Hack2L — AI Agents Hackathon
Join Canastra Ventures & Liga Empreendedora at Unicamp for a focused, in-person hackathon to build AI Agents
A full-day event where builders, students, developers, and founders come together to build AI agents that solve real-world problems — featuring live demos, meaningful prizes, and a direct bridge into the AI startup ecosystem, including a fast-track interview to the AI Residency by Canastra Ventures.
1. Capacity is limited (Up to 50 builders)
2. Applications are required
Who Should Apply
This is for builders who’ve shipped AI agents, tools, or strong side projects and want to build at the frontier. The hackathon is your entry into the Canastra Ventures ecosystem, connecting you with top builders and founders we back.
For ambitious, hands-on people serious about building what matters.
Schedule
☀️ 08h30 - Doors open & check-in
🎯 09h00 - Challenge briefing & rules
🛠️ 10h00 - Hacking begins
🍽️ 13h00 - Pizza lunch & networking
🔄 14h00 - Hacking continues + mentorship rounds
🎤 16h00 - Demo Day — project presentations
🏆 17h00 - Awards ceremony & closing
Theme: Build with AI Agents
We're past the copilot era. The next stage is already on the go: it's autopilot.
AI agents don't wait for instructions. They plan, execute, and iterate autonomously across tools, APIs, and real workflows. The question is no longer how to make AI help you work. It's how to build systems that work without you.
This hackathon is a single challenge: build something real with AI agents. No vertical constraint. No predefined problem. The only requirement is that an agent (or multi-agentic system) is doing meaningful work, not just wrapping a prompt.
Some directions worth exploring:
A recruiting pipeline that screens, schedules, and follows up without a coordinator in the loop
A back-office agent that handles invoicing, reconciliation, or compliance end-to-end
A sales agent that researches prospects, drafts outreach, and updates the CRM autonomously
A support system where agents resolve tickets, escalate edge cases, and learn from resolution history
An operations agent that monitors a workflow, detects failures, and triggers corrective actions without human input
Agents won’t just assist work, they’ll reshape how organizations operate. Focus on building systems that are useful, production-ready, and demoable.
Judges & Mentors
Matheus Teixeira: Co-founder & Associate at Canastra Ventures
Arthur Guttilla: Founder & CEO at Tropicalia
Alexandre Okita: Co-founder at Gorilla
(New judges & mentors will be announced soon)
Price
🥇 1st place
US$10,000+ in combined prizes
🥈 2nd place
US$5,000+ in combined prizes
Guaranteed spot in Matchmaking 5 by Canastra
🥉 3rd place
US$5,000+ in combined prizes
🎙️ Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
6 months of ElevenLabs Scale plan ($1,980 value/team member)
(Additional prizes may be unlocked as new partners join the AI Agents Hackathon)
Perks for All Participants
Every accepted participant gets access to tools to support their build from day one:
🎙️ ElevenLabs — 1 month free Creator plan ($22/month value). Use ElevenLabs' voice AI to add speech synthesis, cloning, or audio generation to your agent.
🦍 Gorilla — API access to Gorilla, the growth agent that monitors Reddit, X, LinkedIn, and other channels in real time. Use it to build agents that do market research, map where demand is forming, surface conversations worth joining, and identify opportunities before they become obvious. Structured JSON output via API or MCP.
(Additional perks may be unlocked as new partners join the AI Agents Hackathon)
Hosts
Liga Empreendedora Unicamp: A student-led organization founded at Unicamp to bring entrepreneurship closer to the university environment.
Canastra Ventures: We support top Brazilian founders from day zero through our AI Residency, combining capital and a Silicon Valley mindset. Learn more here: https://www.canastra.ventures/air.
Sponsors and Partners
AWS: The cloud platform that enables companies of all sizes to build, scale, and innovate quickly and efficiently.
ElevenLabs: AI audio platform for voice synthesis, cloning, and speech generation.
Gorilla: The growth agent for the social web. Gorilla scans communities, ranks conversations by relevance and reply value.
Tropicalia: Context engineering platform for AI agents.
(New sponsors & partners will be announced soon)
What to Bring
This is a hands-on, in-person build day. Come prepared:
Your laptop: mandatory. No machines provided on site.
Charger and adapters: Power outlets will be available, but we recommend bringing your charger since the event will last all day.
Pre-configured accounts: GitHub, AWS, and any APIs you plan to use. There's no time for setup on the day.
Accepted participants will receive a preparation guide in the week of the event.
Selection & Format
We accept solo builders and teams of 2 to 4 people.
Solo builder — Apply individually. If accepted, you can form a team on site during check-in.
Team — Each member submits their own application. Indicate your team name in the form so we can group your applications together.
The selection bar is the same for both. We're looking for builders who've shipped something real and want to push further.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. In-person Demo Day is mandatory for all accepted participants.
If accepted, add Matheus Teixeira so we can give you access to the hackathon’s WhatsApp.
Why This Hackathon Exists
Campinas has world-class talent. Hack2L is a deliberate step toward putting that talent at the center of the AI ecosystem — a curated room of serious builders, real products shipped in a single day, and a direct path into the AI ecosystem, including the AI Residency by Canastra Ventures
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