Remote · 10 Oct 2026 → 10 Jan 2027

The frontier AI sprint for teams who actually ship.

Three months. Real artifacts. Honest evals. Compete for up to $1M investment into the winning project.

Applications open 10 Oct 2026 · Winner 10 Jan 2027

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Why enter

Win an investment path — not a weekend trophy.

Ship something that survives red-team, frozen evals, and two improvement cycles.

  • Up to USD 1,000,000 investment into the project*
  • Winner announced 10 Jan 2027 with the Grand Prize path
  • Equal remote judging — optional hub only if announced
  • Sealed briefing + packs for confirmed teams
$1Minvestment ceiling*

KYC · IP clarity · term sheet. Not personal cash. Not a job offer.

How it works

Build. Prove. Improve. Pitch.

Same bar for every team — three months, three versions, one winner day.

01

Apply in Telegram

Open the bot, leave @username, short form. No email.

02

Ship v0 → v2

Frozen evals, checkpoints, red-team notes. Show the gains.

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Finals 8–10 Jan

Jury pitches. Overall winner + Grand Prize path on 10 Jan 2027.

Tracks

14 frontier spokes. One reason to ship.

Pick a spoke. Mixed teams welcome. Frontier domains only.

Clinical AI

Decision support, imaging, workflows — with safety brief.

Genomics / DNA

Sequence tools, interpretation, pipeline rigor.

Agrotech

Yield, sensing, field ops with measurable lift.

Chips & systems

Edge, compilers, silicon-aware AI stacks.

Space

Ops, sensing, autonomy under hard constraints.

Quantum

Hybrid classical–quantum workflows that ship demos.

Energy / climate

Grid, forecast, efficiency with honest baselines.

Robotics

Perception, control, sim-to-real that works.

Materials

Discovery loops, simulation + experiment path.

AI safety

Evals, red-team, misuse resistance as product.

Neuro / mental

Support tools with ethics and evidence bar.

Regulatory

Compliance tooling that teams can actually use.

Drug discovery

Screening, docking, wet-lab handoff story.

Digital twin

Live models of plants, bodies, or factories.

Calendar

From open day to winner day.

  • 10 Oct 2026

    Applications open. Remote sprint starts.

  • 10–24 Oct 2026

    Apply, confirm in 72h, team lock (recommended by 24 Oct).

  • 24 Oct – 10 Nov

    Onboarding · freeze v0 + metrics.

  • 10 Nov 2026

    Checkpoint 1 — v1 vs v0 on frozen evals.

  • 10 Dec 2026

    Checkpoint 2 — path to v2 clear.

  • 3 Jan 2027

    Soft freeze — repo, eval pack, demo video.

  • 8–10 Jan 2027

    Finals. Winner 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.

Is onsite required?

No. Remote-first.

Is the $1M cash?

No. Investment into the winning project after diligence and term sheet.

Confidential packs into ChatGPT / Claude?

Forbidden by default. Rules are in the sealed briefing after confirm.

* Binding prize terms in the sealed Team Briefing for admitted teams.