

STRANGER BUILDS I 10k in PRIZES I Halloween hackathon (BANGALORE)
βSTRANGER BUILDS π The nerdiest Halloween hack ever.
βThis is the Bangalore edition of Stranger Builds.
β...what will you bring to life? Find your first users in 7 days. Meet other builders, build something strange, and get real people using it.
βU$10.000 IN CASH PRIZES AND CREDITS, CHALLENGES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! π₯
βHOW IT WORKS
ββ‘ Saturday, October 31: one day in person in Bangalore, San Francisco or Melbourne, or online from anywhere.
βAt Bengaluru, Bharat1.ai is the location. The Lunch is covered and a beautiful space to build with fellow hackers!
ββ‘ Then seven days online to ship.
βBACKED BY
βπ Base44, Main Sponsor. Describe an app in plain words and get a working one, with backend, auth and hosting built in. base44.com
βπ’ Fetch.ai, Main Sponsor. Build AI agents that find each other and get things done. fetch.ai
βπ΅ Vonage. APIs for messaging, voice and video inside your app. vonage.com
βπ¦ Shelled AI, Community Partner. Design, build, test and ship software with any AI model. shelled.ai
βπ¦ MLAI AUS, Community Partner (Melbourne). Our partner in Melbourne. mlai.au
βπ Judge announcements are coming.
βWant to judge or sponsor? Get in touch: hey@nerdconf.com
βJoin the other editions:
βJoin the San Francisco edition π https://luma.com/strangerbuilds
βJoin the Online edition π https://luma.com/strangerbuilds-online
βJoin the Melbourne edition π https://luma.com/strangerbuilds-mel
βNERDCONF runs hackathons in San Francisco and around the world, with a global network of 25K+ builders. The last one was Burning Token, September 2026, San Francisco and online.