No prior finance expertise required — we’re looking for fresh perspectives to solve real problems!
Location: 100% Remote → Discord
Date: August 1–4, 2025
Expertise required — we’re seeking fresh perspectives to tackle real-world problems.
Wellness
FinSight
Insight
Provides personalized insights based on user data or preferences
4 — 04
3 — 04
Creates engaging interactions that make finance less intimidating
Engagement
2 — 04
Helps users visualize the impact of small, consistent investments
Visualization
1 — 04
Simplifies complex financial concepts for beginners
Clarity
Design and build a working prototype in just 72 hours that accomplishes at least one of these goals:
Core Challenge
$ 2,000+ in prizes and exclusive feedback from top-tier worldwide judges
Win Big
Gain practical experience with AI, data visualization, and financial APIs
Learn by Doing
Connect with judges from Meta, Google, Amazon, and other tech giants
Network with Industry Leaders
Create a project that showcases your skills to future employers
Build Your Portfolio
Unlock opportunities through innovation and collaboration
Why Participate?
- Core Features: Score calculation, personalized recommendations, clear documentation
- Tech Focus: API design, recommendation systems, financial modeling
- For Beginners: Start with a few key metrics and focus on the recommendation logic
Create a backend service that evaluates financial health and provides actionable recommendations.
Financial Health API
10 — 10
- Core Features: Shared portfolio building, performance tracking, discussion tools
- Tech Focus: Real-time collaboration, multi-user state management, data visualization
- For Beginners: Start with asynchronous collaboration and basic sharing features
Build a multiplayer environment where friends can learn about investing together.
Collaborative Investment Simulator
09 — 10
- Core Features: Fee comparison, long-term impact visualization, optimization suggestions
- Tech Focus: Financial modeling, comparative visualization, optimization algorithms
- For Beginners: Focus on comparing just 2−3 fee structures with clear visual impact
Create a visualization that shows how fees and taxes affect investment returns over time.
Fee Impact Calculator
08 — 10
- Core Features: Process transaction data (CSV upload), calculate spare change, visualize potential growth
- Tech Focus: Data processing, basic financial modeling, interactive visualization
- For Beginners: Start with a simple UI that calculates round-ups from manual entries
Build a tool that helps users align investments with personal values like sustainability or social impact.
Values-Based Investing Guide
07 — 10
- Core Features: Risk/return visualization, volatility explainers, personalized risk assessment
- Tech Focus: Risk modeling, interactive data visualization, educational components
- For Beginners: Focus on explaining 1−2 risk concepts with clear visuals
Create a tool that helps users understand the concept of investment risk through interactive visuals.
Investment Risk Visualizer
06 — 10
- Core Features: Visualize index data, simulate past investment scenarios, highlight key concepts
- Tech Focus: Data fetching/processing, interactive charting, time-series analysis
- For Beginners: Use pre-packaged data and focus on the visualization experience
Build an interactive tool that demonstrates historical market performance and investment outcomes.
Market History Explorer
05 — 10
- Core Features: Handle questions about investing basics, provide contextual explanations
- Tech Focus: Natural language processing, LLM integration, conversational design
- For Beginners: Start with a few predefined questions and expand from there
Create a conversational interface that answers basic money questions and provides personalized guidance.
AI Finance Assistant
04 — 10
- Core Features: Expense categorization, interactive charts, "what-if" scenarios for investing
- Tech Focus: Data visualization, categorization algorithms, financial projections
- For Beginners: Start with manual data entry and focus on the visualization aspects
Build a visualization tool that helps users find money for investing within their current spending.
Budget-to-Invest Dashboard
03 — 10
- Core Features: Cover 5−10 essential concepts like ETFs, compound interest, or dollar-cost averaging
- Tech Focus: Knowledge representation, conversational UI, gamification elements
- For Beginners: Use AI to generate explanations or build a simple quiz format
Create an interactive experience that explains investing basics in plain language.
Finance Concepts Demystifier
02 — 10
- Core Features: Process transaction data (CSV upload), calculate spare change, visualize potential growth
- Tech Focus: Data processing, basic financial modeling, interactive visualization
- For Beginners: Start with a simple UI that calculates round-ups from manual entries
Build a tool that shows how small "round-ups" from everyday purchases can grow over time.
Round-Up Savings Simulator
01 — 10
Choose any track that interests you — or blend multiple concepts! These are starting points, not rigid requirements
Tracks
Deliverables
Working Prototype: Deployed web app or shareable link (no need for mobile apps)
Code Repository: GitHub repo with README.md explaining your approach
Demo: 2-minute video or live presentation showcasing key features
Code Repository: GitHub repo with README.md explaining your approach
Demo: 2-minute video or live presentation showcasing key features
Key Dates & Deadlines
Stay on track with the official hackathon timeline. Don’t miss a moment — from registration to final results:
August 1
Registration Closes
Sunday
August 1
Kickoff on Discord (mandatory check-in)
Friday
(6:00 PM UTC)
August 1-4
Mix energy drinks with coffee to get it done
Saturday
August 4
Project polishing and final submission deadline
Sunday
(6:00 PM UTC)
August 24
Winners announced on our Discord server
Thursday
10pts
Presentation & Documentation
Clear explanation of problem, solution, and implementation
15pts
Financial Education Value
Accuracy and educational merit of financial information
20pts
AI/ML Innovation
Creative application of AI to simplify financial concepts
25pts
Technical Execution
Code quality, performance, effective use of available technologies
30pts
User Experience & Accessibility
User-friendly for non-finance experts and addresses real user needs
Evaluation Criteria
Total: 100 pts
Distinguished Judges
Our panel includes senior leaders from top tech companies — including a Director of Engineering at Google, ML Research Lead at Meta, Principal Product Manager at Amazon, VP of Engineering at Robinhood, and Director of Product at Wealthfront. Their expertise ensures a high standard of evaluation and industry relevance.
Lead Judges
Our core judging panel brings deep expertise from the world’s top tech companies and research institutions. These industry leaders will evaluate finalists, provide strategic feedback, and select the grand prize winners.
Founding Engineer at Henry AI with 10+ years in full-stack development and AI systems, building scalable, product-driven engineering solutions.
United States
Roman Martynenko
Judge at UC Berkeley's Sustainable Innovation Day 2025, selected among 30+ industry leaders to evaluate climate tech startups. CEO of Cognitivision LLC with multiple international innovation awards in AI and renewable energy, including the CONNECT Poland Prize.
United States
Denys Syntiuk
Industry expert and award judge in AI, healthcare tech, and enterprise software with 10+ years at Dexcom, ServiceNow, and Verizon, holding patents in AI-driven cybersecurity and health data encryption.
United States
Tharun Sure
Software Development Manager and IEEE Senior Member with 20+ years in full-stack development, system architecture, and evaluating impactful, cross-industry tech solutions.
Turkey
Tufan Kilicaslan
Product Management leader for AWS Direct Connect, BCS and IETE Fellow, BCS Membership Associate Assessor, and speaker at IEEE and AWS re: Invent.
United States
Tanvir Kaur
Ashay Satav
United States
An 18-year product leader in Fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce driving AI-powered listing tools, streamlined APIs, and resilient global platforms.
People's Choice Award
Selected by public vote, awarded to the most loved project
Selected by public vote, awarded to the most loved project
Technical Execution
For pushing boundaries with creative AI implementation
For pushing boundaries with creative AI implementation
Best UI/UX Design
For exceptional usability and aesthetic value
For exceptional usability and aesthetic value
Special Awards
We're also offering three special category prizes — each with two $100 rewards and one $500 reward.
$200
This award honors strong coding fundamentals and successful project execution
Third Place
$300
Second Place
This prize celebrates strong development skills and effective implementation of creative solutions
$1,000
First Place
This award recognizes the team with the most impressive coding excellence and creative problem-solving
Prizes
From Cash Rewards to Career-Defining Opportunities
Additional Judges
Alongside the lead panel, our extended jury includes engineers, designers, and AI experts from around the globe — ensuring every project is reviewed with care and precision.
Office Hours:
Scheduled sessions with judges and industry mentors
5 — 05
Technical Mentors:
On-demand support via Discord throughout the event
4 — 05
3 — 05
Simplified APIs for market data, sample transaction datasets
Data Sources:
2 — 05
GitHub repos with boilerplate code for different tech stacks
Starter Templates:
1 — 05
"Finance Basics for Developers" and "AI for Financial Applications"
Pre-hackathon Resources
Resources & Support
- Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages for frontend
- Railway, Render, or Heroku for backend services
- Any cloud database with a free tier
Hosting Options
04 — 04
- OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude, or HuggingFace for natural language capabilities
- Yahoo Finance API or Alpha Vantage for market data (free tiers available)
- Sample datasets provided in the starter kit
AI & Data
03 — 04
- Node.js/Express, Python/FastAPI, or any language you’re comfortable with
- RESTful APIs or GraphQL for data exchange
- Serverless functions (Vercel, Netlify) for quick deployment
Backend & APIs
02 — 04
- React, Vue. js, Svelte, or plain HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Chart.js, D3. js, or Plotly for visualizations
- Tailwind CSS, Material UI, or Bootstrap for styling
Frontend
01 — 04
We’ve designed this hackathon to be accessible with common web technologies. Here are some suggestions:
Recommended Technologies
Organized solely for social good [and fun] and designed by Hackathon Raptors. A non-profit community — UK [C.I.C] — 15 557 917.
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