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The World’s Largest
API & AI Integration Hackathon

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API World + AI DevWorld 2023 Hackathon

The World’s Largest API & AI Integration Hackathon hackathon, co-located with API World + AI DevWorld 2023!

Join 300+ developers building new apps, bots and more! Hackathon participants* can build any app and compete for $25,000+ in cash, products and prizes.

Venue Information

IN-PERSON
Santa Clara Convention Center

ONLINE

Register

Registration Coming Soon!

2023 Sponsors

2023 Schedule

Monday, October 9, 2023
10:00 AM PT | Hackathon Launched

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
10:30 AM API World + AI DevWorld Hackathon Kick-Off Talks – AI Dev World — Expo Discovery Stage + OPEN Talks

Thursday, October 26, 2023
10:00 AM PT | Final Project Submissions Due
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Overall Judges Review Projects
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Sponsors Judge Projects
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT | Top 5 Present on the API World Main Stage
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT | Overall and Sponsor Winners Announced via API World Main Stage

2023 Challenges / Prizes

Hackathon Overall Challenge / Grand Prize

Amazon Echos (Up to 5)
DevNetwork Premium All-Access Passes to all 2023-2024 virtual conferences
Announcement in our email to 60,000 subscribers listing your team and project

Learn more about the challenge here

SignalWire Challenge!

1st Prize: $500 & $500 credit to SignalWire

Learn more about the challenge here

Apollo GraphQL Challenge #1 – Build a GraphQL server on top of a REST API

1st Prize: $500

Learn more about the challenge here

Apollo GraphQL Challenge #2 – Build any GraphQL API

1st Prize: $500

Learn more about the challenge here

TinyMCE Challenge #1

1st Place: JBL Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
2nd Place: 3D Printing Pen

Learn more about the challenge here

TinyMCE Challenge #2

1st Place: JBL Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
2nd Place: 3D Printing Pen

Learn more about the challenge here

Zuplo API Challenge

1st Place: $1000 & Zuplo Builder Tier Free for 1 year
2nd Place: Zuplo Builder Tier Free for 1 year

Learn more about the challenge here

Clarifai Challenge

1st Place: $500 Amazon gift card, Essential Plan Free for 1 year (worth $360), swag kit
2nd Place:$350 Amazon gift card, Essential Plan Free for 6 months (work $180), swag kit
3rd Place: $150 Amazon gift card, swag kit

Learn more about the challenge here

2023 Judges

Tracy Adams
CTO
Greetr

Paul Bailey
Chief Architect
Cognitive Space

Jason Cumberland
CPO, Co-Founder
HyperCurrent

Rob Dawson
CTO
ConsenSys

Nuwan Dias
VP
WSO2

Sai Pragna Etikyala
Tech Lead
Twilio

Omri Gazitt
Co-founder / CEO
Aserto Inc.

Rajoshi Ghosh
COO
Hasura

Derric Gilling
CEO
Moesif

Jeremy Glassenberg
Product Lead, APIs
DocuSign

Deepak Gupta
Co-founder/CTO
LoginRadius

Tom Hacohen
Founder & CEO
Svix

Avinash Harsh
CEO
Weavr Cafe

Benjamin Haynes
CEO & Co-Founder
Directus

Jonathan Holmes
CTO
Grey Matter

Brenton House
Vice President, Digital Evangelism
Software AG

Firasat Hussain
CTO
arrivia

Anusha Iyer
CTO and Co-founder
Corsha, Inc.v

Vijit Jain
Director – Partnerships
CometChat Inc.

Stefan Johansson
GM & VP
Netfoundry

Nuno Loureiro
CEO
Probely

Elijah Martinez
Product Manager
SAP

Matthew LeRay
CTO, Co-founder
Speedscale

Tiago Mendo
CTO & Co-founder
Probely

Intesar Shannan Mohammed
Founder & CTO
apisec inc.

John Musser
Director Engineering
Ford Motor Company

Bill Oakes
Head of Layer7 product marketing
Broadcom

David Oneill
CEO
APImetrics

Alejandro Oses
CEO
Rootstack

Smruti Patel
VP of Engineering
Apollo GraphQL

Ben Pedazur
CTO
echo3D

Bostjan Pisler
CEO
Space Invoices

Nick Rago
Field Chief Technology Officer
Salt Security

Mathieu Rasse
CEO
Meta API

Aravind Babu Ramadugu
Sr. Manager
Accenture

Sagi Rodin
CEO and Co-Founder
Frontegg

Karol Rogowski
Head of Engineering
SoftwareHut

Naphat Sanguansin
Co-Founder & CTO
Prodvana

Amit Sharma
Security Evangelist
Infinite Security

Mark Szewczul
Security Center of Excellence Lead
Nokia

Darshan Shivashankar
Founder, CEO
APIwiz Incv

Umair Siddiquev
CTO
Unlayer

Andreas Silén
CTO
Roaring.io

Mike Stowe
Director, Developer Marketing
RingCentral

Vijji Suryadevara
Head of Delivery – Cognitive Solutions
Tonomus

Tanel Tähepõld
Founder
Actual Reports OÜ

Ameya Talwalkar
Co-founder/CPO
Cequence Security

Joel Varty
CTO
Agility

Tanya Vlahovic
Head of Engineering, 3P Ecosystem Experiences
Intuit

Rules

  • This is an in – person & virtual hackathon. Teams will be formed on Devpost.com – API World + AI DevWorld Hackathon. From Devpost participants can message each other to form teams, participate in chat boards, and communicate with sponsors.
  • Teams can build apps from scratch (Mobile App / Consumer Web App / Business Web App).
  • Teams can solve no challenges (build whatever you want) or can submit to as many challenges as they want.
  • There will be 2 rounds of judging. During Round One, judges will review all team projects and fill out a scoring sheet on each to determine the Overall Winner. Round Two is the Sponsor Round. Each sponsor will judge the teams working on their Challenge and determine a winner. The sponsors will choose their own prizes and choose their own prize winners.
  • Round one judging will be based on 1) How much progress you make 2) Concept – does it solve a real problem? and 3) Feasibility – could this become a startup or company?

FAQ

Who can participate in the hackathon?

The Hackathon is open to everyone, but pre-registration is required. You must register on both the Eventbrite registration page AND Devpost event page. You can be a developer, designer, biz dev person, idea person, or anything in between.

What types of projects can hackathon teams work on?

Hackathon teams can work on any type of project (web apps, mobile apps, wearable solutions, data visualizations, algorithms, even video presentations or visual mock-ups) however all of the hackathon prizes are sponsored prizes for teams that best utilize sponsor technology. Most of these sponsor technologies are only relevant for web and mobile applications, and 95%+ of teams will end up building web and mobile applications.

How do I form a hackathon team?

You can form a hackathon team before the hackathon (either with friends/co-workers or you can find team members on Devpost.com).

Who owns the technology that hackathon teams produce?

The teams that work on the projects own the project technologies, however ‘just being a team member’ at the hackathon does not mean that you get to own any code or IP that your teammates (or the audience) produce in the future based on the idea. Any ideas you pitch or share at the hackathon are released into the ‘public domain’ and we do not require attendees to sign non-disclosure agreements! It’s just a hackathon — if you’re worried about people stealing your startup idea — then this might not be the right place to unveil it.

Does the hackathon, its sponsors, or mentors provide any assistance to teams?

All the sponsors are available to help you with your project. Contact information will be available on DevPost.com.

Hackathon Policies

Hackathon Anti-Harassment & Intellectual Property Policy

We also ask all participants to be in compliance with the Hack Code of Conduct Terms.

All hackathon participants are required to agree with the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

Please report any incidents or concerns to the event staff, or contact [email protected].

I. Code of Conduct

We fully support appropriate behavior by all participants at technical events, including all hackathon conferences. We expect all attendees, sponsors, partners, volunteers, and staff to help us make the hackathon a place that welcomes and respects all participants, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, or religion. We will not tolerate harassment of conference participants in person, online, or in any other form.

Examples of harassment include offensive comments, verbal threats or demands, overly sexualized images in public spaces, intimidation, stalking, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of sessions or events, and unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention.

We expect all participants—attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers—to follow the Code of Conduct during the hackthon. This includes conference-related social events at off-site locations, and in related online communities and social media. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

We thank our participants for your help in keeping the event welcoming, respectful, and friendly to all participants.

II. Anti-Harassment

Our hackathon is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, photography or audio/video recording against reasonable consent, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Overly sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any hackathon venue, including hacks, talks, workshops, parties, social media and other online media.

Photography is encouraged, but other participants must be given a reasonable chance to refuse being photographed. If they object to being photographed, comply with their request. It is inappropriate to take photographs in contexts where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy e.g. in bathrooms or where participants are sleeping.

Hacks created at our hackathon are equally subject to the anti-harassment policy.

Sponsors, partners, exhibitors, and volunteers are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use overly sexualized images, activities, or other material. Sponsor representatives should not use overly sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of hackathon staff immediately. Hackathon staff will happily help participants contact any local security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the hackathon.

Hackathon participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the hackathon without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the hackathon organizers. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the hackathon organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the hackathon with no refund.

We expect participants to follow these rules at hackathon and workshop venues and hackathon-related social events. We value your attendance.

Please report any incidents or concerns to the event staff, or contact [email protected].

III. Intellectual Property Policy

A. Intellectual Property Rights
Any submission to the hackathon remains the intellectual property of the individual or organizations that developed it. We encourage participants to open source their projects to both share their hacks with the greater community and promote innovation in this space.

B. Protection of Intellectual Property
By submitting a hackathon entry or accepting any prize, participants represent and warrant the following: 1) participants will not submit content that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret, or otherwise subject to third-party intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless the participant is the owner of such rights or has permission from the rightful owner to post the content and to grant the hackathon all of the rights granted herein; 2) the participant will not publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage the hackathon, its sponsors, or any third party; 3) the participant will not submit content that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, encourages criminal activity, gives rise to civil liability, or is otherwise inappropriate or destructive to the hackathon’s or sponsors’ brand image or goodwill; 4) the participant will not post advertisements or solicitations of business; 5) the hackathon will not be obligated to pay any compensation to, or permit any participation by, any third party in connection with the use, reproduction, modification, publication, display, or other exploitation of any of the content that the participant submits; and 6) the content the participant submits does not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other disabling devices or harmful code.

By posting or submitting a hackathon entry to the Contest (regardless of the form or medium of such content), the participant hereby grants the hackathon and its sponsors, their respective affiliates, their affiliates’ agents, and third-party contractors a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license, with the right to sublicense, discuss, publicize, market, and otherwise display content derived from or relating to the hackathon entry (“Marketing Content”), and to distribute and use such Marketing Content for promotional and marketing purposes either in the form submitted or in the form of a derivative or adapted work. The participant understands that he or she will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your hackathon entry, other than what is described in these Official Contest Rules.

C. Copyright
The participant represents and warrants that he or she is the sole author and copyright owner of the submission, and that the submission is the participant’s original work. If the submission is a work based on an existing application, the participant warrants: 1) that he or she has acquired sufficient rights to use and to authorize others to use the submission as specified in the “Intellectual Property Rights” section of the Rules, 2) that the Submission does not infringe upon any copyright or upon any other third-party rights of which the participant is aware, and 3) that the submission is free of malware.

IV. General

A. Eligibility
The hackathon organizers will have the right at their sole discretion to determine whether an entrant is eligible for the Contest. The hackathon may disqualify entries that: 1) are in violation of third-party rights, law, or regulation, 2) use inappropriate or explicit language or images, or 3) display content that the hackathon or its sponsors otherwise finds objectionable or inconsistent with the hackathon’s or its sponsors’ brand image or goodwill.

The hackathon will accept only those entries that are completed and submitted as described above and that conform to any technical requirements specified as part of the entry process. Entries that do not comply with the provisions of these Official Contest Rules will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered.

B. Winner Selection/Judging Criteria
The Contest winners will be selected by a panel of judges (“Judges”).

By submitting any hackathon entry, entrants release the hackathon, its sponsors, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, and advisors from any and all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the decisions of the Judges.

C. Awards
Contest prizes are non-transferable by the winner. Accepting a prize, makes a prize recipient solely responsible for all applicable taxes related to accepting such prize.

D. Conduct
By entering this contest, participants agree to be bound by this policy. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the hackathon reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Participants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the hackathon and the judges which shall be final and binding in all respects. The hackathon reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual that violates this or any other hackathon policy, and acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.

Please report any incidents or concerns to the event staff, or contact [email protected].