Google DeepMind x InstaLILY AI Toronto Hackathon — Kickoff & Prompt Reveal

Builders wanted.

InstaLILY is assembling the first cohort of builders to join our new Toronto office. We’re kicking it off with a hackathon in partnership with Google DeepMind.

We’re looking for students and early-career engineers who are ready to show what they can do with AI. The winner will get a final-round interview to join our Toronto team.

Build it. Break it. Deploy it.

The InstaLILY x Google DeepMind Toronto Hackathon starts September 22.

You’ll have a week to work remotely to build a coordinated team of AI agents that work together on an objective we'll give you at kickoff. You'll design agents that will delegate work to each other, report back what they find, challenge each other's conclusions, and synthesize results.

We’ll come together for a demo day on October 2 to walk through your projects, announce the winner, and celebrate.

The kickoff - September 22, 2026

On September 22nd, we’ll kick off the hackathon in person in Toronto. We’ll share the objective you’ll be working toward live.

Join us for food, drinks, and a great opportunity to network with other engineers and tech professionals. Participants can also attend the kick off virtually.

The project - September 22 - 29, 2026

Builders have a week to work remotely on a multi-agent orchestration project that solves a single objective. You can work wherever and whenever works for you.

The demo - October 2, 2026

Finalists will come together in Toronto for a demo day to show off what they’ve created and connect with other professionals.

If selected, you must attend demo day in person to win.

If you would like to either participate or attend to support the hackathon, please make sure you register.

Note: Interested participants, please make sure you answer all application questions. Incomplete submissions can’t be reviewed and won’t be considered.

​Limited Seats

Selection is merit-based. Our team reviews every application for technical depth. Approved builders will receive a formal acceptance via email.

Application Deadline: September 24, 2026

​Judges

• Iris Cheng: Founding Engineer @InstaLILY AI, Brown Alum

Specializes in backend development and artificial intelligence. Ex-Mayo Clinic

• Logan Ge: Founding Engineer @InstaLILY AI, UChicago Alum

Specializes in artificial intelligence and backend development. Passionate about designing scalable AI infrastructure.

• Sai Koushik: AI Software Engineer @InstaLILY AI, UPenn Alum

Specializes in the LLM inference stack. Passionate about squeezing maximum performance from compute resources to speed up AI inference.

• Maya Magavi: Software Engineer @InstaLILY AI, Brown Alum

Specializes in applied machine learning and full-stack development. Passionate about building technology to integrates into and enhances people's lives.

Find out more at https://toronto26.instalily.ai/

​About InstaLILY AI:

InstaLILY builds AI agents that learn how a business produces its results and do the work of sales, operations, service, and AI oversight inside the systems that distributors, manufacturers, logistics providers, healthcare providers, and field service companies already run. Founded by Amit Shah and Sumantro Das, InstaLILY has raised nearly $100 million from Energize Capital, Insight Partners, and Home Depot Ventures. Headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, London, and Toronto.