48hrs to Build, Deploy
& Launch a Product

48hrs to Build, Deploy & Launch a Product

HACKATHON DATES 6 - 8 Feb 2026

CO-PARTNER

CO-PARTNER

No mock demos. Real products only.

Most hackathons end with demos that never ship. This one's different.

A TEAM OF 
3-5 MEMBERS*

A TEAM
OF 3 - 5 MEMBERS

PHYSICAL HACK
VIRTUAL SESSIONS

PHYSICAL
WITH VIRTUAL SESSIONS

FIRST COME
FIRST SERVE

FIRST COME
FIRST SERVE

NO SHIPPING MEANS
NO PITCHING.

NO SHIPPING
MEANS NO
PITCHING.

GenerativeAI Immersion

The initial hours of the hackathon would focus on exposure and enablement.

Participants will be introduced to a wide range of commercially available Generative AI tools and platforms through curated sessions

Product design & prototyping

Product design
and prototyping

Learn AI tools for rapid design and prototyping

Software development & coding

Software development
and coding

AI-powered coding tools and best practices

Deployment & infrastructure

Deployment
and infrastructure

Deploy AI developed applications to production

Content creation & product launch

Content creation and
product launch

Marketing and Launch strategies with AI

AI Tool Credit Allocation

Each team receives

MVR

1,542

Encouraging teams with

  • Strategic tool selection 

  • Cost awareness 

  • Real-world AI adoption behavior

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

DAY 01

FRIDAY, 6th Feb

3:45 PM

Team Registration

4:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

4:15 PM

Group photo

4:30 PM

Networking Tea

5:00 PM

Introduction to GenAI Hack

5:30 PM

Session: Product Thinking

6:45 PM

Prayer Break

7:15 PM

Dinner

8:00 PM

Session: Design, Development & Deployment

11:00 PM

Session: Growth and Marketing

12:00 AM

Coding Kick-off

DAY 02

SATURDAY, 7th Feb

7:30 AM

Breakfast

10:30 AM

Open Mentor Hours

12:30 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

Open Mentor Hours

7:30 PM

Dinner

8:30 PM

Pitch Workshop

9:00 PM

Open Mentor Hours

DAY 03

SUNDAY, 8th Feb

7:30 AM

Breakfast

10:00 AM

Open Mentor Hours

12:30 PM

Lunch

4:00 PM

Code Freeze + Product Hunt Listing done

4:15 PM

Tech Check

5:00 PM

Final Demo + Judging

6:00 PM

Networking Tea

6:30 PM

Winner Annoucement

PRIZES

FIRST PLACE

MVR 75,000

RUNNER-UP

MVR 30,000

MVR 30,000

JUDGING CRITERIA

70%

Use of Generative AI

Relevance and appropriateness of AI tools used

Depth of AI integration

Impact of AI on speed, quality, and execution

Creativity in leveraging AI capabilities

30%

Product & Team Readiness

Team composition

Market readiness

Scalability and growth potential

Team's can only pitch on DEMO DAY if

PRODUCT IS LIVE ON PUBLIC DOMAIN

PRODUCT IS LIVE ON
PUBLIC DOMAIN

LISTED ON PRODUCT HUNT

LISTED ON PRODUCT HUNT

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

How many teams can participate?

Who can take part?

What does “first come, first served” mean?

What is the registration fee, and is it refundable?

How many members can be in a team, do they need to be physically present, and can team members be changed?

What does “No Shipping, No Pitching” mean?

Do teams need to use Generative AI?

What can we use the AI credits for?

How many teams can participate?

Who can take part?

What does “first come, first served” mean?

What is the registration fee, and is it refundable?

How many members can be in a team, do they need to be physically present, and can team members be changed?

What does “No Shipping, No Pitching” mean?

Do teams need to use Generative AI?

What can we use the AI credits for?

How many teams can participate?

Who can take part?

What does “first come, first served” mean?

What is the registration fee, and is it refundable?

How many members can be in a team, do they need to be physically present, and can team members be changed?

What does “No Shipping, No Pitching” mean?

Do teams need to use Generative AI?

What can we use the AI credits for?

HACKATHON DATES

6 - 8 Feb 2026

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