HFC x GDG Hackathon: pilot
Pitch it. Vote it.
Build it in a day.
A free one-day AI hackathon at Hult Boston. Submit an idea, vote online for the best ones, then build the winners with a team on Saturday.
- When
- Saturday, November 21, 2026
- Where
- Hult Boston
- Seats
- 70 spots
Then the flagship
Spring 2027. Two days. 180 to 250 builders.
A live pitch marketplace with virtual money and a projector leaderboard, cash prizes and Google speakers. The pilot is how we get it right.
Partner with usWhy a pilot
Test the format, the app and the club tracks before we scale
A pilot before the flagship. Seventy people, one Saturday, and the parts that matter most tested for real: the online pitch vote, the app, the club-run tracks and the judging.
The flagship follows in spring 2027: two days, 180 to 250 builders, a live pitch marketplace with virtual money and a projector leaderboard, cash prizes and Google speakers.
Afterwards we publish what happened: how many came, how many voted, what got built, and photos from the day.
How it works
Five steps from idea to pitch
- 1
Register · Now
Free. Pick a track you care about, bring an idea if you have one, choose a 4-digit PIN.
- 2
Submit an idea · until Nov 18
One idea per person, 150 words, optional video. Opt in to pitch and it goes on the ballot. Edit it in the app until voting opens.
- 3
Vote online · Nov 18 to 20
Everyone gets 3 votes, one per idea, none for your own. Wednesday morning to Friday noon.
- 4
Results and teams · Friday night
The top ideas in each track become teams of 4 to 5. How many depends on how many people chose the track. Pick the team you want to build with.
- 5
Build and pitch · Saturday, Nov 21
Check in, build all day with mentors, submit by 17:30, pitch to your track at 17:45, main stage at 19:00.
- Triage copilot for clinicsHealth
- Credit from mobile-money historyFinance
- Crop disease from a leaf photoEmerging markets
- Plain-language insuranceFinance
Tracks
Three tracks, each run with a partner club
One winner per track plus one overall. Pick the track you care about when you register; join any team.
Health
Patient experience, clinical workflows, diagnostics, access to care.
Partner club announced soon
Finance
Payments, credit, trading tools, financial literacy, risk.
Partner club announced soon
Emerging markets
Infrastructure, education, agriculture and commerce where resources are thin.
Partner club announced soon
Organized by
Google Developer GroupsOn Campus · HultGoogle Developer GroupsRegional ecosystem
Partners bring the credits, the perks, the experts and the food that make the day. Yours could be on this line.
Partner with usBring an idea or bring your skills. Leave with a team.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Hult Boston. Free. Open to Hult and all Boston-area university students.