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Beta Hacks is a high-velocity monthly hackathon for ambitious builders, engineers, & founders to rapidly prototype & ship functional products. Backed by top mentors, investors, & GTM operators, participants build solo or in teams to validate early-stage ideas. Ship your product & demo your technical execution & real-world potential directly to a community built for action.
Discord:
Join our Discord for hackathon credit, team formation, tech support: https://discord.gg/cswGFwFumn
Agenda
9:30 - 10:30 AM - Check-in & Snacks
Meet other builders & form your team
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM - Opening Remarks & workshops
11:10 - 12:00 PM - Build
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 PM - Build (Submission Deadline at 4:00 PM)
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Demo (Teams submitted before deadline has 3min to demo)
5:00 - 5:30 PM - Audience Vote & Award
Winners announced & closing remarks.
Tracks:
Autonomous GTM & Operations
MVP Speed-Run
Next-Gen Infrastructure & Context
Wildcard (Open Category): These tracks are directional, not restrictive. We challenge builders to identify & tackle any critical industry pain point outside these categories. If it solves a real problem, build it.
Demo Structure & Submission
Submit your project here:
Demo Structure:
2 slides + Demo (2 min 30s)
Slide 1 - Team Introduction
Name, school, or company
Relevant experience
Highlight team-problem fit
Slide 2 - Product Overview
One-line description
Problem you are solving
Solution you built
Slide 3 - Demo
Video demo (max 2 minutes)
Must show working product
Judge will give feedback for each teams
Beta Fund Prize
Audience Favorite - $600 Cash for 1st, $500 Cash for 2nd, $400 Cash for 3rd, $300 Cash for 4th, $200 Cash for 5th, award on the spot to one team.
Social Media King - $500 Cash for 1st, $300 Cash for 2nd, $200 Cash for 3rd (Highest social media engagement & viral reach) Announced & cash sent 7 days after the hackathon, on Discord.
Beta Fellowship - Outstanding teams bypass standard applications & roll directly into the 8-week Beta University pre-accelerator. Scale your hackathon prototype into a venture-ready startup. Selected team will secure a $25K investment from Beta Fund upon program completion.
Butterbase Special Prizes
The backend for apps you build with AI. Code with your favorite AI assistant, tell it to use Butterbase, & it handles the rest - database, auth, file storage, serverless functions, API endpoints, & deployment. Zero configuration required. You keep shipping your product, & the backend forms itself.
Best Use of Butterbase: $200 Butterbase Credits
Participant Perk: Every attendee gets $20 in credits (covers your first month on our launch plan) to kickstart their build!(Only redeemable during the hackathon)
Claim your promo code on the event day!
Butterbase Submission:
All projects must be submitted through Butterbase MCP for judging. Please take 5 minutes to get set up so you're ready to build, not configure, on event day.
Setup & Submission:
Butterbase Setup Instruction
Butterbase Build + Deploy
Submission Instruction
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