about this event
Spend Austin Tech Week turning an idea into working software, then show it off at a science-fair-style Hack Fair. Work solo or in a team of up to 5. Bring your own idea, find teammates at kickoff, or pick from one of our Tracks. Build an app, agent, developer tool, ML pipeline, automation, or something completely unexpected. Sponsors will share quick-start guides at kickoff.
How it works — Monday, Oct 26: Kickoff at Antler - Hackathon details, sponsor quick-starts, and facilitated team formation. Tuesday to Thursday: Build remotely. Submit your project online by Thursday, Oct 29 at 5:00 PM. Friday, Oct 30: Hack Fair at Antler - Every team gets a table to demo its project to judges and 100+ members of the Austin AI community. Judges will select the top winners, and attendees will vote on a Community Choice Award.
This is an application-only event and free to attend. We review applications on a rolling basis. Applying with teammates? Use your team's referral link so we can review you together.
Schedule — Monday, Oct 26: 9:00 AM doors open and breakfast; 9:30 AM welcome and kickoff presentation; 10:30 AM team formation, building begins; 12:30 PM lunch. Tuesday, Oct 27 to Thursday, Oct 29: remote build days; hackers are welcome to work and build from the Antler offices. Thursday, 5:00 PM: online submissions close. Friday, Oct 30: 1:00 PM Hack Fair opens, judging begins; 3:30 PM Community Choice voting closes; 4:00 PM winners announced, prizes and closing.
Organized by AITX and MLOps World | GenAI Summit.
About AITX: AITX is a community for AI Engineers, Entrepreneurs, and Explorers across Texas. Our mission is to make Texas a better place to build engineering-focused companies and hire engineering talent. We have chapters across the state and bring together the technical community across Texas through our monthly meetups, Hackathons, private dinners, and other events.
About MLOps World: MLOps World | GenAI Summit brings together 500+ engineers and AI leaders in Austin, Texas, Nov 17-18, 2026. No fluff: real, actionable lessons, frameworks and principles from teams at Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and more. mlopsworld.com
tracks
Tracks
Participants can bring their own idea, find teammates at kickoff, or pick from one of the event's Tracks. Build an app, agent, developer tool, ML pipeline, automation, or something completely unexpected.
when
Kickoff at Antler
Doors open and breakfast at 9:00 AM; welcome and kickoff presentation at 9:30 AM; team formation and building begins at 10:30 AM; lunch at 12:30 PM. Hackathon details, sponsor quick-starts, and facilitated team formation.
◍ Antler VCRemote build day
Remote build day. Hackers are welcome to work and build from the Antler offices.
◍ Remote / Antler VCRemote build day
Remote build day. Hackers are welcome to work and build from the Antler offices.
◍ Remote / Antler VCRemote build day and submissions close
Remote build day; online submissions close at 5:00 PM.
◍ Remote / Antler VCHack Fair at Antler
Hack Fair opens and judging begins at 1:00 PM; Community Choice voting closes at 3:30 PM; winners announced, prizes and closing at 4:00 PM. Every team gets a table to demo its project to judges and 100+ members of the Austin AI community.
◍ Antler VCtickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Admission (Application Only) | Free | None | Available | This is an application-only event and free to attend. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applying with teammates? Use your team's referral link so we can review you together. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Top Winners | Selected by judges at the Hack Fair | TBA |
| Community Choice Award | Voted on by attendees | TBA |