Hackathon Power of Europe @ Amsterdam/Oosterpark
Join 100 builders to fine-tune LLMs, build RAG and agentic systems — all using powerful, emerging European AI tech.
This hackathon is brought to you by Tech Makers, Build Europe, and AI for Good.
Power of Europe Hackathon
From fine-tuning LLMs to building next-gen RAG pipelines and agentic systems, this hackathon is your launchpad to experiment with the latest AI patterns using Europe's rich and often underexplored tech ecosystem.
Goal: build a working "AI demo" using European-made tech as much as possible, whether that’s RAG, smart agents, fine-tuned LLMs, or fresh AI ideas.
Demo: at the end of the day you will be given the opportunity to share what you built, what you learned, and your ASK: feedback, help, or just encouragement to keep you going!
Whether you're playing with open models, exploring modular architecture, or rethinking how AI tools are built and deployed, this is the place to connect with others shaping the future.
Let’s build the next wave: locally grown, globally relevant.
Official Partners
We are proud to have partnered with leaders in the European AI tech ecosystem.
Rewire = our amazing hosts! Rewire specializes in scaling and operationalizing AI across enterprises, bridging the “last mile” from pilot to production.
Orq AI offers a comprehensive LLMOps platform for multi-model orchestration, observability, and compliance.
Mistral AI leads in Document AI and coding assistants, with multimodal and domain-adapted models.
Weaviate shines with advanced multi-modal and multi-vector embeddings, enabling rich semantic search and autonomous vector DB agents.
Koyeb provides serverless GPU-powered deployment and fine-tuning with instant model APIs.
Kilocode AI delivers open-source AI coding automation tightly integrated with VS Code.
🏆 Hackathon Prizes
Keep building
The top 3 teams will earn credits for Mistral, Weaviate, Koyeb, and Orq AI subscription worth:
🥇 1st Place
12-month Orq AI Team Pro subscription (€3,000 value)
€2,000 Mistral credits
€1,000 Weaviate credits
€1,000 Koyeb credits
€800 Kilocode AI credits (per person)
🥈 2nd Place
6-month Orq AI Team Pro subscription (€1,500 value)
€1,000 Mistral credits
€750 Koyeb credits
€400 Kilocode AI credits (per person)
🥉 3rd Place
€1,000 Mistral credits
3-month Orq AI Team Pro subscription (€750 value)
€500 Koyeb credits
€300 Kilocode AI credits (per person)
Join Build Europe Hackathon in Zurich
After the event we will reach out to the best hackers to qualify and invite them to the finalquest.
Networking opportunities with established founders.
All-expenses-paid trip to Zurich for selected participants.
Direct access to Europe's most promising technical talent.
Agenda
10:00 — 10:30: welcome address and logistics
10:30 — 17:30: hack time
12:00 — 13:00: lunch time (order in or BYO food)
17:30 — 18:30: demo + Q&A
18:30 — 20:00: drinks + networking
About Tech Makers
We contribute to the development of technology that delivers a real impact and make a difference to people. Build more personal connections in the Tech ecosystem, sharing inspiring knowledge and insights while supporting each other in an open and friendly environment
We Connect people so that they can create more personal connections.
We Inspire by sharing knowledge and insights.
We Empower by encouraging and supporting people’s initiatives and projects.
About AI for Good
The Young AI Leaders Community, part of AI for Good, empowers youth worldwide to use artificial intelligence for positive social impact. By fostering collaboration, mentorship, and ethical innovation, it connects young changemakers to develop responsible AI solutions addressing real-world challenges and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
About Build Europe
We're here to reignite Europe's builder spirit. Where young minds with unreasonable ambition gather to break things, rethink everything, and rebuild it better. This isn't about tweaking at the margins—it's about reclaiming Europe's edge by choosing speed over safety, momentum over maintenance, and building instead of begging for permission.
About Rewire
Rewire operationalizes every aspect of Artificial Intelligence, from machine learning to Gen AI, to create AI-native organizations.
With offices in Amsterdam and Heidelberg, it has been at the cutting-edge since its founding in 2006 and counts Europe’s largest and most dynamic organizations amongst its client base, including the likes of KPN, Nike, Brenntag, Rabobank, Adevinta, ABN AMRO and IKEA.
Alongside its Data & AI transformation services and Customizable Functional Solutions, Rewire strengthens critical Data & AI skillsets through its GAIN professional development academy.