Important: Do NOT Join through Devpost. Please apply via the HackAI Toronto Typeform. We will not be accepting any participants from Devpost. Applicants will be selected via the Typeform application.

 

About the Challenge

We’re inviting Canada's most talented full-stack engineers to build AI and agent-based projects during an intense, two-day sprint.

24 hours. 50 hackers. $15,000+ in prizes.

First prize wins $10,000.

Exceptional talent will have the opportunity to interview with Stan or Kortex. 

Interested? Apply here (Only 50 spots available)

 

Event Details

  • June 21-22, 2025
  • In-person, Stan Office (100 Queens Quay East, Toronto)

 

Theme: AI for Creators 

The job market is changing at breakneck speed. We don't know which jobs will be replaced by AI in the next year, much less the next decade.

At Stan and Kortex, we're on a mission to empower creators to work for themselves. In a world where entire career paths are at risk, building a reputation around what you do is becoming the best way to future-proof yourself.

Instead of being replaced by AI, we help creators leverage it to amplify their reach and impact.

That's what the first year of HackAI Toronto will be about. 

Requirements

What to Build

Participants will build an agentic or AI-based project to solve problems for content creators. The project should help creators automate parts of their workflow, or amplify their productivity in some way. Examples of workflows that you can build your project around:

  • AI Research and idea generation
  • Contextual retrieval for creating content based on your knowledge
  • Agentic posting or content scheduling
  • Image or video generation 
  • Or come up with something creative to wow the judges!

 

What to Submit

Participants must submit the following:

  • Link to GitHub repository
  • A video demo (maximum 3 minutes)
  • A public URL to the working app

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 15,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
First Prize, sponsored by Stan
$CAD 10,000 in cash
1 winner

Second Prize, sponsored by Kortex
$CAD 5,000 in cash
1 winner

Best AI Retrieval Project
1 winner

4 x $100 BestBuy gift cards. Awarded to the submission that demonstrates the best implementation of contextual AI retrieval.

Most Creative Project
1 winner

4 x $100 Apple gift cards. Awarded to the submission with the biggest creative wow factor. Build a solution for creator workflows in a way that thinks outside the box.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Vitalii Dodonov

Vitalii Dodonov
Co-Founder & CTO @ Stan

Matthew Ao

Matthew Ao
Co-Founder & CPO @ Kortex

Arihant Bapna

Arihant Bapna
CTO @ Kortex

Shivaraman Aiyer

Shivaraman Aiyer
Head of Engineering @ Stan

Anthony Sistilli

Anthony Sistilli
Founder @ Fallom.dev, @asistilli (363k+ followers)

Leon Si

Leon Si
Founder @ Typefloat.com, @leonsilicon (492k+ followers)

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
    The complexity and quality of the technical implementation, including appropriate use of technologies and engineering excellence.
  • End-to-end execution quality
    The overall polish, completeness, and user experience of the final product from concept to delivery.
  • Creativity and originality
    The uniqueness of the approach and innovative thinking demonstrated in the concept and implementation.
  • Relevant to Creator Theme
    How effectively the solution solves real problems for content creators, improving their workflow or capabilities.

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