Karthik Barma (thebarmaeffect)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Website
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Agentic Cinema: The Blockbuster Hackathon

Online

Lights. Camera. Code.

$75,000 in prizes
Winners TBD
10114 participants

The WebMCP Challenge

Online

10 days for exploring what’s possible with WebMCP

$35,000 in prizes
Winners announced
7061 participants

USAII® Global AI Hackathon 2026

Online

(* REGISTRATION EXPIRED JUNE 6 11:59 PM ET *) A global virtual AI hackathon empowering students to build solutions for real-world good—from everyday impact to career readiness.

$15,000 in prizes
Winners announced
6063 participants

UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026

Berkeley, CA, USA

Come join us at the world's largest AI Hackathon hosted by the team behind Cal Hacks!

$96,700 in prizes
Jun 20 – 21, 2026
1097 participants

FIND EVIL!

Online

AI threats strike in minutes. Build the defender that responds in seconds.

$22,000 in prizes
Winners announced
4395 participants

Google Cloud Rapid Agent Hackathon

Online

Building Agents for Real-World Challenges

$60,000 in prizes
Winners announced
14448 participants

DeveloperWeek New York 2026 Hackathon

Queens, NY, USA

Join the nation's largest challenge-driven in-person and online hackathon @ DeveloperWeek New York 2026!

$9,250 in prizes
May 25 – Jun 10, 2026
612 participants

DevNetwork [AI + ML] Hackathon 2026

South San Francisco, CA, USA

Join the nation's largest challenge-driven AI and ML in-person + online hackathon @ AI DevSummit 2026!

$8,000 in prizes
May 11 – 28, 2026
1126 participants

Agentic Engineering Hack

New York, NY, USA

We’ve stacked real infra and real AI so your hack ships as a product, not a slide. In one sprint, build agents, copilots, and autonomous systems that actually work end to end.

$6,500 in prizes
May 23, 2026
205 participants

HackNation

Gurugram, India

Global AI hackathon

$28,500 in prizes
Apr 25 – 26, 2026
163 participants

MIT Bitcoin Hackathon: Freedom for All

Cambridge, MA, USA

Join us for the annual MIT Bitcoin Hackathon — build innovative Bitcoin and blockchain projects for a chance to win from our community focused prize pool.

$20,014 in prizes
Apr 11 – 12, 2026
126 participants

Build with GLM 5.1 Challenge by Z.AI

Online

Build real-world AI use cases with GLM 5.1 from Z.ai. Ship in 1 week. Win cash prizes, get featured, and gain visibility across the global dev ecosystem.

$5,000 in prizes
Winners announced
219 participants

YQuantum 2026

New Haven, CT, USA

Yale University's premier quantum computing hackathon.

$3,400 in prizes
Apr 4 – 5, 2026
162 participants

Chroma Awards: AI Film, Music Videos, and Games

Online

An AI Film, Music Video, and Game Competition to Unite the Creative Community

$191,500 in prizes
Winners announced
5507 participants

AI Accelerate: Unlocking New Frontiers

Online

Unlocking New Frontiers: A Multi-Partner Google Cloud Hackathon

$50,000 in prizes
Winners announced
2721 participants

Google AI Hackathon

Online

Build a creative app that uses Google’s Generative AI tools. Push the boundaries of what Gen AI apps can do with Gemini!

$50,000 in prizes
Winners announced
15469 participants