​Your pathway to pitch at the MIT AI Conference

​Join the AI Hackathon on July 18–19, 2026 at MIT InnovationHQ to build, prototype, and pitch the next generation of AI ideas.

​This hackathon is for AI builders, researchers, students, engineers, designers, and early teams who want to seed and test new ideas in a high-energy environment. Teams will work on defined AI challenge tracks, receive mentor and jury feedback, and pitch locally at MIT.

​Top teams may be invited into an August–September coaching phase and considered for the MIT AI Conference on October 17 in Mountain View — a major AI gathering in the MIT and Silicon Valley ecosystem, featuring founders, investors, researchers, and AI leaders from organizations such as Replit, Microsoft, General Catalyst, Greylock, OpenAI, Adobe, Applied Intuition, Liquid AI, Spotify, Oura, Grammarly, MIT Media Lab, E14 Fund, and Ridge Ventures.

​Up to 10 hackathon teams may be invited to showcase their project with a booth at the MIT AI Conference, and 3 teams may be selected to pitch live in front of an investor panel.

​Timeline

• ​July 18, 11:00 AM: Local kickoff, speakers, mix & mingle, icebreaker

• ​July 18, 5:00–6:00 PM: Local pitches at MIT

• ​July 19, 9:00 AM: Final submission deadline

• ​July 19, 9:30 AM: Final Pitches & Local Prizes

• ​By July 25: Jury recommendations for conference consideration

• ​August–September: Coaching phase for selected teams to refine their prototype, demo, and pitch

• ​October 17: MIT AI Conference in Mountain View, https://www.mitaiconference.org/

​No idea is needed. Just come and build with us at the MIT Innovation HQ.

​MITAS is the official MIT Club which hosts the annual event - MIT AI Conference