AI Agent & Infra Hackathon
Join us at the AI Agent & Infra Hackathon, co-hosted by Lux Capital, Modal, Cognition, and AWS. Spend 36 hours building at the cutting edge of AI/agents/infra, turn ambitious ideas into working demos, compete for $100K+ in prizes, and connect directly with top VCs and builders.
Apply by August 10 11:59 PM (EST), applications accepted on a rolling basis.
All final decisions will be sent by August 11 EOD.
Who Can Attend?
This hackathon is open to college students (undergrad, grad, PhDs), early-career professionals, and engineers/researchers with an interest in AI, infrastructure, and agents. Teams can include 1–2 people. Each member must apply individually, but teams will be accepted as a unit.
Registration is application-based (acceptance not guaranteed), and submissions are open globally, but priority will be given to NYC-based hackers who can attend in-person judging and awards on August 14. Due to limited space, attendance for the Opening & Sponsor Intros on August 12 will be granted via lottery.
Tracks & Prizes
Best Overall Hack, sponsored by AWS and Lux Capital
- 1st Place: $25,000 AWS credits & Lux Capital Partner Meeting
- 2nd Place: $10,000 AWS credits & Lux Capital Partner Meeting
- 3rd Place: $5,000 AWS credits & Lux Capital Partner Meeting
Best Use of Modal, sponsored by Modal Labs
- 1st Place: $25,000 Modal credits
- 2nd Place: $10,000 Modal credits
- 3rd Place: $1,000 Modal credits
Description: Any project that leverages Modal’s serverless compute platform.
Best Agent Hack, sponsored by Cognition
- 1st Place: $3,000 + 1 year of Windsurf Pro + 1 year of Devin Team (total valued ~$9,000)
- 2nd Place: $1,500 + 1 year of Windsurf Pro + 1 year of Devin Team (total valued ~$7,500)
- 3rd Place: $500 + 1 year of Windsurf Pro + 1 year of Devin Team (total valued ~$6,500)
Description: Any project building an agent or a custom MCP client or server.
Note: All participants are automatically considered for Best Overall Hack. Upon registration, hackers must choose whether to compete in the Best Use of Modal, Best Agent Hack, or both. This selection is binding, and hackers must satisfy the description of the track they register for.
Credits
Participants accepted to the Best Use of Modal track will receive $500 in Modal credits.
Participants accepted to the Best Agent Hack track will get access to the Devin Core Plan and 4 months of Windsurf Pro (valued at $15/month).
Schedule (EST)
Aug 12, 2025 (Tuesday)
6:00-8:00 PM Opening, Sponsor Intros, & Networking
10:00 PM Hacking Starts - Virtual
Aug 14, 2025 (Thursday)
10:00 AM Hacking Ends - Virtual
1:00 PM Finalists Announced Online
6:00-8:00 PM Finalists Judging & Awards
Who Will Be There
Judges and attendees include:
Investors from Lux Capital
Engineers and leadership from:
Modal
Cognition
AWS
Guest speaker and judge from Ramp
This is a rare chance to showcase your work directly to some of the most innovative and hiring teams in AI.
Contact
madison.ho@luxcapital.com
emily@modal.com