Build The AI For YOU 2026 – Open Innovation AI Hackathon

Build The AI For YOU 2026 is an open-innovation challenge organised independently by students (not by a college), wherecollege builders find a real-world problem, pitch an AI-powered solution and — if shortlisted — get a 5-day build sprint to ship a working prototype. MyStartupWave was one of the backers, Amit Kumar Singh and Sumit Kumar from MyStartupWave sat on the judging panel, and the top 10 teams are interviewed by MyStartupWave, with selected candidates receiving paid internship offers.

Format: Online open-innovation challenge: find a real-world problem, pitch an AI solution, then a 5-day build sprint for shortlisted teams