FrontierHack

Build frontier AI for three months. Win up to $1M investment.

Remote team sprint · 10 Oct 2026 → 10 Jan 2027 · Winner announced 10 Jan 2027.

Apply in Telegram See calendar
10 Oct 2026Applications open
3 monthsRemote portfolio sprint
10 Jan 2027Winner & Grand Prize
Up to $1MInvestment into the project*

Grand Prize

Not a cash giveaway — a real investment path

Overall winners enter diligence for up to USD 1,000,000 into the project: KYC, IP clarity, term sheet. Announced with the winner on 10 Jan 2027.

$1Minvestment ceiling*

Why join

Built like a product cycle, judged like a fund

Ship a real artifact, prove each version beat the last, compete across frontier domains.

Three months, not one weekend

Time for honest evals, two improvement cycles, and a demo that survives red-team — not a sleep contest.

Remote-first, equal judging

Work from anywhere on your own laptop. Optional hub only if announced. Online teams judged equally.

14 frontier spokes

Clinical AI, genomics, agro, chips, space, quantum, energy, robots, materials, safety, and more.

v0 → v1 → v2 with numbers

Frozen eval harness. Show gains. Document failure slices. Safety brief for clinical hubs.

Calendar

From open day to winner day

Same checkpoints for every team. Late applicants still hit the same milestones.

  • 10 Oct 2026 — Open

    Applications open. Remote participation starts. Confirmed teams receive sealed briefing as spokes go live.

  • 10–24 Oct 2026 — Apply & form teams

    Submit · confirm within 72h · legal quiz · team lock rolling (recommended by 24 Oct).

  • 24 Oct – 10 Nov 2026 — Onboarding · v0

    Baseline packs, credits, public eval harness. Freeze v0 and metrics.

  • 10 Nov 2026 — Checkpoint 1

    Show v1 vs v0 on frozen evals + first red-team notes.

  • 10 Dec 2026 — Checkpoint 2

    v2 path clear: gains, failure slices, safety brief where required.

  • 3 Jan 2027 — Soft freeze

    Final repo, version log, eval pack, red-team notes, demo video.

  • 8–10 Jan 2027 — Finals · Winner 10 Jan

    Jury tiers · pitches · overall winner and Grand Prize path announced 10 Jan 2027.

Apply

Apply in Telegram

@FrontierHack_Bot Open bot

FAQ

Quick answers

Can we apply after 10 October?

Yes, while intake is open. Priority to teams confirmed by ~24 Oct. Late teams must still hit the same checkpoints.

Is onsite required?

No. Remote-first.

Is the $1M cash?

No. Investment into the winning project after diligence and term sheet. Winner announced 10 Jan 2027.

Can we paste confidential packs into ChatGPT / Claude?

Forbidden by default. Full rules are in the sealed briefing after confirm.

* Binding prize terms are in the sealed Team Briefing for admitted teams. This page covers dates and public rules only.