30×30 Real Business AI Buildathon @Stanford

about this event

30 real businesses. 30 Stanford teams. One real problem each. All built on Converge.AI. We mean BUSINESS!

Most hackathons hand you a made-up prompt. Converge.AI is handing you a real business. 30 real businesses (restaurants, retail shops, booking services, sales and customer-service teams) each bring one problem they actually want solved. Each Stanford team is matched with one business and has 36 hours to build a working AI solution on Converge.AI, an AI-native work & business platform. The top 8 teams demo live at Stanford in front of the business owners, investors, industry judges and the Converge.AI team.

💼 For businesses: Bring us your problem. Got a task that eats your team’s time, like answering the same customer questions, following up on leads, handling bookings or writing product content? Hand it to a Stanford team powered by Converge.AI.

What you do: Submit one real problem AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!: chenxi.huang1028@gmail.com. Join one short 1:1 call with the Converge.AI team (Nov 8–12) to scope it. Answer a few questions from your team during the build (Nov 17–18). Join us at Demo Day on Nov 20 and pick the Brand’s Choice winner.

What you will get: A working AI solution built on Converge.AI for your business, free of charge. A chance to pilot the best solutions with Converge.AI. Exposure to Stanford students, investors and media.

🎓 For students: build with Converge.AI, ship something that gets used. Who: Stanford students who want to ship AI that real businesses will use. Teams: 3–4 people. Come with a team, or apply solo and we’ll help you find one. Matching: Teams are matched to businesses by random draw, one team per business. What you will get: Full access to Converge.AI’s products (Covey, Enter, Framia and Combos), mentorship from the Converge.AI team during the build, and a real business owner waiting to use what you make. Apply by: Nov 13.

📅 Timeline: Nov 13 (Fri) · Student applications close. Nov 17 (Tue) morning · Teams matched, challenge briefs released. Nov 17–18 · 36-hour build with Converge.AI mentor office hours. Nov 18 (Wed) 11:59 PM PT · Submission deadline. Nov 19 (Thu) morning · 8 finalists announced. Nov 20 (Fri) · Demo Day at Stanford 🎤.

💥 Demo Day agenda · Fri, Nov 20 · 2:30–6:40 PM. 2:30 PM · Doors open · Showcase wall of all 30 projects built on Converge.AI. 2:50 PM · Opening. 3:00 PM · Keynote from Converge.AI: Building the AI-native company. 3:15 PM · Panel: What real businesses need from AI (business owners × investors × Converge.AI). 3:45 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 1–4. 4:45 PM · Break · Audience voting opens. 5:00 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 5–8. 6:00 PM · Tea break · Judges deliberate. 6:20 PM · Awards, presented by Converge.AI. 6:35 PM · Group photo. 6:40 PM · Networking. Each finalist team gets 15 minutes: the business problem they solved, a live demo, and judges’ Q&A.

🏆 $2,000 in prizes from Converge.AI. Top solutions will be considered for pilots with their businesses and Converge.AI.

⚖️ Judges: Alex Witt, Wolf Ruzicka, Jonathan Buckheit, Petros Hong, William August. More judges to be announced.

Presented by Converge.AI. In partnership with 2%Tech, wefluens, Adal, Lighthouse, Crewbase, and canopy.

when

tickets

prizes