The Spark Hack Series - New York
Your Code. Your Hardware. Your Edge. We’re challenging you to build high-performance solutions that live and breathe entirely on-device. Experience the full potential of GB 10 systems in a 100% local environment.
NVIDIA is excited to bring the Spark Hack Series to New York.
This event will bring together frontier builders, applied ML engineers, systems engineers, and startup teams to push the boundaries of fully local AI development on next-generation NVIDIA compute.
All teams will receive access to Acer Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstations featuring an NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip.
Hardware Sponsor: Acer
Co-Host: Antler is a pre-seed fund, the first believer at inception stage, investing $600K as your first institutional check. You can apply for their NYC, ATX or SF residency here 🚀
How to Participate
This hackathon is limited to a maximum of 30 teams. Once we reach capacity, additional applicants will be placed on a waitlist and notified if a spot becomes available.
Application Guidelines:
You must be able to attend the event in person.
Team Size: Minimum 3 / Maximum 5 members.
Priority: Full team applications will be prioritized over individual applications. We highly encourage you to form and apply as a team.
Individuals: If you apply as an individual, we will do our best to match you with a team. If accepted, you will be required to compete with your assigned team.
Prizing: One (1) Acer Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation will be awarded to the winning team of each challenge track.
Hack Fair will take place on Sunday, April 12th at 4pm: https://luma.com/hackfair-nyc
Challenge Tracks
All submissions must align with one of the three Challenge Tracks below. Leveraging open data from the City of New York, these tracks guide submissions across diverse facets of urban life and community growth.
Each track defines a theme of impact, not the scope of your idea - teams are free to build any solution using any of the open datasets linked above.
1. Human Impact
Focus: Enhancing the health, safety, and economic well-being of New York residents.
The Goal: Use data to build tools that improve individual lives, streamline access to social services, or promote economic equity.
2. Environmental Impact
Focus: Driving sustainability, urban resilience, and smarter resource management.
The Goal: Address the "green" future of the city by optimizing how we use energy, manage waste, and move through urban spaces.
3. Cultural Impact
Focus: Celebrating the soul of New York through arts, recreation, and community identity.
The Goal: Use data to make the city’s rich cultural and recreational offerings more accessible, or to preserve the history of its unique neighborhoods.
💰 Developer Bounties
Bounties coming soon!
Resources to get started
Start building on DGX Spark - Find instructions and examples to run AI workloads on the NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip
Demo Nemotron 3 Nano - Perfect for agents that need to deliver highest accuracy and efficiency for targeted tasks
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