​Join us to hack for 3 days at Edge Esmeralda, the pop-up village 1h away from SF. Learn everything about the event here.

​🔥 Overview TLDR:

​- Prizes & Judges: We have ~$20k of prizes and a host of amazing judges, including Ivan Zhao (Founder & CEO of Notion)

​- Theme: The hackathon centers on the theme of "Tools for Human Flourishing."

​- Eligibility: You can demo anything you’ve built or meaningfully progressed at Edge Esmeralda. You will have to announce how long you’ve been working on your project.

​🫡 Practical infos:

​Transportation: Edge Esmeralda is in Healdsburg (1h from SF). Once you are admitted, you can organize carpooling or share an Uber with other builders.

​Accommodation: we have booked rooms in a hotel for you at a very discounted rate, hacker house style. Another option is to sleep for free in the coworking space (bring your sleeping bag & air mattress).

​Applying: you're welcome to hack individually or to sign up with your team (each person on your team has to apply).

​Hacking: builders can tap into our tracks (see below) or build in their own focus area.

​Prizes, Bounties & Judges

​General Prizes

​☀️ 1st place: $4,000
⚡️ 2nd place: $2,000
✨ 3rd place: $1,000

​Bounties & Specific Prizes

• ​🌞 Build for flourishing with Optimism: $3,000

• ​🚀 Build an AI product for $3,000 in compute credits from Prime Intellect

• ​👾 Build an AI Agent with Olas x Nevermined: $3,000

• ​🔥 Build a ZK Proof of Contribution with Vana: $2,000

• ​😇 Win the 1517 Medici prize: $1,000

• ​🫡 Get an interview for Bun with Jarred Sumner

​Judges include:

• ​Ivan Zhao (founder & CEO of Notion),

• ​Nick White (COO of Celestia),

• ​Yasmin Razavi (Anthropic board member),

• ​Omri Amirav-Drory (general partner of NFX),

• ​Zack Radisic (engineer @ Bun.sh)

• ​Zelda Poem (1517 fund)

​Learn more about the prizes and the event here.

​Tracks

​1. Human organization

​Evolution of education & parenting • New towns & cities • Collective intelligence • Governance • Culture

​2. Artificial intelligence

​Compute & geopolitics • AI & identity • Alignment • Decentralized AI • Practical applications • Art

​3. Real-world crypto

​Practical, real-life applications • Zero-Knowledge tech • Protocol research • Scalability

​4. Health, longevity & bio

​Neurotech • Nutritional science & tech • Biohacking • Practical & philosophical aspects of well-being

​5. Hard tech

​Geoengineering • Nanotech • Space exploration • Materials science • Transportation • Renewable energy

​Have a look at our FAQ here.