Build AI Solutions for Real Business Challenges
ApexHQ is organizing an intensive 5-day AI Hackathon where talented developers, AI engineers, designers, and data scientists build real MVPs for real companies.
01 Why ApexHQ
Not another hackathon built on fictional ideas.
ApexHQ connects companies with talented builders. Sponsors provide real business problems, and participants spend five days designing, building, testing, and presenting working AI-powered MVPs.
Real business problems
Sponsors submit genuine operational challenges — not fictional prompts.
Working MVPs, not slideware
Every team ships a functioning AI-powered product by Demo Day.
Five focused days
Design, build, test, and present — with mentorship at every step.
02 How It Works
From real challenge to working MVP
A simple, focused format designed around one outcome: shipped products that solve real problems.
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Companies Submit Challenges
Real businesses describe an operational problem or opportunity they want solved.
02
Teams Build
Developers, AI engineers, designers, and analysts create working MVPs using AI, ML, web technologies, automation, cloud services, and data analytics.
03
Five Days of Development
Participants collaborate, validate ideas, and rapidly iterate with mentorship along the way.
04
Demo Day
Teams pitch their working solutions directly to sponsors and judges.
03 Technologies
Build with the modern stack
Teams are free to use any technology that gets a working MVP into the hands of sponsors.
04 For Sponsors
Why become a sponsor?
Bring a real challenge — leave with working prototypes, brand visibility, and direct access to top technical talent.
Real Innovation
Receive AI-powered MVPs built specifically for your business challenge.
Brand Exposure
Your company appears across ApexHQ, social media campaigns, and promotional materials.
Access to Talent
Meet skilled developers, AI engineers, and future employees.
Independent Evaluation
Projects are reviewed by experienced industry professionals.
05 What ApexHQ Provides
We handle everything. You bring the challenge.
Platform Management
Complete online infrastructure from registration to final submission.
Marketing
Promotion across social media, developer communities, universities, and tech groups.
Community
Recruitment of developers, AI specialists, and data professionals.
Judging
Independent experts evaluate technical quality, innovation, and business value.
06 Awards
Shaped together with founding partners
The awards for the first edition are being finalized with our partners — rewarding the teams that turn real challenges into working products.
Coming soon
Partner-supported awards will be revealed before the event.
07 Event Timeline
Six steps from idea to winner
Phase 01
Registration
Phase 02
Challenge Announcement
Phase 03
5 Days of Building
Phase 04
Project Submission
Phase 05
Final Presentations
Phase 06
Winner Announcement
08 Partners
Welcoming founding partners
ApexHQ is currently opening its first partner cohort. Founding partners shape the challenges, meet the builders first, and define what the inaugural edition becomes.
Founding Partner
Your company here
Innovation Partner
Your company here
Challenge Sponsor
Your company here
Community Partner
Your company here
09 FAQ
Questions, answered
Developers, AI engineers, designers, data scientists, and product-minded builders of any background. Students and professionals are equally welcome — what matters is your willingness to ship a working MVP in five days.
No. Teams need a mix of skills: frontend, backend, design, data, and product. Mentors are available throughout the event, and modern AI tooling makes it easier than ever to integrate intelligent features without deep ML expertise.
Yes. You can register solo and we will match you with a team during the team-formation stage, or you can apply together with a pre-formed team of up to five people.
An independent panel of industry experts evaluates each project on technical quality, innovation, business value, and the quality of the final presentation. Sponsors provide input on how well the solution addresses their challenge.
Any modern stack. AI and machine learning, LLM APIs, computer vision, web and mobile frameworks, cloud services, automation tools, and data analytics platforms are all fair game — as long as the result is a working MVP you built during the event.
Build the Future with AI
Whether you're a participant ready to build or a company looking for innovative AI solutions, ApexHQ connects ambitious people with real-world impact.