Ara (YC 26) X SF: Build With Your AI Computer Hackathon

​What does it look like when everyone has access to their own AI personal computer?

​Ara is giving exactly that! The hackathon is a half day experience where people from different backgrounds come together to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI.

​This is an opportunity for your community to not just learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creative, meaningful ways.

​One day. One challenge. Build using Ara with your own voice only.

​No fluff. No spectators. Just builders.

​🧠 CS students → come build
📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI
🎓 Founders/ Researchers → come show your creativity

​No experience needed. Just curiosity.

​🏆 Prizes

Overall Winner: up to 2 Scooters and credits.

​Most Viral: AirPods Max and credits.

​Most Technical: 1 Nvidia Jetson Nano and credits

🍱 Winner also gets lunch/ office hours with the Ara CEO.

​🗺️ Tour Schools:
✨ SF — May 16 ← You are here
✅ UPenn — Apr 12
✅ Cornell — Apr 18
✅ Johns Hopkins — Apr 19
✅ Stanford — May 9
🔜 New York — May 23

​We believe the next wave of builders won't just use AI. They'll build with it. And they're already on campus.

​The founders are coming to you. Come build with us. 🙌