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Event Description
Spend one day building at the frontier of AI & then pitch it to real VCs.
Flight Zero is a one-day, in-person hackathon at Fordham University, co-hosted by OnlyExit Hacker House & localhost:nyc, where NYC's sharpest young AI builders ship something real & defend it live in front of a panel of seed-stage investors.
This is the NYC scouting funnel for OnlyExit Hacker House Cohort One - build well here & you skip straight to the front of the line to be part of a hacker house powered by a16z & Menlo Ventures.
The Frontier
We're not looking for another CRUD app. Build at the edge of applied AI:
AI agents & multi-agent systems
Applied / vertical AI for real industries
On-device & AI infrastructure
AI for hard, regulated, or high-complexity domains (defense, health, energy, robotics, science)
What to Expect
10am-9pm, one high-intensity build day at Fordham University
Solo or teams up to 4 - your call
~100 of NYC's most obsessive AI builders in one room
VC judges arrive mid-afternoon; live demos to the panel in the evening
Food & drinks to fuel the full day
What Winners Get
Access, not merch. The prize is the pipeline:
Fast-track OnlyExit Hacker House interview - top teams get a guaranteed in-person scouting interview for Cohort One in Seattle, skipping the cold-application line
Warm VC intros - standouts get direct introductions to the judging partners for their raise
Visibility - recognition to the OnlyExit & VC network as one of the strongest builders in the room
Judges
A panel from our VC network:
TBD
Who Should Attend
Founders & technical builders working on frontier tech & applied AI
Pre-seed or earlier - haven't raised, or only a small check
People with deep domain expertise or ex-unicorn / hard-tech experience
Fast, obsessive builders who can ship something real in a day
You don't need a co-founder or a finished idea, just show up ready to build at the frontier.
Hosts
Somya Gupta - The face of the NYC startup ecosystem.
OnlyExit Hacker House - A ten-week, live-in Seattle program for frontier-tech & AI founders, ending in a Demo Day at 40,000 feet.
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