1–2 April, 2026
Online + Volkshaus Zürich
From Prompt to Product. Build Real-World GenAI Solutions.
Join the GenAI Zürich Hackathon 2026 – 2 weeks remote build, 2 days to validate with participants and experts at Europe’s leading applied GenAI conference.
Cash Prizes + In-Kind Benefits
2nd place
CHF 3,500
Cash Prize
- +1 year Pro subscription for Lovable platform
- +$500 Hugging Face credit
- +3 months unlimited plan from Edit with Ava
1st place
CHF 5,000
Cash Prize
- +1 year Pro subscription for Lovable platform
- +$1,000 Hugging Face credit
- +Coaching Session with Databricks AI Architects
- +3 months unlimited plan from Edit with Ava
3rd place
CHF 1,500
Cash Prize
- +1 year Pro subscription for Lovable platform
- +$100 Hugging Face credit
- +3 months unlimited plan from Edit with Ava
GenAI Zürich Hackathon 2026 Winners
Meet 2026 Hackathon Winners
Dasko
Learn by teaching. Dasko is a real-time, voice-and-vision platform where you teach AI students who listen, watch, ask questions, and push back — just like a real classroom.
GoCalma Redact
Local redaction for sensitive documents: strong performance on real Swiss documents, 7 redaction methods, 2 protection modes, and reliability proven by 130 tests.
Onics
AI multi-agent system that transforms CAD building plans into FKS-compliant fire department orientation plans in minutes, not weeks.
HomeMatch
Conversational AI builds your ideal home profile, then scores Flatfox listings in real-time via Chrome extension. Multi-profile support, vision-based analysis, and intelligent dealbreaker filtering.
CiteShift
Visibility Intelligence for the AI Search Era. Understand, measure, and improve how your brand appears in AI-generated answers.
In a Nutshell
What to Expect?
This isn't a weekend sprint. It's a real product development cycle.
Real-world Challenges
Solve problems submitted by partner organizations.
Build →
Feedback →
Iterate
Build. Submit. Get Jury Feedback. Improve. Repeat.
Conference Integration
Teams with the best projects are invited to the conference, with finalists pitching on stage.
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Remarks
9:15 – 9:45
Keynote
9:45 – 12:10
Block 1
12:10 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:30
Keynote
13:30 – 15:00
Block 2
15:00 – 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 – 18:00
Block 3
18:00 – 18:25
Panel Discussion
18:25 – 18:30
Closing Remarks
18:30 – 20:00
Apero & Networking
Timeline
How It Works?
Phase 1: Online Build
2 March
Challenges released, team formation officially opens
2–18 March
Remote building period
18 March
Submit concept/prototype
25 March
Shortlisted teams announced
Phase 2: On-Site Hack
1 April
Science-fair judging and community / jury / mentor feedback session, final solution refinement
2 April, morning
Final submissions due & jury evaluations
2 April, afternoon
Finalist pitches, winners ceremony and price-giving on the Main Stage
About the Hackathon
Who Should Participate?
Open to builders, thinkers, and doers.
8:00 – 9:00
Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Remarks
9:15 – 9:45
Keynote
9:45 – 12:10
Block 1
12:10 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:30
Keynote
13:30 – 15:00
Block 2
15:00 – 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 – 18:00
Block 3
18:00 – 18:25
Panel Discussion
18:25 – 18:30
Closing Remarks
18:30 – 20:00
Apero & Networking
Developers & Engineers
Build with LLMs, agents, RAG, and multimodal AI.
Product & Business Minds
Shape solutions with real market potential.
Designers & Creatives
Craft experiences that make AI accessible.
Domain Experts
Bring industry knowledge to applied challenges.
Teams of 2–5 people
Mixed technical and non-technical backgrounds encouraged.
Challenges
Partner organizations submit real-world challenges to be solved with Generative AI
Challenges will be announced on 2 March 2026
Jury Committee
The jury consists of partner representatives, community nominees and invited jury members
President aiLights, Co-Initiator Swiss {ai} Weeks
Sabine Wildemann
GenAI Zürich 2025 Award Jury to be revealed soon
Hackaton mentors
Domain experts and builders helping your team go from concept to prototype.
Agnieszka Pieczko (PMI PMP)
2026 Hackathon Partners
Supported by
forward-thinking organizations in GenAl & beyond
Interested in submitting a challenge, serving as a jury member or mentor, or gaining exposure to hackathon participants?
Hackathon Co-organizers
Hackathon Partners
Join us
Shape the future of GenAI in Switzerland and beyond
Join us for the next edition of GenAI Zürich to learn about latest developments in the field, network with like-minded professionals and gain deeper insights into GenAI applications reshaping both our professional and personal lives.