Coming Up In 2026
Sign up to hear about the future hackathons like the one held on February 14th: a one-day, in-person technical competition focused on self-improving AI agents: systems that can learn, adapt, and optimize their behavior over time.
This Hackathon was focused on self-improving AI agents, systems that can learn, adapt, and evolve.
Task at hand was to design and deploy self-improving AI agents that can optimize their own behavior over time. The region’s top AI builders, researchers, and engineers joined us for an intense, one-day, in-person competition focused on the future of autonomous systems.
What
We Brought
Expert judges
Good food
A great set-up for your team with our partners at AUD
What
You Brought
Your Ideas
Positive Vibes
A readiness to crank out code
1st Place
10,000 USD in Cash.
Sponsored by Ruya AI and our partners:
ClickHouse, Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Datamellon, ElevenLabs, and Antler.
1,000 USD in AWS Credits
1,800 USD in ElevenLabs Pro - 6 months Pro subscription for each team member.
2nd Place
6,000 USD in Cash.
Sponsored by Ruya AI and our partners:
ClickHouse, Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Datamellon, ElevenLabs, and Antler.
1,000 USD in AWS Credits
1,800 USD in ElevenLabs Pro - 6 months Pro subscription for each team member.
3rd Place
4,000 USD in Cash.
Sponsored by Ruya AI and our partners:
ClickHouse, Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Datamellon, ElevenLabs, and Antler.
1,000 USD in AWS Credits
1,800 USD in ElevenLabs Pro - 6 months Pro subscription for each team member.
Antler Dubai Residency
1 winner
Antler will award one standout team a direct seat in their April 6th Dubai Residency, giving each participant the chance to build with Antler from day zero, independently or together, with access to up to $500K in potential investment.
10,000 USD in AWS Credits
1 winner
Amazon Web Services will support a selected team not just at the prototype stage, but all the way to building a real company.
As they take the next step and incorporate in theUAE, AWS will award $10,000 in credits to help accelerate development and scale what they've started.
Our hackathons are designed for technically strong participants who want to work at the frontier of AI: