Hackathon management, automated

Your hackathon runs itself.
You just watch.

HackPilot is the AI-native platform that handles registration, team matching, judging, and communications. One prompt to launch. Zero manual work.

10K+
hackathons organized globally per year
80%
of organizer time is manual busywork
0
existing platforms use AI meaningfully

Running a hackathon shouldn't feel like running a marathon

Organizers spend hundreds of hours on logistics that could be automated. The tools that exist are glorified form builders from 2015.

AI that actually runs things

Not a chatbot bolted onto a form builder. An autonomous system that operates your hackathon end-to-end.

CORE

One prompt, full hackathon

Describe your event in plain English. HackPilot generates the registration page, schedule, judging criteria, email sequences, and team formation rules. Edit anything, or let AI handle it.

$ hackpilot create
Theme: "Climate tech, 48hrs, 200 participants"
> Generating event page...
> Building registration flow...
> Creating judging rubric...
> Scheduling email sequences...
✓ Hackathon ready. Live at hack.pilot/climate-48
MATCHING

Smart team formation

AI matches participants by skills, experience, and goals. No more random assignments or awkward "looking for team" channels. Every team is balanced and productive from hour one.

JUDGING

Automated evaluation

AI pre-screens submissions, assigns judges by expertise, normalizes scores across panels, and flags conflicts. Human judges focus on the hard decisions, not the logistics.

COMMS

Autonomous communications

Every email, reminder, and update sent at the right time to the right people. Personalized for participants, judges, sponsors, and mentors. No more mail merge nightmares.

SPONSORS

Sponsor intelligence

Track sponsor engagement, calculate ROI, and surface insights. Show sponsors exactly what they got. Make renewals automatic, not awkward.

The future of hackathons is autonomous

Built by someone who spent $62,000 running a hackathon the hard way. Now building the platform so nobody else has to.