VIBEATHON 2026

Build. Ship. Win.

VIBEATHON is HEC’s cross-program hackathon, bringing together builders, designers, engineers and founders for a 24-hour sprint to create real products, solve real problems and compete for sponsor bounties.

Important: how to complete your hacker registration

To take part as a hacker, you must complete both steps below:

Step 1: Purchase your €20 ticket on this page
Step 2: Register as a hacker on Luma here: https://luma.com/yok0lif8

Your hacker registration will only be considered valid once your ticket has been purchased.

If you only want to attend the event and not hack, please email neeharika.hemrajani@hec.edu
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What to expect

Challenges open from 5:00 PM on April 10th, so hackers can start ideating early

Hackathon day is April 11th, with registration from 08:45 in the S Building

Teams of 2–4 people, formed across HEC programmes

A number of sponsor bounty tracks plus one main challenge

Access to speakers, mentors and technical resources

Food and refreshments included

Demo day, judging and prizes

Please bring your own laptop.

Team formation

You can register solo or with friends. We will put teams together based on skills, interests and experience level to give every team the best chance to build something strong.

We will do our best to keep friends together where requested, but cannot guarantee it.

Who should sign up as a hacker?

Developers and engineers

Designers and product thinkers

Business, strategy and ops profiles

Anyone excited to build something in 24 hours

No experience is required, just the eagerness to build.

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