About — InspireNavada

What we believe

Proof beats pedigree. A public, timestamped record of what you've shipped says more than any CV line. Everything on the platform — standings, ranks, write-ups — exists to build that record.

Competition is a doorway, not a wall. People arrive for prize money and leave with collaborators. We design for that arc on purpose: public boards to pull you in, circles and build nights to keep you.

Young doesn't mean junior. Most of our builders are students, self-taught, or in their first job. Four of the last ten hackathon podiums were solo entries from people under twenty-three.

How we sustain it

Individual accounts are free, forever, with no data resale and no ads. The platform is funded by companies that sponsor hackathons and hire from the boards — they pay because the signal is real, which is exactly why we keep it clean.

Founded2024
Builders on platform14,208
Countries96
Hackathons run31
Prizes paid out$214,500
Projects shipped2,417
Preprints co-authored in circles2
Median age of podium finishers22
Offices0

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Sponsor a hackathon

Put a real problem in front of a few hundred motivated builders and watch it get solved forty different ways.

a.

Bring a brief

You bring the problem and the prize pool; we shape it into a scoreable challenge and run everything else.

b.

Watch it run

Public standings, live submissions, and write-ups you can read. Sponsors consistently tell us the losing entries are worth the fee alone.

c.

Meet the board

After judging, we introduce you to any entrant who opted in. No exclusivity, no recruiter spam — one warm intro at a time.

d.

Keep it fair

Sponsors never touch scoring. The harness and rubric are published before entry opens, for every event, no exceptions.

Talk to us about sponsoring typical pools run $4,000–$15,000 · next open slot is october

02

Contact

Small team, real inboxes. We answer within two working days.