About the challenge

Welcome to the first-ever Kearney PERLab x Velocity AI Hackathon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! 100 participants will come together over the course of 3 days, 36 hours, to build a product to solve some of the world's biggest problems. This Hackathon will be held from November 13-15 at the I-Hotel Conference Center. Thank you to OTCR Consulting for helping set up this hackathon and to our sponsors, Kearney PERLab and Growth Signals.

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Information will be emailed.

Prizes

$15,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
First Place
$10,000 in cash
1 winner

Second Place
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

Best Presentation
1 winner

$100 Amazon Gift Card

Best Use of Velocity AI
1 winner

1-year Lovable AI subscription

Judges

Bharat Kapoor

Bharat Kapoor

Bharath Thota

Bharath Thota

Neil Soni

Neil Soni

Minesh Parikh

Minesh Parikh

Kushal Fernandes

Kushal Fernandes

Judging Criteria

  • Research & Use of Velocity AI
  • Commercial Potential
  • Technical Feasability
  • Deliverable
  • Final Pitch

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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