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Run of
show.
Noon Saturday to noon Sunday at IIT Guwahati, with founder sessions from San Francisco and a grand final judged live.
- Dates
- 24 to 25 October 2026
- Build window
- Sat 12 PM to Sun 12 PM
- Grand final
- Sunday 8:30 PM IST
Live from San Francisco.
Tejas Gupta
Clean, YC F26
Pranav Varshney
Nodus Compute, YC F26
Maria Gorskikh
Maritime, YC F26
Anirudha Kulkarni
ByteAsk, YC F26
All times IST
Saturday, 24 October
| Session | |
|---|---|
9:00 to 10:30 AM Check-in and breakfast snacks Verify registrations; hand out kits and ID bands. Meet other teams. | |
10:30 to 11:30 AM Opening ceremony Welcome, rules and prizes. How to qualify for the Agent37 and Nodus prizes. | |
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM Team setup Table allotment, Wi-Fi, Hackyard LLM credits. | |
12:00 PM Hacking begins The 24-hour build clock starts. | |
12:00 to 1:00 PM Session 1: Idea lock-in Teams lock problem, MVP scope and plan with the Hackyard team. | |
1:00 to 2:00 PM Lunch | |
2:00 to 3:00 PM Hacking | |
3:00 to 3:45 PM Build workshop: Agent37 and Nodus quickstart On site. How to build with both, live, so teams qualify for the prizes. | |
3:45 to 6:00 PM Hacking and mentor rounds Agent37 and mentors visit every table. | |
6:00 to 6:20 PM Snack break Chai and snacks; stretch. | |
6:20 to 8:00 PM Hacking | |
8:00 to 9:00 PM Dinner Tech check with SF at 8:30 PM. | |
9:00 to 9:40 PM Live from SF Scaled a company to $40M | |
9:40 to 11:00 PM Hacking | |
11:00 to 11:40 PM Live from SF From Google and Uber to YC | |
11:40 PM to 12:30 AM Hacking | |
12:30 to 1:15 AM Midnight break Maggi and coffee, PS5 tournament, music at the chill zone. | |
1:15 to 6:00 AM Overnight hacking Chill zone and PS5 open; coffee and snacks through the night. | |
Good to know.
Agent37 prizes (podium and categories): teams that built with Agent37.
Nodus prizes: top 3 teams that built on Nodus, ranked by the judges’ scores.
Teams can be eligible for both if they use both.