Best First Ship
For builders who turn an idea into a public demo for the first time.
June 5-7, 2026 • online hackathon
HackOnVibe
Build your first AI-assisted micro-product in one weekend. Code, deploy, demo, and let the community fund the projects they want to see become real.
3 days
Friday to Sunday
1-4
builders per team
AI-first
vibe coding allowed
Your first ship, not a pitch deck
HackOnVibe is for builders who want to stop postponing ideas. You do not need to build a company in 72 hours. You need a small everyday tool people can open, understand, try, and support.
The main challenge is to build an AI-assisted application for everyday use: individually, inside a small team, or for a small or medium-sized business.
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What to build
Focus on a product that solves a recurring problem: saving time, automating routine work, improving communication, helping with decisions, managing content, serving customers, or making daily operations easier.
Best AI-Assisted Product
For the strongest use of AI in the product experience or build process.
Most Useful Everyday Tool
For a project that solves a clear problem in the simplest useful way.
Best Business Potential
For the clearest target user, monetization idea, and path to first customers.
Best Vibe
For style, story, presentation, and the energy people want to share.
Community-Funded Favorite
For the project that receives the strongest support from the community.
Builder Community
After the weekend, we keep going with ship nights, feedback, and new challenges.
Timeline
All key moments are fixed around the build weekend, with almost a full week for community voting and funding after submissions close.
June 5, 2026
Kickoff call
Team formation, rules, submission flow, funding mechanics, and all organizational details.
June 6, 2026 • 18:00-19:00 EEST
Mentor sessions
Two mentor sessions by prior registration for product, technical, and business feedback.
June 7, 2026 • 12:00 EEST
Pitch masterclass
How to present the problem, product, AI features, business potential, and project page.
June 7, 2026 • 20:00 EEST
Submission deadline
Final DoraHacks submission must include a working demo, description, and product vision.
June 7-13, 2026
Voting & funding
The community reviews projects, supports BUIDLs, and helps validate early demand.
June 13, 2026 • 15:00 EEST
Results
We summarize the voting results, announce winners, and celebrate what teams shipped.
Eligibility & submission
HackOnVibe is open to solo builders and teams of 1-4 people. You can use AI coding tools, no-code tools, templates, APIs, open-source libraries, and third-party services.
Who can join
- Vibe coders and first-time builders
- Developers, designers, students, and product people
- Indie makers, future founders, and AI tool explorers
What to submit
- Working demo or prototype
- Short demo video
- Product description and target users
- What was built during the hackathon
Product vision
- Core functionality and user flow
- AI-powered features and integrations
- Business model and monetization idea
- Go-to-market or first-user acquisition plan
Judging criteria
Projects are evaluated not only as demos, but as early product experiments with real users, business logic, and a path toward continued development.
Usefulness & execution
- Does it solve a real everyday problem?
- Is there a working demo?
- Is the product flow clear enough to understand?
AI & product depth
- Does AI meaningfully improve the workflow?
- Are the main features clearly described?
- Are future versions realistic and focused?
Business potential
- Is the target customer clear?
- Is there a pricing or revenue idea?
- Can the project attract first users or customers?
Funding as early validation
HackOnVibe uses DoraHacks so community support becomes more than a like. A small contribution can be a real market signal: someone understands the idea, wants it to exist, and is willing to back the team before the product is polished.
Builders can use the funding window to validate demand, collect first supporters, start conversations with potential customers, and learn which use cases people actually care about. The goal is not only to win. The goal is to leave the weekend with evidence, feedback, and the first people who want to see the product continue.
Validate
Test whether people care enough to support the idea publicly.
Discover
Identify early users, customer segments, and follow-up conversations.
Continue
Use the funding signal to decide what to improve after the hackathon.
Community-Funded Favorite
Best First Ship
Best AI-Assisted Product
Most Useful Everyday Tool
Best Business Potential
Best Vibe
Code • Create • Vibe • Innovate
Bring an idea. Leave with a demo.
Register, join the community, find a team or build solo. HackOnVibe starts as one weekend, but the real goal is to gather people who keep building after the event ends.