4–5 July 2026 · Hong Kong

The Largest
AI Week:
SF → HK

Silicon Valley's most vibrant builder culture, landing in Hong Kong. Two days of building, shipping, and connecting — live and streamed to the world.

11M+

Global Dev Audience

2 Days

Live + Streamed

300+

HK Builders

Flagship Asia Stop

// About SEA Hack HK

Hong Kong's Defining AI Builder Moment

A 2-day hybrid summit — live in Hong Kong, streamed worldwide — bringing together the builders, founders, and professionals shaping the next wave of AI in Asia.

Hosted by DayDreamers, powered by MentorMates, and run in partnership with Inception Studio, N1AC, and freeCodeCamp — SEA Hacks is a platform for Hong Kong's most ambitious community to build, ship, and connect at the frontier of AI.

🌐

Hybrid Global Reach

Live in Hong Kong with a simultaneous global demo day livestream reaching builders across every continent.

🔗

SF ↔ Asia Bridge

A direct pipeline connecting Silicon Valley's best builder culture with Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Southeast Asia.

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Cross-Industry, AI-First

Not just engineers — real professionals from finance, health, law, and trade shipping real AI solutions.

// The Three Tracks

Build Across Three Frontiers

SEA Hacks is structured around three tracks, each pulling on a different motivation for building.

01 / Track

Startup

Venture-Scale

Builders aiming for venture-scaled startups. Big-market problems, fast-moving teams, products that could become category leaders.

02 / Track

Industry

Real Business

Solve a real-world problem brought by a real business. Industry-grade prompts from partners across finance, healthcare, trade, and law.

03 / Track

Community

Impact & Lifestyle

Social impact, non-profit work, and lifestyle businesses. Building for the community first, scale later.

// The Format

Two Days. One Build. One Demo.

SEA Hacks is a 2-day in-person hackathon at the heart of Hong Kong. Build on Day 1, ship and present on Day 2.

Day 01

Saturday · July 4, 2026

Brainstorm & Build

Opening keynote & track briefings
Team formation and ideation
Hands-on building with mentor support
Industry partner office hours
Late-night build time on-site

Day 02

Sunday · July 5, 2026

Judge & Present

Final build sprint & submission
Track-level judging by industry experts
Top teams pitch on the main stage
Awards across all three tracks
Closing party & community celebration

HYAB JC Y Cube interior — Youth Square, Chai Wan

HYAB JC Y Cube · 4/F Youth Square, Chai Wan

// The Venue

HYAB JC Y Cube

民青局賽馬會青立方

A new 10,000+ sq ft interactive space on the 4th floor of Youth Square in Chai Wan, supported by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and a HK$150M Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust grant.

300+

Capacity

10K+

Sq Ft

4/F

Youth Square

Confirmation expected by end of April · backup venues secured

// Who's in the Room

A Cross-Industry Builder Community

Real professionals solving real problems with AI — not just developers.

AI Engineers

Core Tech Builders

FIN

Bankers

FinTech Innovation

MED

Doctors

HealthTech Solutions

TRD

Trade Professionals

Supply Chain AI

Founders

Startup Ecosystem

LAW

Lawyers

LegalTech Innovation

// Previous Experience

A Proven Track Record

450+

Events Organized

50+

Hackathons Executed

400+

Curated Dinners Hosted

17+

Cities Reached

Stanford Founders Demo Day

90 startups, 1,500+ attendees, and 300+ investors in attendance.

1,500+ Attendees

GoodNotes Global Hackathon

73 international participants from 15+ countries — 21 completed projects shipped.

15+ Countries

Johns Hopkins ITGL Hackathon

40+ participants across 8 teams — 75% continued their projects post-event.

75% Continued Building

Stanford AI + Learning Hackathon

200 participants exploring AI-powered assistive technology and education tools.

200 Participants

Christmas Hackathon

YC-backed Bubble Lab × Lovable — Christmas-themed builds, 200+ registered, 10+ projects shipped.

YC + Lovable

200+ Registered

10+ Projects

Builder Night × Tina Huang & MetaGPT

320 applicants. 300+ in the room. HK's biggest builder night — co-hosted with 1M+ YouTuber Tina Huang.

1M+ YouTuber

300+ Registered

30+ Projects

Ara Uni Tour Hackathon

Cornell stop of Ara's Ivy League hackathon tour, with builders shipping iMessage applications and agent-driven product demos.

YC P26 × Ara

Cornell

Ivy League Tour

// The Team

Built by Builders, for Builders

Chinat Yu

AI Researcher & Strategist

Johns Hopkins CS + Stanford MA graduate. MLH Top 50 honoree. Expert in high-impact hackathon ecosystems and AI builder community development.

Angel Lui

Community Builder

From law school and VC to organizing 400+ dinners, hackathons, and events across 17+ cities. Expert at building spaces where education, community, and tech intersect.

Jeffrey Zhou

AI Systems Builder

Works at the intersection of AI, biotech, and applied engineering — focused on global execution and making complex technical ideas accessible to real-world builders.

// Advisors

Backed by Industry Leaders

Quincy Larson

Founder, freeCodeCamp

Built a global ecosystem helping millions learn to code. 11M+ subscriber platform. Prominent advocate for Open Source, Data Privacy, and Net Neutrality.

Clement Pang

Co-founder, Wavefront (acq. VMware)

Infrastructure and observability expert. Built Wavefront from zero to acquisition by VMware. Long-time advisor and builder in the developer tools and AI infrastructure space.

John Whaley

Founder, Inception Studio

Founder of UnifyID (acq. Prove). Stanford CS PhD. Builder of AI-first founder communities through Inception Studio.

Mike Morris

Inception Studio

Veteran operator and investor. Helps founders move from idea to traction inside the Inception Studio ecosystem.

// Join the Movement

Let's Build
HK Together

Interested in partnering with SEA Hack? Let's talk about what we can build together.

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The LargestAI Week:SF → HK