ACE Startups

The Founder Institute, in collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad, CIE, offers an 11-week AI-native company-building program to help early-stage entrepreneurs transform ideas into fundable, global businesses through a structured, in-person accelerator.

A 24-hour national-level online hackathon hosted by BVRIT-N with a ₹50,000 prize pool for teams of 2–3.

An online visual intelligence case challenge where participants capture and categorize images from their surroundings for guaranteed cash rewards.

A token-efficiency hackathon on Devpost with a $630 prize pool — open to global participants including Indian teams.

A hybrid Algorand hackathon for Indian students — build agentic payment solutions with x402 and compete for a $500 prize pool.

A multi-track hackathon for B.Tech students across India with a ₹50,000 prize pool, hosted by B V Raju Institute of Technology.