About the challenge

Welcome to LIVE AI Ivy Plus 2025, the Harvard-Duke AI / ML Hybrid Global Hackathon jointly hosted at Duke University and Harvard University on 2025 February 21 - 23! Both LIVE AI Duke and LIVE AI Harvard will provide full in-person hackathon experiences, and all three communities will have many opportunities to connect and interact.

On February 23 (Sunday), onsite participants will present their products to our judges, who will award onsite prizes that afternoon. Afterwards, our global judges will evaluate all submitted pitch videos and code bases from February 23 until March 8, when we will award the global prizes.

Our themes are artificial intelligence, blockchain / web3, and financial technology.

 

Get started

1️⃣ Register on this Devpost to submit your products.

2️⃣ Apply to LIVE AI Ivy Plus 2025 at https://forms.gle/o466Mohw4zFeJmmi8.

3️⃣ Join our Discord (https://discord.gg/KYKMQfbzAF) and check out our Participants Handbook.

 

Other Events

✰ LIVE AI Ivy Plus 2024 (2024 March 23 - 24)
@ Duke + Harvard

✰ LIVE AI Lone Star 2025 (2025 June 6 - June 8)
@ Google Austin + BankSocial (Dallas) + Rice

✰ LIVE AI Best Coast 2025 (2025 November 7 - 9)
@ Stanford + Berkeley + UCLA + UCSD

✰ LIVE AI Ivy Plus 2026 (2026 February 20 - 22)
@ Columbia + Cornell + Duke + Harvard + MIT

Requirements

What to Build

Your product must involve at least one of our three themes:

  • artificial intelligence
  • blockchain / web3
  • financial technology

Other than that, you are welcome to submit whatever you want!

What to Submit

To be eligible for onsite prizes, you must present your product at Duke University or Harvard University on February 23 (Sunday).

To be eligible for global prizes, you must submit a pitch video (2-3 minutes in length) on February 23 (Sunday) by 12:00 pm EST. You may also submit any supporting documents, files, images, etc. Our judges will evaluate all pitch videos from February 23 until March 8, and then we will announce our global winners.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$109,900+ in prizes
+ other prizes
✰ LENDORA ✰ [ACQUIRED + HIRED]
1 winner

✰ Check out Lendora at https://devpost.com/software/lendora-w4pe5q
✰ Lendora's software was acquired for cash by BankSocial (https://banksocial.io)
✰ All team members were offered internships and full-time positions
✰ All team members were invited to join Google and BankSocial on an all-expenses-paid trip to showcase their product at NACUSO Reimagine (https://reimaginenacuso.com) in Las Vegas on 2025 April 14 - 17

✰ ROKO ✰ [ACQUIRED + HIRED]
1 winner

✰ Check out Roko at https://devpost.com/software/roko-bhtl5p
✰ Roko's software was acquired for cash by BankSocial (https://banksocial.io)
✰ All team members were offered internships and full-time positions
✰ All team members were invited to join Google and BankSocial on an all-expenses-paid trip to showcase their product at NACUSO Reimagine (https://reimaginenacuso.com) in Las Vegas on 2025 April 14 - 17

[GLOBAL] GOLD
$26,000 in cash
1 winner

* Frost & Sullivan 3-Month Database Access ($25,000 value)
* Donadoge NFTs
* $500 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] SILVER
$800 in cash
1 winner

* Donadoge NFTs
* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] BRONZE
$700 in cash
1 winner

* Donadoge NFTs
* $200 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
7 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] AI / ML 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] AI / ML 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] AI / ML 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] AI / ML Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
5 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Blockchain 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Blockchain 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Blockchain 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Blockchain Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
2 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] FinTech 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] FinTech 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] FinTech 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] FinTech Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
2 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Best Design
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Design Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
5 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Best Development
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Development Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
5 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Best Demo
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Demo Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
5 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Best Product
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[GLOBAL] Product Honorable Mention
$200 in cash
5 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] GOLD
$27,000 in cash
1 winner

* Frost & Sullivan 3-Month Database Access ($25,000 value)
* Gold Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $500 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] SILVER
$1,800 in cash
1 winner

* Silver Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] BRONZE
$1,700 in cash
1 winner

* Bronze Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $200 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] AI / ML 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] AI / ML 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] AI / ML 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] FinTech 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] Best Design
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[DUKE] Best Demo
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] GOLD
$27,000 in cash
1 winner

* Frost & Sullivan 3-Month Database Access ($25,000 value)
* Gold Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $500 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] SILVER
$1,800 in cash
1 winner

* Silver Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] BRONZE
$1,700 in cash
1 winner

* Bronze Doughnut Medals
* Donadoge NFTs
* $200 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] AI / ML 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] AI / ML 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] AI / ML 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] Blockchain 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] Blockchain 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] Blockchain 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] FinTech 1st Place
$500 in cash
1 winner

* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] FinTech 2nd Place
$400 in cash
1 winner

* $200 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] FinTech 3rd Place
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] Best Design
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[HARVARD] Best Demo
$300 in cash
1 winner

* $100 BSL
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[UAi] GOLD
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

* Donadoge NFTs
* $500 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[UAi] SILVER
$800 in cash
1 winner

* Donadoge NFTs
* $300 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

[UAi] BRONZE
$700 in cash
1 winner

* Donadoge NFTs
* $200 Cash
* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

I Love Democracy
$200 in cash
2 winners

* Digital Certificates
* NFT Certificates

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