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//Build day 10·17·2026·Santa Monica, CA·In person

Los AngelesAI Hackathon

Name: Los Angeles AI Hackathon · October 17
Start: 2026-10-17T09:00:00-07:00
Location: Santa Monica, CA

Sat · Oct 17, 2026Santa Monica, CABy application

> Join a curated group of AI/ML and software engineers for a one-day, in-person hackathon hosted by a stealth-stage AI company in Los Angeles, backed by Eric Schmidt. Build something real, meet the team, and potentially build your way into the company.

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00days08hrs21min02sec

hack.ts

const team = await form({
  city: "Los Angeles",
  date: "2026-10-17",
  build: ["llm", "agents"],
});
const idea = pick(team);
await ship(idea); // ✓
const team = await form({
  city: "Los Angeles",
  date: "2026-10-17",
  build: ["llm", "agents"],
});
const idea = pick(team);
await ship(idea); // ✓

terminal

$ git commit -m "v0"
$ npm run build
▸ compiling…
✓ build passed 3.2s
$ deploy --prod
✓ live · 200 OK
$ git push
$ git commit -m "v0"
$ npm run build
▸ compiling…
✓ build passed 3.2s
$ deploy --prod
✓ live · 200 OK
$ git push

agent.py

agent = Agent(
  tools=[search, code],
)
plan = agent.plan(goal)
for step in plan:
    agent.run(step)
# ship it
agent = Agent(
  tools=[search, code],
)
plan = agent.plan(goal)
for step in plan:
    agent.run(step)
# ship it

main

</>git push{ agents }✓ 200 OK▶ runλ

Venue Santa Monica, CA
34.0195° N · 118.4912° WBuild #1017 · 6 tracks
Status accepting

[ 01 ] The brief

One day. One room. Exceptional engineers building with AI.

The host

A stealth-stage AI company in Los Angeles

Building an enterprise agentic harness, backed by Eric Schmidt. You build alongside its technical team.

When

Saturday, October 17, 2026

In person, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Attendance is by application.

Where

Santa Monica, California

At Creator Space LA.

34.0195° N · 118.4912° W

[ 02 ] Who should apply

Six tracks. Bring hands-on experience in one.

TRK-01AI

Applied AI, LLMs and agents

TRK-02ML

ML engineering and ML infrastructure

TRK-03FULL

Full-stack AI products

TRK-04SYS

Backend and distributed systems

TRK-05OPS

Platform, cloud and DevOps

TRK-06SEC

AI security, offensive security and red-teaming

[ 03 ] The day

What the day looks like.

9:00 AMWelcome and challenge reveal
9:30 AMTeams form
10:00 AMBuild
4:00 PMShip
4:30 PMDemos
5:30 PMJudging and awards
6:00 PMDrinks and time with the team

Coming solo?: Perfect. We match selected builders into teams.
Bring: Your laptop.
We provide: Food through the day, workspace, and AI/API credits to build with.

[ 04 ] What you get

Why it's worth a Saturday.

Build with exceptional engineers

Meet the team and see what they're building

Build your way into the team

[ 05 ] Launch sequence

From application to the room.

Apply

Two minutes. LinkedIn + current city.

Review

We review every application. Selected applicants hear back within 48 hours.

RSVP

Selected engineers get a private RSVP link.

Build

Saturday, October 17, in Santa Monica.

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Applications close Wednesday, October 14 at 11:59 PM PT. We review every one, and selected applicants hear back within 48 hours with a private RSVP link.

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