A place
for builders.

Hackyard Build 2026 brings ambitious builders together to turn ideas, skills and problems into something real.

Useful software.
Made together.

You can build alone anywhere. Finding the right people is harder. Someone else might know how to build your idea, design it, or understand the problem better than anyone else.

Most of the time, those people never meet. Hackyard brings them together: less pitching, more making.

You do not need a finished product or a polished pitch deck. Bring an idea, a problem, a skill, or simply the willingness to build.

Find a starting point

Start online.
Take it further.

Applications run online from 14 September to 10 October. Selected builders come together at IIT Guwahati on 24–25 October 2026.

Apply

14 Sep–10 Oct2026

Online. Free. Open to everyone.

Bring an idea, a problem or a skill. No finished product required.

Come solo or with a team. All kinds of builders are welcome.

Application details for applying

Developers, designers, founders, researchers, students and operators are welcome. Have a prototype? Share a public link in the optional work-link field. No demo or pitch deck required.

Physical build

The build

24–25October 2026

In person at IIT Guwahati. Free entry.

Turn your idea into something real in 12–24 hours.

Meet your team, build together and show what you made.

Build details for the physical build

Physical build is for selected builders. Build space and internet are provided. Food and accommodation are available at a nominal fee, with details shared before you travel.

Selected by Hackyard.
Built to be seen.

Everyone selected for the physical build becomes a Hackyard Selected Builder.

Your profile
Selected builders can be featured on Hackyard’s official builder directory alongside other people who build.
Your recognition
Receive a Selected Builder badge and a shareable Build 2026 digital credential.
Your next opportunity
Promising builders and projects may connect with companies, founders, investors, internships, and future Hackyard programs.

Selected builders stay part of the Hackyard network after the event, with continued recognition and access to selected future experiences and opportunities. The hackathon ends. The builders stay.

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