business owners × investors × Converge.AI)
3:45 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 1–4
4:45 PM · Break · Audience voting opens
5:00 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 5–8
6:00 PM · Tea break · Judges deliberate
6:20 PM · Awards, presented by Converge.AI
6:35 PM · Group photo
6:40 PM · Networking
Each finalist team gets 15 minutes: the business problem they solved, a live demo, and judges’ Q&A.
🏆 $5,000 in prizes, including cash and TikTok credits & token credits. Top solutions will be considered for pilots with their businesses and Converge.AI.
⚖️ Judges
Alex Witt
Wolf Ruzicka
Jonathan Buckheit
Petros Hong
Vince Kohli
Ben Toney
Evan Buhler
Ronak D
Erena Estellés
Kathy
More judges to be announced.
Presented by Converge.AI
In partnership with AWS, TikTok, 2%Tech, wefluens, Adal, LightHouse, Canopy and onepiece labs