Daytona HackSprint w/ Arize AI - NYC, October 2026
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🚀 Daytona HackSprint #6
We’re bringing together New York’s brightest AI builders for an intense one-day sprint to create projects at the frontier of AI.
Location: JFK27 Basement, 12 W 39th St, New York
🏆 $50,000+ Prize Pool – Cash, Credits & Prizes
Main Prizes
🥇 1st Prize: $3,000 cash + $10,000 Daytona credits + Each team member receives 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro tier ($297 value/team member) + Arize AI - 1 year of AX Pro ($600 value) + $10,000 Anchor Browser credits
🥈 2nd Prize: $1,000 cash + $5,000 Daytona credits + $5,000 Anchor Browser credits
🥉 3rd Prize: $500 cash + $3,000 Daytona credits + $3,000 Anchor Browser credits
Special Prizes
🏅 Best Use of Daytona: $1,000 cash + $10,000 Daytona credits
🏅 Best Use of Arize AI: $500 cash + 1 year of AX Pro ($600 value)
🏅 AWS: 20 x $75 AWS credit gift cards
🏅 Best Use of ElevenLabs: Each team member receives 3 months of ElevenLabs Scale tier ($897 value/team member)
🏅 Best Use of Anchor Browser: $500 cash + $5,000 credits
🏅 Best Use of SurrealDB: $500 cash + $1,000 in Agent Memory credits + a full SurrealDB Swag kit
Participation Rewards
✨ Every participant receives:
$100 Daytona credits
Arize AI - 3 months of AX Pro ($150 value)
AWS sandbox environments to all participants
1 month free of ElevenLabs Creator tier (normally $22/month)
$200 Anchor Browser credits
SurrealDB - $50 of Agent Memory credit for every participant
🛠️ Build Something Cool & Awesome :)
Design AI agents that present sharp reasoning, independent decision-making, and safe integration with industry-relevant tools.
💻 Expectations
Deliver outcomes that reflect originality, technical strength, and real-world impact.
Participate solo or as part of a team of up to four.
🎤 Presentation
You’ll have 3 minutes to stand out:
Present impactful slides outlining your idea, advantages, and safeguards.
Run a live showcase proving your agent operates safely and drives meaningful results.
⏱️ Schedule
9:00 AM – Doors open + breakfast & coffee
9:30 AM – Opening remarks + partner demos
10:00 AM – Hacking begins
12:30 PM – Lunch
3:30 PM – Project submission deadline - finalists selection
4:00 PM – Finalist presentations & judging
4:45 PM – Awards ceremony
5:00 PM – Event wrap-up & doors close
🚀 Partners
Arize AI - Gold Partner
🥇 Judges
Fuad Ali, Senior Product Manager, LLM at Arize AI
Sam Farber, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS
Mislav Ivanda, DevEx Engineer at Daytona
Nadav Magnezi, Founding GTM at Anchor Browser
Martin Schaer, AI Solutions Engineer at SurrealDB
Dhruv Sekhawat, Co-Founder and CTO Loandock
Sindhu Bhoopalam Dinesh, Vice President (SDE 2) at Goldman Sachs
More judges TBA
⌨️ About Daytona HackSprints
The Daytona HackSprints aren’t just another hackathon. They’re designed to be seamless, elevated, and unforgettable, a space where creativity meets execution.
Our goal is to provide a dynamic environment where innovators and partners can:
Explore new frontiers of artificial intelligence
Turn bold ideas into working prototypes
Forge connections and opportunities that strengthen the AI ecosystem
Join us to build, collaborate, and help shape what’s next in AI.
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