🧠 SignalFire Presents: Musa Labs Borough Blitz — NY vs The World
🔥 A high-stakes AI Hackathon meets elite VC Showcase. June 27–29, 2025 | Hybrid: NYC & Global (Virtual)
This isn’t just a hackathon. It’s a tech showdown. A venture showcase. A borough battle royale.
Hosted in collaboration with Microsoft, SignalFire VC, Revere VC, and The Alpha Play (TAP), the Musa Labs Borough Blitz is where the future of family office software gets coded live — and broadcast to the world.
Whether you’re an AI-native vibe coder, a visionary founder, a seasoned dev, or a family office looking for first-look deal flow, this is your arena.
🗓️ Full Schedule
🥁 Day 1 — Friday, June 27 (3p-7p)
📍 Microsoft Research NYC, 300 Lafayette St | Queens | Brooklyn | Harlem | Manhattan + Virtual (link to teams)
Welcome to the Blitz
Registration & Team Formation
Microsoft Lab Workshop: “Getting Started with AI Agents”
Unlimited Azure credits to build & test your stack
Swag Bags + Opening Happy Hour 🍻
💻 Day 2 — Saturday, June 28 (11a - 9p)
📍 Hybrid: Queens | Brooklyn | Harlem | Manhattan + Virtual (link to teams)
The 1-Day Code War Begins
💡 Your mission:
Design and demo / product that meaningfully improves life for residents of New York City (or any metro area) using AI. Think transit, education, safety, healthcare access, employment, civic engagement — or anything that helps a city work better for the people in it.🏆 The crown goes to:
The team whose solution demonstrates the greatest potential for real-world impact in a metropolitan environment.Bring Your Own IDE. Use free/open models or flex your own stack
Presentations (5p-8p) to SignalFire, Musa Capital and Microsoft
Judging Criteria:
Completeness – Can it ship today?
Innovation & Commercial Impact – Would a family office pay for it?
Demonstration – Does it actually work, live?
LIVE AV Broadcast from locations across NYC for global visibility
Evening Happy Hour + VC & Family Office Preview Showcase (5-8p)
🏁 Day 3 — Sunday, June 29 (12p - 3p)
Final Pitches & Closing Ceremony
Light Breakfast + Fireside Remarks
Awards + Investor Introductions
🏆 Prizes
🥇 1st Place
M4 Mac Mini + $1,000
3-Month Zo House Co-Working Membership
Pitch to SignalFire, Musa Capital, and TAP
🥈 2nd Place
Raspberry Pi AI Dev Kit + $500
Invitation to VIP mixers at SF + LA Tech Week
🥉 3rd Place
Amazon Gift Card ($200)
Feature on Microsoft Azure for Startups YouTube channel
🍴 All 3 Days Include:
Snacks & refreshments
Virtual team support and streaming access
Mentorship from investors, operators & AI engineers
🚨 Why Join?
Because this is where reputations are built, networks are forged, and careers are launched.
One city. One weekend. One chance to win on a global stage.
👉 Register NOW — Claim your borough or geo, challenge the world, and show us what vibe coding really means.