AI-Native Startup Hackathon

about this event

What if you could go from idea to startup in a single day?

Join founders, builders, creators, students, and entrepreneurs for an intensive one-day challenge where you'll use Kylon and AI teammates to turn an idea into a real, launch-ready startup.

This isn't a traditional hackathon focused on writing the most code. The goal is to build a complete business — validate a real problem, develop the product, create your AI-powered organization, and pitch your startup.

What You'll Build

Throughout the day, your team will work through the key stages of building a startup:

Discover — Identify a meaningful problem and define your customer

Validate — Research the market and test your assumptions

Build — Create your product and working MVP

Organize — Build AI teammates to help with product, research, marketing, sales, strategy, and more

Launch — Develop your brand, landing page, business model, and go-to-market strategy

Pitch — Present your startup, product, and vision to judges and investors

Your AI Team

With Kylon, you'll build an AI-powered organization designed around your startup.

Create the teammates you need — from AI co-founders and product managers to researchers, engineers, marketers, sales agents, and strategic advisors — and use them to accelerate your startup throughout the challenge.

Who Should Join?

Founders • Developers • Designers • Product Managers • Students • Marketers • Business Owners • Researchers • Entrepreneurs

You don't need to be a technical expert. A strong idea, domain knowledge, creativity, and the ability to use AI effectively can be just as valuable.

What Judges Will Look For

Teams will be evaluated on:

Problem & customer validation

Market opportunity

Product quality

Business model

AI-native execution

Creativity and effectiveness of AI teammates

Go-to-market strategy

Startup potential

Quality of the final pitch and demo

The Goal

By the end of the day, you won't just have a prototype.

You'll have the foundation of a real AI-native startup — and the opportunity to put it in front of mentors, investors, and the broader startup community.

One day. One idea. One startup.

Build your AI-native startup with Kylon.

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