/ About this event
Welcome to Trojan Hacks 2026, where builders, dreamers, and problem-solvers come together to create impactful solutions across three exciting verticals: Finance, Social Good, and AI Data Governance.
This 24-hour challenge is designed to push your creativity and technical skills to the next level. Participants will collaborate, experiment, and build innovative solutions that address real-world problems with bold thinking and practical execution for a chance to win part of a 1500+ USD prize pool. We’re especially excited to welcome students and early career talent.
Whether you’re a beginner attending your first hackathon or an experienced developer ready to ship something ambitious, this is your opportunity to:
- Turn ideas into working prototypes - Solve meaningful, real-world challenges - Collaborate with talented peers - Learn from mentors - Compete for prizes
We’re looking for projects that are innovative, impactful, technically strong, and user-focused. Think big. Build boldly. Ship something you’re proud of.
Schedule
Saturday, October 17 - 10:00–11:00 a.m. — Check-in - 11:00–11:30 a.m. — Opening remarks and rules - 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Team formation, networking, and food - 12:30 p.m. — Hacking begins - 10:00 p.m. — On-site rooms close
Sunday, October 18
- 10:00 a.m. — Doors reopen - 12:00 p.m. — Submissions due - 12:00–12:45 p.m. — Lunch and networking - 12:45–3:30 p.m. — Judging - 3:30–4:00 p.m. — Awards and final remarks
We have a extraordinary lineup of judges helping decide the winning submissions this year:
- Kaushal Patel — Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI - Franck Leveneur — Founder of Data-Sleek, former Database Adminstration Manager at Hulu - Saty Raghavachary — Associate Professor of Computer Science Practice at USC - Chris Lin — Founder of Cylier; former senior staff engineer at Uber
A big thank you to our sponsors a16z, Data-Sleek, The Hive, La Fuego
Dietary Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBN2w0Rjrmz4I7SugtEj9XXpPuTap5KfvEujCVIC1mF8uuOA/viewform
Pre-Arrival Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LT6ympCceksB-SAnDdxO000swdmLBoZeOTlr8DuWQHo/edit?usp=sharing
