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Inviting all builders, hackers & tinkerers to USC's premier AI Hackathon!
Description SEP Hacks 2026 is USC's premier AI hackathon and an official LA Tech Week event. Two days at USC, Oct 16-17. The best builders on campus shipping real products under pressure, judged by founders and investors.
What to expect - Sponsor tracks, each built around a company's product or API, each with its own prize (last year's first edition was sponsored by a16z!) - Judging by founders and investors - Talks and recruiting sessions with builders from NeoLabs, Big Tech and high-growth startups - API credits, free product access and merch from sponsors
Why this one Sigma Eta Pi is USC's premier entrepreneurship society. Hundreds apply each semester, and members go through our Founders Education accelerator and pitch to real investors at Demo Day. Our members and alumni include Thiel Fellows, founders of YC-backed startups, research fellows at Anthropic and OpenAI, and early engineers at Mercor and Ramp. Those are the people you will be building alongside.
Tracks & sponsors to be announced soon!
Applications open soon. RSVP now and be the first to hear when they do.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Want to sponsor a track? Reach Adhish at adhishch@usc.edu.
