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Hackathons in Asia-Pacific

Hackathons are short build events, online or in person, with prizes from organisers and sponsors. In-person places are often allocated by a short application, and judging rewards a working demo with a clear explanation.

9 open listings here, out of 38 in this category.

  1. Closing soon: 2 November 2026HSK Chain Horizon Hackathon · IndiaHSK ChainAI x DeFi hackathon on HSK Chain (Mumbai edition): build an AI-agent trading system on a DEX, or agent-to-agent payments with HSP. Open worldwide; submit on DoraHacks by…10,000 USDT total (5,000 USDT per track; 1st place 2,500 USDT)Mumbai, India · open to applicants worldwideDetails and how to apply
  2. Closing soon: 15 November 2026UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NASUGREENOnline hackathon to build an AI 'Skill' for UGREEN's AI NAS (UGOS). Round 1 needs only a 500-word proposal PDF and a pre-test Skill package, no NAS; up to 30 finalists…$46,000 in prizesUnited States, Canada, Mexico · remoteDetails and how to apply
  3. Apply by 25 November 2026HackWithAditya 2026Aditya University (with Oracle Academy and OpenAI Student Collective)National-level, prototype-first student hackathon in India: teams bring an existing working prototype and develop it further in a 48-hour residential round hosted by…₹5,00,000 in prizesIndia · remoteDetails and how to apply
  4. Apply by 25 November 2026K! Hacks 4.0CEG Tech Forum, Anna UniversityNational hackathon by CEG Tech Forum, Anna University: a free online idea round in six domains (incl. Agentic AI, FinTech, Health Tech), then a 24-hour offline final for…₹2,00,000 in prizesChennai, IndiaDetails and how to apply
  5. Apply by 27 November 2026Pixels To PrognosisIIT Madras (Shaastra 2027)Shaastra 2027 (IIT Madras) medical-AI challenge: an online quiz, then train a glioma MRI segmentation model on a provided BraTS-derived dataset; finalists adapt it to…₹35,000 in prizesChennai, IndiaDetails and how to apply
  6. Apply by 30 December 2026Innerve 11.0AIT Open Source Software Club, Army Institute of Technology PuneStudent hackathon by the AIT Open Source Software Club, Army Institute of Technology, Pune: a 24-hour grand finale on 29–30 Jan 2027 across nine themes (Web3, defence…₹12,00,000 in prizesPune, IndiaDetails and how to apply
  7. Rolling腾讯云黑客松 (Tencent Cloud Hackathon)腾讯云 (Tencent Cloud)Tencent Cloud's hackathon platform hosting a rolling series of AI, agent, game-dev and campus challenges in China (e.g. 2026 game-development and AI-for-good…Prizes and certificates per challenge · Tencent Cloud / Hunyuan model resourcesChina · remoteDetails and how to apply
  8. See cycleETHGlobal Mumbai 2026ETHGlobalIn-person Ethereum hackathon in Mumbai (November 5-7, 2026) run by ETHGlobal, where builders form teams over a weekend to ship web3 projects for sponsor prizes…Sponsor bounties and prizes · Mentorship from protocol teamsMumbai, IndiaETHGlobal runs several in-person hackathons per year in different citiesDetails and how to apply
  9. See cycleNTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2027NTU Women in Tech (Nanyang Technological University)Inclusive student techathon in Singapore (February 9-13, 2027) with a hackathon track for building prototypes and an ideathon track for product and strategy ideas.$10,000 in prizesSingapore, SingaporeAnnualDetails and how to apply

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