VibeCon SF 2026: Vibecode Your Way to a YC Interview

This isn't your regular hackathon. On Oct 24–25, 175 hand-picked builders get together at Y Combinator's SF office to turn ambitious ideas into working products in one weekend.

You don't need to be an engineer. Founders, PMs, designers, operators and people from sales or finance build side by side with AI. Past finalists had never written code and still shipped real products.

→ Request your spot HERE: https://events.ycombinator.com/VibeCon26

What's at stake

• Winner: a direct interview for an upcoming YC batch + $5,000

• Runner-up: $3,000 · Third: $2,000

• Top 10: pitch on the main stage to judges from YC, Emergent and partners

• Every builder: free Emergent credits, partner perks and swag

The weekend

Build solo or on a team with hands-on help from Emergent mentors. The final product ships and demos on Emergent. The overnight build is optional.

Who should apply

Founders, engineers, PMs, designers, operators and business professionals with 2+ years of experience who are pre-seed or pre-company and can be in SF Oct 24–25.

Hero Sponsor: MongoDB
Supporting Partners: Anthropic, Amazon Web Services

Reminder: your spot is only confirmed once YC approves your RSVP.

→ Request your spot HERE -https://events.ycombinator.com/VibeCon26