Open hackathons this week (Nov 09): biggest prizes, India picks, closing soon
A weekly list of open hackathons from Devpost, Unstop, Devfolio and MLH, sorted by prize pool. Biggest online prize pools Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 | $1,000,000 | Online | closes Nov 18 Codegeist 2026: Build with context. Ship with confidence. | $120,000 | Online | closes Dec 22 Kiroween 2026 | $100,000 | Online | closes Dec 04 The Arcticathon | $100,000 | Online | closes Jan 31…
This week's biggest open hackathons, according to Devpost, Unstop, Devfolio, and MLH, are closing soon. The Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 boasts a $1,000,000 prize pool and is an online event, closing on Nov 18. Codegeist 2026, focusing on building with context and shipping with confidence, offers a $120,000 prize and is also online, with a deadline of Dec 22.
Kiroween 2026, another online competition, has a $100,000 prize pool and closes on Dec 4. The Arcticathon, yet another online hackathon, features a $100,000 prize and concludes on Jan 31. Anna AI OS Founding Builder Challenge 2026, an online event, offers $80,000 and wraps up on Nov 30. PayPal AI Hackathon and AWS MSP AI Hackathon, both online, have $67,500 and $64,000 prizes respectively, with deadlines of Nov 12 and Dec 11. QNX Global Hackathon, an online competition, features a $50,000 prize and closes on Dec 15.
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