Find your people
Come with a team or meet your collaborators here. Bring curiosity; build the rest together.
HACKHERE PRESENTS · 24-HOUR HACKATHON
Build past midnight. Launch beyond limits.
One night. One working prototype. A room full of people stubborn enough to build what doesn't exist yet.
Replay the cinematic launch, or explore the car and aim its headlights with your mouse, touch, or arrow keys.
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PRESENTS24-HOUR HACKATHON
HACK THECLOUD
Build past midnight. Launch beyond limits.
Enter the hackathon ↓BUILD / CONNECT / DEPLOY
Explore event ↓
Doors open in
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The Observatory
Bengaluru
01 / The experience
A night for the
what-if people.
Not another weekend of slides. This is a 24-hour collision of code, design and audacious ideas — ending with something real enough to demo.
Make the leap
Work through the night with mentor reviews, meals and space to try something ambitious.
Leave with a launch
Turn your idea into a working prototype, then bring it to the demo stage.
02 / Mission controlBuilt people.
Built people.
Sharp questions.
Your work is judged on originality, usefulness, technical craft and what you actually ship.
AK
Anika Kapoor
Founder · Actual Labs
RM
Rohan Mehta
Design VP · Northstar
JS
Jia Sen
AI Researcher · Orbit
DV
Dev Varma
Investor · First Light
03 / Choose your orbitFour tracks.
Four tracks.
Zero safe ideas.
Pick a problem worth losing sleep over. Build solo or bring a team of up to four.
✦
Human × AI
Tools that amplify people instead of replacing them.
Sponsored challenge◌
Planet+
Climate, cities and systems built for a longer future.
Open hardware welcome⌁
New Realities
Spatial, immersive and playful ways to see the world.
Wildcards encouraged∞
Open Orbit
The brilliant thing that refuses to fit in a box.
No brief, no limitsYOUR NEXT BUILD
IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED
04 / The flight plan24 hours.
24 hours.
Every minute counts.
We handle the fuel: meals, mentors, caffeine, hardware and a place to crash. You handle the build.
6 milestones · all times IST
- Doors + breakfastFind your team, fuel up, plug in.01
- Launch briefingChallenge reveals. The clock starts.02
- Mentor orbit IProduct, engineering and design reviews.03
- Midnight signalSecret mini-challenge + ramen drop.04
- Final burnTesting, polish and pitch practice.05
- Demos + awardsThree minutes to make us believe.06
05 / Worth the all-nighter
Big ideas deserve
a soft landing.
Cloud credits + incubation fast-track
Cash, credits and a founder residency
✦Community vote + creator kit
Plus ₹1L across track awards, best design and most gloriously unexpected build.
06 / Transmission logQuestions,
Questions,
answered.
No matching questions. Try “team”, “cost”, or “bring”.
Who can participate?+
Students, designers, engineers, researchers and first-time builders aged 18+. Curiosity matters more than credentials.
Can I come without a team?+
Absolutely. We run a team-matching session before kickoff, and plenty of strong teams form in the room.
What should I bring?+
Your laptop, charger, ID, water bottle and anything special your prototype needs. We provide Wi-Fi, food and basic hardware kits.
Does it cost anything?+
No. Hack the Cloud is free for accepted builders. Your pass includes the full event, meals, snacks and a limited-edition kit.