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Builders Of Tomorrow - AI Super Hackathon
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| With Thomas Joshi (NEA), Wei Guo (Uphonest Capital), Jack Femh (Llama Ventures), Perseus Y (A16Z), Peter Pan (Hat-Trick Capital), Warren Shaeffer (Pear VC), JiaCheng Feng (OpenAI), Eric Liang (Claude Cowork, Anthropic), Xinyuan Chang (Gemini). |
| Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View |
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May 02 (Sat) , 2026 @ 09:00 AM
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Full-Day Hackathon Panels Demo Day
20 Teams. 3 Panels. $80K+ on the line.
On May 2nd, Beta University brings together the next generation of AI builders, founders, & investors for a full-day experience - where ideas go from concept product pitch capital.
Pitch to 20+ VCs. Learn what actually matters. Build something real.
This is where ideas turn into companies.
You'll be in the room with 20+ active investors, pitching directly & hearing firsthand what they're actually looking for - from product direction to signals of venture-scale potential.
Across curated panels, industry experts & operators will break down:
How AI is actually being used across real industries
What use cases are working right now
Where the biggest opportunities are emerging
Then you build. Then you pitch.
A Full-Day, Dual-Room Experience
Hosted at the legendary Computer History Museum, we're running two parallel tracks:
Room 1 - Panels + Demo Day
Keynotes & panels with top VCs & operators
20 selected teams pitching live
Awards + investor exposure
Room 2 - Live Hackathon
Full-day build session
Ship a working product in hours
Opportunity to get fast-tracked visibility
Build in the morning. Pitch in the afternoon.
The Stakes
$50K investment opportunity from Beta Fund
$20K+ in cash prizes
Judges' Choice - 1st Place $5,000
Judges' Choice - 2nd Place $3,000
Judges' Choice - 3rd Place $2,000
Best Product Continuity (Awarded 1 week post-event) $3,000
Best Social Media Impact (Awarded 1 week post-event) $2,000
Audience Favorite - 1st Place $2,000
Audience Favorite - 2nd Place $1,000
Best Technical Implementation $1,000
Best GTM Potential $500
Most Innovative $500
Only 20 teams selected to pitch live
Direct exposure to 20+ VCs in the room
Agenda
Room 2 - Hackathon (Build Track)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Full-speed build
On-site support + mentorship
Hard submission deadline: 3:00 PM
Room 1 - Panels + Demo Day
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Check-in & Networking
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Opening Remarks
1:15 - 1:30 PM
Seedance Keynote
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Panel - How AI is Disrupting Media
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Panel - Venture Investing in AI
(NEA Llama Ventures Alumni Ventures)
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Panel - AI Frontiers
(OpenAI Anthropic Gemini)
3:00 - 3:10 PM
Introducing our Judges
Wei Guo, General Partner at Uphonest Capital
Jack Femh, General Partner at Llama Venture
Perseus Y, Investor at A16Z
Thomas Joshi, Investor at NEA
Peter Pan, General Partner at Hat-Trick Capital
Warren Shaeffer, Partner at Pear VC
Xinyuan Chang, Software Engineer at Gemini
JiaCheng Feng, Technical Staff at OpenAI
Eric Liang, Claude Cowork at Anthropic
JiaZhou Gao, Technical Staff at Anthropic
Marry Zeng, CFO at NewsBreak
3:10 - 4:20 PM
Demo Day - 20 Teams (3 min each)
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
The Experience
Build alongside top founders.
Learn from industry leaders.
Pitch in front of decision-makers.
All happening at the birthplace of modern computing - the Computer History Museum - documenting the digital age from the abacus to AI, right in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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