4–5 July 2026 · Hong Kong
Two Days. Three Tracks. One Builder City.
SEA Hacks is a 2-day AI hackathon in Hong Kong where 300+ builders ship real products against real problems — from family businesses, finance, healthcare, and frontier startups.
300+
Builders in the Room
3
Tracks
2 Days
Live + Streamed
11M+
Stream Reach
// The Three Tracks
Build Across Three Frontiers
01 / Track
Startup
Venture-Scale
Builders aiming for venture-scaled startups. Big-market problems, fast-moving teams, products that could become category leaders. Standout teams continue building with us beyond the weekend.
02 / Track
Industry
Real Business
Solve a real-world problem brought by a real business. Industry-grade prompts from partners across finance, healthcare, trade, and law.
03 / Track
Community
Impact & Lifestyle
Social impact, non-profit work, and lifestyle businesses. Building for the community first, scale later.
// The Format
Two Days. One Build. One Demo.
Day 01
Saturday · July 4, 2026
Brainstorm & Build
- ›Opening keynote & track briefings
- ›Team formation and ideation
- ›Hands-on building with mentor support
- ›Industry partner office hours
- ›Late-night build time on-site
Day 02
Sunday · July 5, 2026
Judge & Present
- ›Final build sprint & submission
- ›Track-level judging by industry experts
- ›Top teams pitch on the main stage
- ›Awards across all three tracks
- ›Closing party & community celebration
// Who's in the Room
A Cross-Industry Builder Community
AI
AI Engineers
Core Tech Builders
FIN
Bankers
FinTech Innovation
MED
Doctors
HealthTech Solutions
TRD
Trade Professionals
Supply Chain AI
VC
Founders
Startup Ecosystem
LAW
Lawyers
LegalTech Innovation
// In Partnership With
Run With the Builder Ecosystem
N1ACCompanies we’ve worked with
// The Team
Built by Builders, for Builders
Chinat Yu
AI Researcher & Strategist
Johns Hopkins CS + Stanford MA graduate. MLH Top 50 honoree. Expert in high-impact hackathon ecosystems and AI builder community development.
Angel Lui
Community Builder
From law school and VC to organizing 400+ dinners, hackathons, and events across 17+ cities. Builds spaces where education, community, and tech intersect.
Jeffrey Zhou
AI Systems Builder
Works at the intersection of AI, biotech, and applied engineering — focused on global execution and making complex technical ideas accessible to real-world builders.
// Advisors
Backed by Industry Leaders
Quincy Larson
Founder, freeCodeCamp
Built a global ecosystem helping millions learn to code — an 11M+ subscriber platform. Advocate for open source, data privacy, and net neutrality.
Clement Pang
Sutter Hill Ventures · Co-founder, Wavefront (acq. VMware)
Investor at Sutter Hill Ventures. Long-time builder and advisor in the developer tools and AI infrastructure space.
John Whaley
Founder, Inception Studio
Founder of UnifyID (acq. Prove). Stanford CS PhD. Builds AI-first founder communities through Inception Studio.
Mike Morris
Inception Studio
Veteran operator and investor. Helps founders move from idea to traction inside the Inception Studio ecosystem.
