Night Hack by Founders, Inc.

50 teams joined the first Night Hack. Winners shipped secure sandboxes, robot training pipelines, sports tech, and more. They took home cash, credits, and campus access. We’re running it back. One night at the Founders, Inc. lab. Build hardware, software, or both. AI, agents, tools, robots, infra. All fair game. The theme: ship something real in one night. Live demos only. No slides. No localhost. Show it working. We’re looking for deeply technical builders who can move fast, build under pressure, and actually ship. What to expect 5:00pm - 5:30pm: Check in 5:45pm: Kickoff 6:00pm - 10:00pm: Build 10:00pm: Judge walkthrough 10:30pm: Live demos from top teams 11:00pm: Winners announced Who this is for Engineers, technical founders, designers, and operators. Solo or team. First project or fiftieth. If you’ve been sitting on an idea or losing sleep over one, this is your push to ship it. Open to Off Season builders and a small number of external teams. Details Capacity: 75 teams, approval required Location: Founders, Inc. campus, Fort Mason, SF Cost: Free Founders, Inc. backs early-stage founders in emerging tech with $100K-$250K first checks. We run programs, sprints, and hackathons from our 42,000 sq. ft. lab in Fort Mason.