Online Startup Competitions & Hackathons in India

Browse online hackathons, virtual pitch competitions, and remote startup challenges you can join from anywhere in India.

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PayPal AI Hackathon

PayPal

$67,500

PayPal's online AI hackathon: $67,500 in cash prizes, open to developers in India. Submit by 12 Nov 2026.

2026 UXC NYU Fall Design-a-thon

New York University

$1,000

A week-long design-a-thon hosted by NYU's UX community, open online with a $1,000 prize pool for design-driven student teams.

BharatCode Build League

BharatCode

₹10,000

An online AI build hackathon for students, developers, and aspiring founders — win ₹10,000 cash plus a shot at a ₹60,000/month SDE internshi…

Operation Ward Zero

Wooble Software Private Limited

₹10,000

An online healthcare-tech hackathon to build an intelligent home healthcare monitoring and response system — ₹10,000 cash pool plus internsh…

UXDC Designathon - 2026

UXDC - Ucalgary design club

$200

A beginner-friendly online design hackathon hosted by the University of Calgary design club, with a $200 prize pool.

Learn AR with SPECS

Devpost

$2,500

An online augmented reality hackathon hosted on Devpost with a $2,500 prize pool, open to builders worldwide.

Datanova 2026 Global Data-Thon

Swiss School of Management, Rome, Italy

$1,750 (~₹1.7 lakh) cash pool + free AI tool subscriptions

A global virtual data-thon for students, developers, and data scientists — $1,750 prize pool plus AI tool subscriptions.

Herhack

Echelon Institute of Technology

₹2 Lakhs

A beginner-friendly, open-ended blockchain hackathon hosted on Devpost by Echelon Institute of Technology, with a ₹2,00,000 prize pool.

DATANOVA 2026 GLOBAL DATA-THON

DataNova

$1,750

A global online data-thon hosted on Devpost, open to builders worldwide, with a $1,750 prize pool across e-commerce, fintech, and health the…

Agentic Hackathon

Devin

$480

An online Devpost hackathon for builders creating agentic AI projects, with a $480 prize pool.

The Atomiq Hackathon | Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 at IEM

Institute of Engineering & Management

₹10,000

A quantum computing hackathon hosted by IEM as part of Qiskit Fall Fest 2026, open online with a ₹10,000 prize pool.

International Hackathon 5.0 – 2026

KIT

₹30,000

A free online hackathon open to Indian participants across AI, SaaS, business and open innovation, with ₹30,000 in cash prizes.

Chain Reaction '26

Club Kaizen, IIM Indore (in association with ISCEA SCNext SkillPro)

₹92,999

A national supply chain and operations case competition by IIM Indore's Club Kaizen — ₹92,999 cash prizes plus ISCEA certifications worth ov…

Global Virtual Hackathon 2026

Canadian International School, Singapore

US$1,000 top prize in each division

A free online coding competition for students aged 14–18, with US$1,000 top prizes in each division.

GreenMind Sustainable AI Hackathon 2.0 2026

Green Computing Foundation

₹1.5 Lakhs

A sustainable AI hackathon by Green Computing Foundation for Indian builders, with a ₹1.5 lakh prize pool.

Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon

Makers Need More (MnM)

₹15,000

A free, fully online solo AI hackathon for students, developers, and AI enthusiasts — build independently and compete for ₹15,000 in cash pr…

Code for a Billion: Bharat Agentic-AI Hackathon 2026

Code for India

₹18 Lakhs

A free, 90-day online build-a-thon for public-good AI projects in India. ₹18 lakh prize pool; deploy and open-source your project by 15 Nov …

ZIVOX AI Innovation Challenge 2026

ZIVOX

₹27,000

A free online AI innovation challenge for Indian builders to create practical AI applications and compete for ₹27,000 in cash prizes.

Homingo Hack Days 2026

Homingo

₹5,000

An online AI engineering hackathon for students and early-career developers, with a ₹5,000 winner's prize and certificates.

Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon

Homingo

₹5,000

A free two-week online AI hackathon open to anyone in India — build an AI project solo or in a team of up to 4 and win ₹5,000 plus certifica…

Next Horizon 2026

The Institution of Engineers and Scientists

$1,500 cash pool + certificates for all finalists

A two-day online innovation marathon for students, professionals, and tech enthusiasts — build solutions across AI, fintech, health, and mor…

UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NAS

UGREEN

$46,000

A global online hackathon by UGREEN challenging builders to create AI-powered NAS solutions, with a $46,000 prize pool.