Bolt.new presents World's Largest Hackathon

Launch your ideas into reality, compete for over $1m in prizes & set a Guinness World Record!

Welcome to the world’s largest hackathon, where over $1,000,000 in prizes are about to be handed out to smart creative people like you!

We're standing at the precipice of a once-in-a-generation shift. The rules have changed. The playing field has been leveled. For the first time in history, anyone with an idea can build it without the traditional software developer skillset.

Bolt.new has shattered the barriers between imagination and creation. Describe what you want to build, and watch as AI transforms your vision into reality—no coding required.

THIS IS NOT JUST A HACKATHON This is your launchpad. This is your classroom. This is your funding round. This is your moment!

WHO SHOULD DROP EVERYTHING AND JOIN?

Vibe coders ready to lead the new generation of builders Entrepreneurs searching for their next billion-dollar idea Creators who've been waiting for technology to catch up with their vision Students who want to skip years of learning curves ANYONE with ideas worth building and the drive to make them real

THE OPPORTUNITY IS UNPRECEDENTED ✓ Learn cutting-edge AI-powered development from world-class mentors ✓ Build production-ready applications in minutes instead of months ✓ Launch your company with built-in attention and momentum ✓ Win life-changing prizes and investor connections

This summer, all eyes in tech will be on this event. Venture capitalists, tech influencers, and industry leaders are clearing their calendars.

Projects launched during this hackathon will capture attention across tech media, with creators invited to share their journey from concept to completion – opening doors that typically require years of networking to access.

"If you're not part of this hackathon, you're missing the most accessible launchpad into tech this decade." - Eric Simons

GET STARTED IN SECONDS. CHANGE YOUR TRAJECTORY FOREVER.

Register now (takes ~30 seconds)

Build your first app with AI—no coding required Find local events to attend Compete for the $1,000,000+ prize pool Requirements What to create Build a NEW application primarily with Bolt.new!

Start building your app on or after May 30 for it to be considered NEW. Your app can be built completely with Bolt.new or significantly started or built on Bolt.new. Just be sure the publicly deployed version includes a badge that highlights that it is built with Bolt.new (see guidance here).

💰 Challenge Prizes

To be eligible for Challenge Prizes your project must also meet the relevant challenge:

Make More Money Challenge: Use the RevenueCat mobile SDK and RevenueCat Paywall Builder to acquire subscribers in your mobile Bolt.new app. Custom Domain Challenge: Use Entri to get an IONOS Domain Name and publish your Bolt.new app on the domain. Blockchain Challenge: Build an app on Algorand where blockchain powers trustless payments, verifiable data, user-owned identity, or programmable digital assets—all with speed, simplicity, and global scale. Conversational AI Video Challenge: Use Tavus to bring real-time AI video agents to your Bolt.new app. Voice AI Challenge: Use ElevenLabs to make your Bolt.new app conversational.Deploy Challenge: Use Netlify to deploy your full-stack Bolt.new application. Deploy Challenge: Use Netlify to deploy your full-stack Bolt.new application. Silly Sh!t Challenge: Use Reddit’s Developer Platform x Bolt to bring your wackiest, weirdest, and silliest ideas to Reddit in the form of a game. Startup Challenge: Use Supabase to prep your Bolt.new project to scale to millions. See Challenge Resources for more details.

What to Submit

Include a video (about 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook Video and made public. Provide a URL to a publicly available version of the project that is fully functional as described for review and judging. Confirm usage of Bolt.new to build the project and show the ‘Built with Bolt.new’ badge on your public project. Provide the email used to build the project on Bolt.new. This email must be associated with the usage of Bolt.new to built the submitted project.