🧠 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)

​Sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

​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 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-8p)

​📍 Microsoft 122 5th Ave. 10th Floor 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: 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:

  1. ​Completeness – Can it ship today?

  2. ​Innovation & Commercial Impact – Is this solving a critical problem?

  3. ​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)

​📍 Hybrid: Manhattan + Virtual (Link to Teams)

​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.