Cursor Boston - Boston Tech Week Sports Hack
NOTE, YOU MUST REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL: cursorboston.com/events/cursor-boston-sports-hack-2026
Kicking Off Boston Tech Week with the First-Sports Hack!
Some people play golf. Others do hackathons.
This is your invitation to kick off Boston Tech Week the right way: with Boston’s premier sports hackathon. Whether you’re a founder, builder, engineer, or die-hard sports fanatic, this is your chance to spend the morning building something real, meeting ambitious people, and competing for prizes — instead of just another 18 holes and a BBQ.
We’re merging two high-energy events into one unforgettable morning sprint. Expect a curated room of top developers, sports industry talent, and ambitious founders ready to create, collaborate, and compete. Food, drinks, serious energy, and even stronger company are all included.
We’re proud to partner with Hult International, BeatM, Red Bull, NFX, and MIT Sports Lab to make this happen.
Event Agenda – Tuesday, May 26th Boston, MA
10:00 AM – Coffee, Snacks & Networking
Kick things off with coffee, tea, and light refreshments while you connect with fellow builders and sports-tech enthusiasts.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Guest Lecture with Antonio Mele
Join Antonio Mele from the London School of Economics for an inspiring and insightful lecture packed with ideas that will fuel your hackathon session.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM – Lunch
Casual lunch break to refuel and keep the conversations going.
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Hackathon Sprint
• 12:30 – 1:00 PM: Form teams (or go solo) and concept your sports-tech project.
• 1:00 – 2:30 PM: Full sprint mode — build fast in hackathon style while enjoying a series of quick-fire lectures from industry experts (Cursor running the whole time).
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – AI Scoring
All projects are automatically scored by AI so the strongest ideas rise to the top.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Top 10 Presentations
The top 10 AI-scored projects each get 3 minutes on stage to pitch their work live to the judges and the room.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Judges’ Analysis
Our expert judges review and deliberate.
4:00 PM – Winners Announced & Wrap-Up
Prizes awarded. Great ideas celebrated. Head home inspired (or straight to the next Tech Week event).
Perks & Prizes
• Guaranteed Bounty for Every Participant: $50 in Cursor Credits + exclusive Red Bull merchandise
• Prize Pool: $1,200 in total cash and prizes for the winning projects
How to Secure Your Spot
We have 50 spots for free Cursor credits and everyone competes individually or in teams for the prize pool. Selection happens one week before the event. Priority goes to:
• Open Source Contributions: Most merged PRs to https://github.com/rogerSuperBuilderAlpha/cursor-boston
• Completed profile on cursorboston.com (https://cursorboston.com/)
• Active member of the Cursor Boston Discord server
• Earliest sign-ups
We qualify participants rigorously. If anyone drops out or doesn’t meet the bar, we pull aggressively from the waitlist so the best builders always get in.
Get Involved
Didn’t make the top 50? No problem — there are still ways to be part of the action:
• Join the Waitlist (spots open up)
• Volunteer as a Judge — contact us if you’d rather help crown the winners
Don’t wait. Spots are limited and filling fast. Secure your place now and help us launch Boston Tech Week with the most exciting sports hackathon the city has ever seen.
Ready to build? See you at the First-Sports Hack! 🚀