0-1 Startup Club Hackathon

Join student builders, founders, designers, and engineers for the 0–1 Hackathon 2026, a competition focused on turning ideas into working products. Whether you're interested in AI, software, startups, product design, or entrepreneurship, this is your opportunity to build alongside talented students, meet professionals, and compete for cash prizes. Event Dates Registration Close: September 22nd at 11:59PM Kickoff: Friday, September 25 at 6:00 PM at Health Sciences Education Center 3-110 Build Period: September 25 at 7:00 PM - September 28 at 6:00 PM Build Submission Deadline: September 28th at 6:00 PM Office Hours: September 26th at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in the toaster Final Presentations & Awards: Tuesday, September 29 at 6:00 PM at Keller Hall 3-230 Team Requirements Teams of 2–5 students Register with a team or find teammates through our slack community here Open to all college students Prize eligibility is limited to University of Minnesota students Prizes 🥇 1st Place: $1,000 Audience Vote: $250 What You'll Build Participants will develop a working prototype, product, or application hosted online (lovable or other urls) over the course of the hackathon. Lovable credits will be provided. Projects may leverage: AI tools and APIs Open-source software Public datasets Sponsor technologies No-code and low-code tools The official prompt and judging criteria will be announced during kickoff. Judging and DemoDay All teams must submit a project. The Top 7 teams will be selected to pitch live at Demo Day in front of judges, sponsors, recruiters, and the broader University community. Everyone is welcome to attend Demo Day, watch, and vote on presentations. Submission Requirements Teams must submit: Prototype Link Presentation to explain project/prototype If your team is selected to present you should come prepared with a pitch deck prepared for DemoDay. Additional details will be shared to those advancing. Sponsors & Partners Lovable Red Bull Holmes Center Additional sponsors to be announced Communication Updates will be sent through email and slack. For any questions, please reach out to [email protected]