The latest articles on DEV Community by Shubham (@kineticforge). https://dev.to/kineticforge https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4234578%2F43df6753-01d4-4bc9-8f6a-db378c48a61c.png https://dev.to/kineticforge en Shubham Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:00:09 +0000 https://dev.to/kineticforge/open-hackathons-this-week-nov-09-biggest-prizes-india-picks-closing-soon-4hak https://dev.to/kineticforge/open-hackathons-this-week-nov-09-biggest-prizes-india-picks-closing-soon-4hak <p>A weekly list of open hackathons from Devpost, Unstop, Devfolio and MLH, sorted by prize pool.</p> <h2> Biggest online prize pools </h2> <ol> <li> <a href="https://start-developer-competition-26.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026</a> | $1,000,000 | Online | closes Nov 18</li> <li> <a href="https://codegeist2026.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Codegeist 2026: Build with context. Ship with confidence.</a> | $120,000 | Online | closes Dec 22</li> <li> <a href="https://kiroween.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kiroween 2026</a> | $100,000 | Online | closes Dec 04</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/the-arcticathon-bidaya-1759619" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Arcticathon</a> | $100,000 | Online | closes Jan 31</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/anna-ai-os-founding-builder-challenge-2026-talentsec-technology-hong-kong-limited-1762519" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anna AI OS Founding Builder Challenge 2026</a> | $80,000 | Online | closes Nov 30</li> <li> <a href="https://paypalaihackathon.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PayPal AI Hackathon</a> | $67,500 | Online | closes Nov 12</li> <li> <a href="https://aws-agentic-msp.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">AWS MSP AI Hackathon</a> | $64,000 | Online | closes Dec 11</li> <li> <a href="https://qnx.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">QNX Global Hackathon</a> | $50,000 | Online | closes Dec 15</li> </ol> <h2> India (Unstop + Devfolio) </h2> <ol> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/galuxium-nexus-v3-the-global-ai-autonomous-systems-venture-saas-championship-galuxium-1800395" rel="noopener noreferrer">Galuxium Nexus V3: The Global AI, Autonomous Systems &amp; Venture SaaS Championship</a> | $15,000 | Online | closes Jul 31</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/orbix-48-hour-global-open-innovation-hackathon-makers-need-more-mnm-1780048" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orbix - 48-Hour Global Open Innovation Hackathon</a> | $14,952 (₹1,246,000) | Online | closes Nov 20</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/goa-buildathon-27-goa-buildathon-1789849" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goa Buildathon 27</a> | $12,000 (₹1,000,000) | South Goa, Goa, India | closes Dec 31</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/india-got-spot-10-swastik-community-1771992" rel="noopener noreferrer">INDIA GOT SPOT 1.0</a> | $10,589 (₹882,400) | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | closes Jan 09</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/k-hacks-40-anna-university-au-chennai-1772496" rel="noopener noreferrer">K Hacks 4.0</a> | $7,200 (₹600,000) | Online | closes Nov 26</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/codebuild-20-cobuild-1772164" rel="noopener noreferrer">CodeBuild 2.0</a> | $7,200 (₹600,000) | Delhi, Delhi, India | closes Jan 03</li> </ol> <h2> Closing soonest </h2> <ol> <li> <a href="https://health-hack-3.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Health Hackathon 3.0</a> | $200,000 | VIT Bhopal University | closes Nov 11</li> <li> <a href="https://build-a-working-ai-support-bot.devpost.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Build, Demo, and Take Home a Working AI Support Bot</a> | $750 | eGain Corp. | closes Nov 12</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/next-horizon-2026-the-institution-of-engineers-and-scientists-1773842" rel="noopener noreferrer">Next Horizon 2026</a> | $1,800 (₹150,000) | Online | closes Nov 12</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/the-devforge-hackathon-scaler-school-of-technology-bengaluru-karnataka-1765465" rel="noopener noreferrer">The DevForge - Hackathon</a> | $600 (₹50,000) | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India | closes Nov 12</li> <li> <a href="https://unstop.com/hackathons/pokerbots-synergy-26-international-institute-of-information-technology-iiit-bangalore-1762863" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pokerbots</a> | $504 (₹42,000) | Online | closes Nov 12</li> </ol> <h2> How this list is made </h2> <p>I pulled this from Devpost, Unstop, Devfolio and MLH with a small scraper I built (Hackathon Radar on Apify): <a href="https://apify.com/kineticforge/hackathon-radar" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apify.com/kineticforge/hackathon-radar</a>. It found 255 open hackathons this week. If you want the full list as a spreadsheet, or only new hackathons each day, you can run it yourself with filters for prize, keyword and country.</p> hackathon beginners career programming