​Agentic Hack: Payments & Robots

​One day. Build payments or robots that work.

​What is Build Bout?

​Build Bout is a focused, high energy, one day build sprint. It's simple: you arrive with an idea, you build it using Generative AI tools, and by end of day you demo a working product to a panel of judges.

​This is not a workshop. It's not a conference. It's a competition, and anyone with the drive to build something can enter. You don't need to know how to code. You need an idea worth fighting for and the energy to ship it in a day.

​What you'll build with

​Every participant gets full access to Emergent . One that lets you build complete, fulll stack, production ready web applications using plain language.

​No code required. You describe what you want to build and the AI builds it with you: frontend, backend, database, and all.

​This is the same category of technology powering the fastest growing startups in the world right now. Build Bout gives you a full day to explore it, with mentors beside you the whole way.

• ​Build full stack apps without writing a single line of code

• ​Ship a working product in hours, not weeks

• ​Platform access and credits provided, just bring your idea

• ​Onboarding walkthrough at kick off so everyone starts on equal footing

​What to build

​No fixed theme : the only rule is that your product must solve a real problem for real people and integrate with a payment platform. Great builds from similar events have included:

• ​Farmer market access and agri-data tools

• ​Community savings and SACCO management apps

• ​Local services directories and booking platforms

• ​AI powered Agents for small businesses

• ​Health information and triage tools for rural areas

• ​Web3 to web2

• ​IoT, Robotics

​If someone in Nakuru, or Kenya at large, they would use it, then, it's worth building.

​How you'll be judged

• ​Does it work? A live, functional demo beats a beautiful slide every time

• ​Does it solve something real? Judges will ask who uses this and why

• ​Is it original? Fresh thinking over copying existing products

• ​Could it grow? Market potential and scalability matter

• ​Can you tell the story? 3 minutes to make judges care

​How the day runs

​8:00 AM: Doors Open & Check-in

​Grab breakfast, meet your fellow builders, settle in.

​8:30 AM: Kick-off & Rules

​Quick briefing on the day's format, judging criteria, and a walkthrough of the GenAI tools you'll use to build.

​9:00 AM: The Build Bout Begins

​Heads down. Build your product. Mentors circulate to help you unblock. Food and drinks are covered throughout.

​1:00 PM : Lunch Break + Progress Check

​Step away from the screen, eat, and get a gut check from mentors before the final push.

​2:00 PM: Final Build Sprint

​The last stretch. Polish your product, prepare your 3-minute demo pitch.

​2:30 PM: Live Demos & Judging

​Selected teams present their product to our judges. 3 minutes to pitch, 2 minutes for Q&A.

​6:00 PM: Winners Announced & Closing

​Prize awarded. Celebrate what you built. Network. Go home having shipped something real.