Hackathon 2025 highlights 

We had 10 brilliant teams bring their ideas to life, tackling real-world problems with creativity, passion, and skill. From apps with social impact to clever solutions for everyday challenges, every team demonstrated impressive dedication, teamwork, and problem-solving — truly raising the bar this year. 💻💡 After a full day of building, pitching, and presenting, we came together for a truly special moment — Jagathi’s inspiring keynote right before the winners were announced. Her words reminded us why we build, why we dream big, and why this community matters so much. 💖

Our 6 judges — Faranak, Onder, Erica, Jagathi, Aruja and Paromita had a tough job picking winners because every team brought incredible ideas, passion, and skill to the table. We’re so grateful for their time, thoughtfulness, and expertise in scoring teams across five key criteria: technical complexity, innovation, impact, execution, and presentation. 🤩

At the day’s end, here’s who came out on top:

🥇 Tinkerers — Simra Ali, Kavin Swaminathan & Ayush Venkatesh — our winning team with an incredible project that wowed the judges. Check out their presentation here.

🥈 Code Diva Prevailer Nchekwube, Helen Zhou, Sana Mehta — runner-up team who brought innovative ideas to life.  Check out their presentation here

🥉 FakeBusters — Deeptika Kannan, Priyanka Wani, Sai Sravani Sure & Nossaiba Kheiri — second runner-up with a clever and impactful solution. Check out their presentation here