
Next Hackathon
Band of Agents Hackathon
Starts Jun 12, 2026
Join Deriv and lablab.ai for a high-intensity hybrid hackathon where top builders create AI prototypes, demo their work, and get fast-tracked to interviews.
When
• Sat, Jan 31, 2026 - On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup (Dubai)
• Fri, Feb 6 - Opening words, Challenge, and Hackathon kick-off. (Dubai)
• Sat, Feb 7 - Build and ship your prototype - 12 hours (Onsite +Online)
• Sun, Feb 8 - Demos, judging, and next steps for standout teams. (Onsite +Online)
On-site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 2:00–6:00 PM (GST) · Dubai
In-person talks, workshops, team formation, and networking with the Deriv team.
👉 Deriv AI Meetup registration
What's in it for you
• USD $10,000+ in prizes across categories
• Mentors available to unblock you when you're stuck
• Fast-track interviews for top performers - skip the queue
• Real problems to solve - not toy demos
Format
• Teams of 1-3
• Hybrid: Dubai on-site or fully remote
• On-site spots confirmed after screening
Location
• One by Omniyat, 24th Floor, Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE
• Travel and accommodation not provided.
Apply now
• Spots are limited. Shortlisting begins right after the event.

Our AI hackathon brought together a diverse group of participants, who collaborated to develop a variety of impressive projects based on:
1944
Participants
365
Teams
167
AI Applications
This event has now ended, but you can still register for upcoming events on lablab.ai. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!
Check out Upcoming Events →This event is built for experienced technical participants (primarily AI engineering, software engineering, data, and QA profiles) who thrive on problem-solving, teamwork, and shipping working prototypes under time pressure. High-potential final-year students and fresh graduates may be considered as an additional pipeline.
Top-performing participants will be shortlisted for interviews, with the objective of moving from hackathon to interview and hiring within 4–8 weeks. Participants must be professionally fluent in English.
Join lablab.ai hackathon and innovate using the latest models in the market. Discover all the relevant details below.
Job-ready technical professionals with 2–8 years of experience, as well as fresh graduates, in AI engineering, software engineering, data, or QA. Must be fluent in English.
Register on lablab.ai and join the lablab.ai Discord Server. Click "Sign up" at the bottom of this page and review our Hackathon Guidelines and Getting Started Guide. The event runs hybrid: on-site in Business Bay, Dubai + online via lablab.ai.
Build a job-ready AI prototype with a clear real-world use case
Your mission is simple: build and demo a real AI product prototype in a way that demonstrates strong execution, clear thinking, and team delivery.
What you need to deliver
By the end of the hackathon, your team should have:
✅ A working demo (something we can run and test)
✅ A clear problem statement (what you’re solving and for who)
✅ A solution flow (how the user interacts with it, end-to-end)
✅ Solid implementation (clean, maintainable code and sound architecture)
✅ A short presentation (what you built, how it works, why it matters)
Pick one direction and go deep. Examples include:
• AI workflow assistants (automation, internal tools, triage, knowledge support)
• Data & insights tools (dashboards, monitoring, anomaly detection, forecasting)
• QA & engineering automation (test generation, bug triage, regression detection)
• Risk / security / compliance support (alerts, auditing flows, policy enforcement)
How to begin
• Choose your challenge | Pick at least 1 challenge that excites you (you may choose more)
• Work solo or with your team | Be creative and exchange different ideas to choose the best one
• Questions? Contact us on lablab.ai Discord Server
☁️ AWS Build Resources
A total of 57 AWS accounts will be available for onsite participants on Feb 6 during the hackathon kick-off in Dubai. AWS credits are exclusively for onsite participants.
At the start of the kick-off, we’ll display a QR code with a redemption link. If you plan to use AWS for your project, simply scan the QR code to claim access.
Access is first scanned, first served, so we recommend arriving early to secure your account.
Select your preferred technology for app development.
Use any preferred technology to develop a Generative AI (GEN AI) prototype and showcase your creativity and innovation.
☁️ AWS Build Resources
A total of 57 AWS accounts will be available for onsite participants on Feb 6 during the hackathon kick-off in Dubai. AWS credits are exclusively for onsite participants.
At the start of the kick-off, we’ll display a QR code with a redemption link. If you plan to use AWS for your project, simply scan the QR code to claim access.
Access is first scanned, first served, so we recommend arriving early to secure your account.
Hackathon Free Resources Starter Pack
Compute & APIs
Vercel
Best for frontend + serverless APIs. Zero config, fast deploys, great for demos.
Netlify
Similar to Vercel. Works well for static sites and simple functions.
Railway
Easy backend hosting for Node, Python, Postgres, Redis.
Render
Good for APIs, background jobs, and databases with free tiers.
Cloudflare Workers + Pages
Excellent for edge APIs, auth gateways, and fast global demos.
Databases
Supabase
Postgres + Auth + Storage. Ideal for hackathons.
Neon
Serverless Postgres with instant provisioning.
Firebase (Firestore + Auth)
Great for real-time apps and fast prototyping.
General LLMs
OpenAI (Chat Completions / Responses API)
Usually comes with free credits for new accounts.
Google Gemini (Gemma Models)
Generous free tier, good for reasoning and multimodal use cases.
Mistral AI
Fast and open-friendly models with free tiers.
Open Source Models
Hugging Face Inference API
Access to thousands of models. Free tier available.
Ollama or LM Studio (Local LLMs)
Run models like Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek locally.
Groq Cloud
Ultra-fast inference with free access for supported models.
LLM Frameworks
LangChain and LangGraph
Industry giant for general-purpose development
Google ADK
Designed to empower developers to quickly build, manage, evaluate and deploy AI-powered agents.
Specialized AI
Whisper / Open-source ASR for speech-to-text (free when run locally)
Stable Diffusion (via Replicate or HF Spaces) for images
Sentence Transformers for embeddings and search
General Open Data
Kaggle Datasets
Finance, healthcare, fraud, NLP, user behavior.
Google Dataset Search
data.gov and data.europa.eu
World Bank Open Data
UN Data
APIs for Demos
OpenWeather API
NewsAPI
Alpha Vantage (finance)
CoinGecko (crypto market data)
OpenStreetMap APIs
Synthetic Data
Mockaroo
Generate realistic fake datasets.
Faker libraries https://github.com/joke2k/faker
Create users, transactions, logs, events.
Synthea (healthcare synthetic data)
No real PII or production data should be used.
Design & Prototyping
Figma
Wireframes, UI kits, collaborative design.
Penpot
Open-source alternative to Figma.
Canva
Pitch decks, landing pages, quick visuals.
Google AI studio
Google AI Studio is a build-first tool for developing application logic and functional code.
Google Stitch
Google Stitch is a design-first tool for creating visuals and user interfaces (UI).
UI Components
21st.dev (https://21st.dev/community)
Quill V2 (https://deriv-com.github.io/quill-v2/?section=buttons), https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deriv-com/quill-v2-cli?activeTab=readme)
Shadcn UI (https://ui.shadcn.com/)
MUI
Chakra UI
Ant Design
Tailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com/)
Icons & Assets
Heroicons
Lucide Icons
Phosphor Icons
Unsplash / Pexels for images
Bubble
Retool (free tier)
Xano
Appsmith
n8n for workflows and automations
Must clearly show where AI logic lives and how it adds value.
Clerk.dev
Auth0 (free tier)
Supabase Auth
Firebase Auth
Integrations
Slack APIs
Discord Bots
Email APIs (Resend, SendGrid free tier)
Webhooks
GitHub for code hosting
GitHub Actions for CI
Postman / Hoppscotch for API testing
VS Code
Cursor / Continue.dev for AI-assisted coding
Loom for demo recordings
Google Slides / Canva for pitch decks
OBS if doing live demos
Mermaid.js for architecture diagrams
Use only public, open, or synthetic data
No scraping behind logins or paywalls
No production credentials or real user data
AI must be core to the solution, not a wrapper
Code should be deployable or runnable locally
Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind
Backend: Vercel or Railway
DB: Supabase
AI: OpenAI or Gemini
Design: Figma
Data: Kaggle or Mockaroo
📋 Basic Information
• Project Title
• Short Description
• Long Description
• Technology & Category Tags
📸 Cover Image and Presentation
• Cover Image
• Video Presentation
• Slide Presentation
💻 App Hosting & Code Repository
• Public GitHub Repository
• Demo Application Platform
• Application URL
For further details and guidance, please visit Submission Guidelines
Speaker: Pawel Czech - CEO of NativelyAI & Founder of lablab.ai
Topic: Welcome to LabLab - #1 Ecosystem for AI Builders!
Submissions from the teams participating in the Deriv AI Talent Sprint event and making it to the end 👊
Check out the roster and find teams to join

Next Hackathon
Band of Agents Hackathon
Starts Jun 12, 2026