c0mpiled-14 is a one-day build hackathon at UC Berkeley, hosted by Enactus at Berkeley with Transpose. Saturday, October 17, 2026, MLK Student Union, Pauley East Ballroom.

 

THE CHALLENGE

Start from any idea on the YC Requests for Startups (Fall 2026) list and build it in one day, then pick the track it fits. The best project in each track gets a shoutout at awards.

 

TRACKS

Track 1: Agent-first software. Software built for AI agents to use, not just people.

Track 2: Personal AI tools. AI that does real work for one person, every day.

Track 3: Regulated industries. AI for compliance, health, finance and other rules-heavy work.

Track 4: Hardware. Anything physical: devices, robots, drones, sensors.

 

SCHEDULE (Pacific Time)

10:00 AM check-in

10:45 AM challenge overview and tracks

11:00 AM building begins

About 12:30 PM lunch

4:30 PM submissions due, demo video required

5:30 PM awards

 

PRIZES

1st place: $1,500 plus $10,000 in Freestyle credits. 2nd place: $900. 3rd place: $600. Every participant gets $500 in Freestyle credits, $100 in Latted credits, and a RunAnywhere Wally day pass. Cash prizes are judged across all tracks.

 

JUDGES AND SPONSORS

Judges from Superset, Sona8, Reintersect, Latted, Quivly AI, Aurasell AI, OpenAI, Transpose, Entrepreneurs First, Freestyle and Gutgutgoose.

Requirements

Build a working project based on an idea from the YC Request for Startups (Fall 2026) list. On Devpost, create a project submission with: a short description of what you built and which YC request it answers, a link to your demo video (required), and a link to your code or live product. Submit by 4:30 PM Pacific on Saturday, October 17.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,000 in prizes
1st Place
$1,500 in cash
1 winner

$1,500 cash plus $10,000 in Freestyle credits.

2nd Place
$900 in cash
1 winner

3rd Place
$600 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Madison Zhan
Investment Fellow, Entrepreneurs First

Judging Criteria

  • Idea
    Is it a real problem from the YC Request for Startups list, and is the idea sharp?
  • Execution
    Does it actually work? Working product beats slides.
  • Demo video
    Is the demo video clear, short, and does it show the product doing its job?
  • Impact
    Could this become a real startup? Who needs it and how big is it?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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