Samsung Next 2024 Generative AI Hackathon
***Submissions are now closed, and presenting teams have been notified. You're welcome to join us for the Demo Day! RSVP here and save your spot.***
Additional details about Demo Day on May 11:
Judges:
Daniel Porras Reyes, associate @ Flybridge
David Ongchoco, co-founder/GP @ Comma Capital
Diane Choi, investor @ Samsung Next
Erica Van, investment director @ Intel Capital
Madison Hawkinson, investor @ NEA
Matthew Mandel, investor @ USV
Schedule:
9:00 - 10:00 AM: Breakfast & Networking
10:00 AM - 12:20 PM: Live Demos
12:20 - 1:20 PM: Lunch & Judging
1:20 - 2:00 PM: Toolchain Partner Lightning Talks
2:00 - 2:30 PM: Awards Announcement
2:30 - 5:00 PM: Reception
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We'll explore two tracks:
Health & Wellness: Harness the power of AI in improving healthcare outcomes, fostering well-being, and revolutionizing the way we approach personal health
Mediatech: Delve into the intersection of AI and media, unlocking possibilities for enhanced content creation, distribution, and audience engagement
🌐 Who Should Participate
We're looking for the brightest founders and builders who have bold ideas with the potential for global impact. We believe the best innovations often come at the intersections of disciplines so we encourage individuals or teams (up to 4 members) from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. The only requirement is that they are passionate about AI and can leverage their experiences as hackers, engineers, designers, and storytellers to identify and prototype new use cases, interfaces, or behaviors that couldn’t exist without generative AI.
While all are invited to apply, space will be limited. We’re prioritizing submissions that:
Bring to life a novel B2B or consumer use case
Enhance or integrate wearables
Embody a large vision and the potential to engage a broad set of users on a frequent basis – either directly via novel application experiences, step function improvements to current user behavior, or indirectly via enabling technology.
To be eligible for prizes, at least 1 team member needs to join us in NYC for the Demo Day on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
💪 Why Participate
1) You'll get priority access to many of the most in-demand toolchains that can help bring your ideas to life, including:
Galileo: An end-to-end platform for GenAI evaluation, experimentation, and observability
Gradient: An AI platform that provides fine-tuning, RAG development, industry LLMs, and Agent Tools out-of-the-box
Hyperbolic: An open-access computing platform enabling anyone to share and access computing resources
Leonardo: A comprehensive generative AI tool and API renowned for creating stunning AI art
LlamaIndex: A leading data framework for building LLM applications
Modal: A serverless platform for Gen AI inference and fine-tuning
Pinecone: Critical storage and retrieval infrastructure for building and running state-of-the-art AI applications
Terra: A platform that enables you to integrate with wearables, such as Garmin, Fitbit, Apple, Google, Polar, Eight Sleep, Oura and Others through a single source
Twelve Labs: Brings human-like video understanding to any application
2) The top projects will have the opportunity to pitch investors from leading venture firms including Union Square Ventures, Intel Capital, Comma Capital, Flybridge, and Samsung Next.
3) Winning teams will receive prize packages that include the Samsung S24 Ultra, Visa gift cards, access to tools and solutions from leading providers, one year of GTM mentorship from the Samsung Next Value Creation team, and much more!
🚀 What We Seek
We’re on the lookout for bold and promising ideas leveraging generative AI across diverse applications in Health & Wellness and Mediatech. Whether it's a spark of an idea or a ready-to-test prototype, we want to see your applications!
🌟 Demo Day Details
15-20 min Pitch: Finalists showcase their projects.
📅 Key Dates
Monday, March 18: Hackathon Opens
April: Hack Month ft. Toolchain Onboarding Sessions
Friday, April 26: Submissions Due
Friday, May 3: Presenting Finalists Announced
Saturday, May 11: Live NYC Demo Day!
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