What the Hack?

Archeridge Group presentssept 26 · hyderabad

What the Heck?

A loud, fast, slightly unreasonable hackathon for people who want to ship something real before the timer hits zero.

Sept 26mark the date

Hyderabadthe venue

2 stagesidea to demo

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expect

Build first. Meet people who can move it forward.

AIwebhardwareopen chaos

speaker session

Founders in the room

Laurence O'Byrne of Napkin (Dublin) and Narayana Murthy Balla of Jedhru Informatics (Hyderabad) join us live. Honest stories, real questions, and a network you keep.

industry access

Partners, MNCs, and open doors

Company partners and industry experts in the room. More visibility, more conversations, better internship signals.

travel grant

Ideation rewards before the hack

The idea phase runs during registration. Every team gets invited either way, and top idea teams get a travel grant to reach Hyderabad.

*T&C apply

on the mic

Speakers worth skipping sleep for.

Laurence O'Byrne

Founder & CEO, Napkin · Dublin, Ireland

Runs Napkin, the Dublin creative consultancy. Award-winning creative director with work for Lego, Diageo, Three and Amnesty International. Flying in from Ireland to talk about shipping ideas that land.

Narayana Murthy Balla

Founder & CEO, Jedhru Informatics · Hyderabad

Built Jedhru Informatics in Hyderabad in 2011. It now runs payroll, compliance and EOR services for businesses across India. Ask him how to build a company that lasts.

how it moves

From idea to demo without the usual fog.

Idea sprint

Submit your idea during registration. Feedback starts early, and top idea teams earn a travel grant (T&C apply).

Hack day in Hyderabad

Build on site on Sept 26, pitch to judges, meet the partners, and leave with people who remember your demo.

backed by

Company partners coming soon

MNC partnerstartup deskcloud creditscampus crew

money talks

₹X9,999 prize pool

+ swags for all

Prize money in INR, swags for everyone, industry access, and travel grants for top teams from the idea phase. Top teams also take home OpenAI API credits and Codex accounts after the hackathon.*T&C apply

sept 26 · hyderabad

Grab your spot before the venue runs out of chairs.

teams of up to 4₹600 per teamrefreshments provided