Aurora Hack

A 48-hour AI hackathon in London for women & non-binary engineers, designers, and founders. No experience needed.

THEME

AI × POWER

A 48-hour hackathon where founders ship MVPs, teams explore human–AI collaboration, and builders take on technical wildcards — learning, building, and rising together.

Choose your track: ship a startup (Ascent), design human–AI systems (Eclipse), or take on a wildcard challenge (Prism).

TRACKS

The Startup Track

Turn an idea into a working MVP in 48 hours, then pitch it to a panel of VCs and founders. Build something people want and convince the room it could go further.

Focus: product, execution, viability.

The Human × AI Track

Build something where a human and AI work together, with each doing something the other can't do alone.

Focus: Human–AI collaboration, augmentation, and interaction.

The Wildcard Track

Choose what you want to build, then draw a technical wildcard that your project must meaningfully incorporate.

Possible wildcards: Multi-Agent · Voice · Vision · Memory · RAG · Live Data · Tool Use · On-Device AI · Human-in-the-Loop · Self-Correction · Multimodal · Hardware

ELIGIBILITY

Women & non-binary builders

Open to engineers, designers, and founders. Enter the track that fits your idea — Ascent, Eclipse, or Prism.

All experience levels

No experience needed. Mentors and first-time builders are welcome across all tracks.

SHARED ACROSS ALL TRACKS

Judging criteria (all tracks):

Execution — does it work?
Clarity — can you explain it?
Ambition — what were you trying to do?
Impact — does it matter?
Use of time — did you ship fast?

Judges: VCs, founders, and tech leads from sponsor companies.

Non-monetary prizes: Additional criteria available.

01 / WHEN

14 November 2026

Dates confirmed

02 / WHERE

Location TBD

London

03 / FOR

Women & Non-Binary

Engineers, designers, founders

APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW Register now

AI × POWER

ASCENT

ECLIPSE

PRISM

Judging criteria (all tracks):