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EmberGround AI Hackathon 2026 | Bangalore
Build the Next Generation of Autonomous Systems & Intelligent Applications.
Sun, 27 Sept, 09:00 am – 08:00 pmBanglore118 / 120 registered
Event Timeline
Registration + team formation
Sun, 27 Sept, 10:00 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 10:30 am
Welcome + EmberGround introduction
Sun, 27 Sept, 10:30 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 10:40 am
Hackathon briefing
Sun, 27 Sept, 10:40 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 11:00 am
Sponsor Session 1
Sun, 27 Sept, 11:00 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 11:15 am
Sponsor Session 2
Sun, 27 Sept, 11:15 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 11:30 am
🚀 Hacking officially begins
Sun, 27 Sept, 11:30 am – Sun, 27 Sept, 05:00 pm
🔒 Submission window
Sun, 27 Sept, 04:30 pm – Sun, 27 Sept, 04:59 pm
Judges review submissions
Sun, 27 Sept, 05:00 pm – Sun, 27 Sept, 05:30 pm
🎤 Top 10 team demos
Sun, 27 Sept, 05:30 pm – Sun, 27 Sept, 05:59 pm
🏆 Awards + winner announcements
Sun, 27 Sept, 06:00 pm – Sun, 27 Sept, 06:30 pm
About This Event
EmberGround AI Hackathon 2026 🇮🇳
Bangalore · 27 September 2026
Build. Ship. Demo.
A one-day AI hackathon bringing together builders, developers, founders, students, and AI enthusiasts to turn ideas into working products.
Why EmberGround?
India has no shortage of problems worth solving from accessibility and infrastructure to business, climate, and the future of work.
EmberGround brings builders together for one day to pick a problem, build a working solution, and show what they created.
No long presentations. No weeks of preparation.
One day. One team. One idea. One working demo.
📅 When
Sunday, 27 September 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Please arrive before 10:00 AM for check-in and kickoff.
📍 Where
Startup Park, Bengaluru
🚀 What to Expect
- Form a team or build with your existing team
- Choose a challenge or bring your own idea
- Build using AI, agents, APIs, and modern developer tools
- Get access to sponsor technologies and credits
- Ship a working prototype
- Demo your project
- Compete for prizes and special awards
- Meet other builders, founders, and AI enthusiasts
🧩 Build Tracks
🇮🇳 Track 1 — Fix a Broken Workflow
🧠 Track 2 — The Agentic Business
⚙️ Track 3 — Agents That Don't Stop at the Answer
🎙️ Track 4 — Beyond the Screen
🏆 Prizes
Compete for the EmberGround overall winner prize and multiple sponsor-powered awards across AI, agents, voice, automation, deployment, memory, and payments.
🔥 The Challenge
You have one day.
Start with an idea.
Build something real.
Then show us what you shipped.
📍 Venue
Startup Park, Bengaluru
Quick Info
Date
Sun, 27 Sept, 09:00 am – 08:00 pm
Location
Banglore
Attendees
118 / 120 registered