One day. One team.
One working product.

Full-day deep builds for developers and technical founders. Real infrastructure, real stakes.

Duration
10am – 8pm
Team size
2-3 people
Output
Working demo
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10 hours of focused building

No slides. No pitch decks. You arrive, form a team, build. At the end, you demo a working product.

10:00

Kickoff & theme reveal

Theme announced. Team up, pick your angle, define scope.

10:30

Building begins

Heads down. Real code, real infrastructure. Mentors in the room.

13:00

Lunch + check-in

Break, eat, recalibrate. Optional mentor check-ins.

14:00

Back to building

Afternoon block. Make it work end-to-end.

18:00

Freeze + prep demos

Code freeze. Make it presentable, tell the story.

19:00

Demo + pitches

5 minutes per team. Live demo, one slide max.

20:00

Awards + networking

Prizes, credits, introductions.

Built for people who ship

We select for technical ability and drive — not to win competitions.

Technical founders

You've already shipped something. You want a focused day with peers at your level.

Developers exploring startups

Strong engineer thinking about building your own thing. A low-stakes way to test the founder experience.

CS & engineering students

From KU Leuven, UGent, VUB, or elsewhere. Build something real, meet people doing it.

More than a weekend project

Leave with something worth continuing — and people worth building with.

A working technical demo

Not a mockup. A live product built under pressure in 8 hours.

Meaningful introductions

Experienced founders in the room all day. If your build gets attention, the conversation starts that evening.

Your co-founder, maybe

Teams form on the day. Some of the best founder partnerships start at events like this.

Got questions?

What are Technical Hackathons?
Full-day deep builds (10am–8pm) for developers and technical founders. You form a team of 2–3, build a working product around a revealed theme, and demo it at the end.
Do I need a team beforehand?
No. Teams form on the day after the theme is revealed.
Who are the judges?
Experienced founders and builders — mentoring during the build and judging the demos.
What do I need to bring?
Your laptop, your skills, and the drive to ship something real. We provide venue, food, mentors, and infrastructure.
When is the first hackathon?
Coming soon. Register your interest and we'll notify you when it opens.

Ready to build?

Register your interest for the next technical hackathon.

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