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Inviting all builders, hackers & tinkerers to USC's premier AI Hackathon!
SEP Hacks 2026 is USC's premier AI hackathon and an official LA Tech Week event. Two days at USC, Oct 16-17, with $3K+ in prizes. Ship a real product and pitch to judges from OpenAI, YC companies & beyond!
🏆 $3,000+ in prizes, sponsored by AfterQuery, SideShift, Lemma, OutcastVentures & Figma!
Tracks revealed at kickoff on Oct 16 👀
📅 Schedule Fri Oct 16 · Check-in, kickoff, track reveal, hacking begins Sat Oct 17 · Demo submission, judging, awards
💡 Why this one Sigma Eta Pi is USC's premier entrepreneurship society. 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. Last year's first edition was sponsored by a16z.
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.
Questions? Reach Adhish at adhishch@usc.edu.
