Don’t write the code. Direct the agents.
A one-day, in-person build event where developers, founders, students, designers, and AI builders turn ideas into working products.
🗓️ Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM – Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
📍 555 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
🏗️ Hosted by Prompt Driven Development (PDD)
🔗 Event details: promptdriven.ai/events/build-fast-launch-loud-prompt-driven-hackathon
Using Prompt Driven Development (PDD), teams direct AI agents through structured prompts to build, test, iterate, and deploy software faster. The goal is not just to prototype—it is to ship a functional product in a single day.
Teams will demo their projects to investors, industry leaders, and fellow builders, with standout projects gaining exposure and opportunities beyond the event.
What You’ll Do- Build an AI-powered product using PDD
- Rapidly test and refine through prompt-based workflows
- Use leading AI models, APIs, and developer tools
- Deploy and present a live application
Developers, students, founders, designers, and anyone interested in building with AI.
What You’ll Gain- A shipped product
- Hands-on experience with AI-native development
- A chance to pitch to investors and industry leaders
- Connections with builders across the AI ecosystem
Come ready to build quickly, experiment boldly, and launch something real. Build Fast. Launch Loud.
Requirements
Create a functional project during the hackathon and be ready to present a live demo at the end of the event.
Your project must demonstrate Prompt Driven Development principles:
- Prompts define product behavior and intent.
- Code is generated and regenerated from prompts.
- Changes are made by modifying prompts and regenerating—not by patching generated code.
- Important product intent is preserved in prompts rather than buried in code.
Your Devpost submission should describe the problem, solution, technologies used, sponsor tools used, and how your team applied PDD. Include a working demo link or demo video when available.
Prizes
Grand Prize
$2,300 total prize value in PDD Cloud, Render, Featherless, and TokenRouter credits, plus a VC pitch opportunity. Project must use Render Workflows. The overall winning team also receives three months of ElevenLabs Pro for each team member.
Second Place
$1,100 total prize value in PDD Cloud, Render, and TokenRouter credits. Project must use Render Workflows.
Third Place
$500 total prize value in sponsor and platform credits. Project must use Render Workflows.
Best Project with Band
$500 cash prize for the best project built with Band.
Best Use of MiniMax
Three winners: 1st place receives $3,000 in MiniMax credits; 2nd place receives $2,000 in credits; 3rd place receives $1,000 in credits.
Ophanim: Best Defense-Adjacent Product
$500 cash prize for the best defense or dual-use project, including perception, autonomy, sensing, logistics, communications, security, or decision support.
Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
Each team member receives six months of the ElevenLabs Scale tier.
Best Use of RocketRide
$1,000 worth of AirPods for the winning team (non-cash reward). Awarded to the project that pushes RocketRide furthest. Use RocketRide meaningfully and submit via the Prompt Driven Discord.
Participant Sponsor Perks
Eligible participants receive sponsor platform credits and access from partners including Nexla, Cerebras, Band, MiniMax, Rtrvr.ai, Render, Tencent EdgeOne Makers, Featherless, mem0, Respan, and RocketRide.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Zachary Naglieri
M13
Leonard Lee
Head of Accelerator · 500 Global
Suman Talukdar
Silicon Valley VC · AiSprouts
Chris Yeh
Venture Capitalist · Blitzscaling Ventures
Ali Moiz
General Partner · Stonks Fund
Eddy Almeida
Technical Diligence · Stonks Fund
Amey Desai
CTO · Nexla
Kevin Bernal
Senior Associate · Mighty Capital
Conrad Scheibye
CTO · Initium Technologies
Rudraj Mehta
Product · Mem0
Judging Criteria
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Innovation & Originality (25 points)
Creative, ambitious, and novel use of AI-native development to solve a meaningful problem. -
Technical Implementation (25 points)
Quality of execution, functionality, and technical coherence of the product built during the hackathon. -
Market Potential & User Value (25 points)
Clear user need, strong value proposition, and potential to grow into a useful product or business. -
Presentation & Demo (15 points)
Clarity, quality, and effectiveness of the team’s pitch, demo, and overall communication. -
Use of Prompt Driven Development Principles (10 points)
Effective use of prompts, iteration, and prompt-driven workflows throughout the development process. -
Note
Judging criteria, weighting, and interpretation are subject to change at the organizers’ discretion.
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