Gloo AI Hackathon 2026
Gloo
📌About the Event
Gloo AI Hackathon 2026 is an AI-focused hackathon by Gloo where mission-driven builders, developers, designers, strategists, translators, content creators, and church innovators come together to build AI solutions for human flourishing. The 2026 theme is “Build Together: Humans, Agents, and the Future of Flourishing.” The event focuses on Applied AI for churches, nonprofits, ministries, Bible organizations, universities, and other mission-driven communities.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Theme: Build Together: Humans, Agents, and the Future of Flourishing
- Organizer: Gloo
- Mode of Conduct: Hybrid-style format
- Virtual pre-build / hacking window starts before the main event.
- Final in-person hackathon will be held in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
- Venue: Limelight Hotel / Limelight Conference Center, Boulder, Colorado
- Main Focus: Building AI-powered tools, workflows, agents, and applications for the faith and human flourishing ecosystem.
- Expected Participation: The event is expected to bring together 700+ developers, engineers, and mission-driven builders.
- Who Can Participate: People who code, vibe-code, design, translate, create, strategize, or build AI solutions can participate.
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Status: Open / Pre-registration available
- Virtual Building Starts: September 8, 2026
- Main Hackathon Dates: October 6–8, 2026
- Final Event Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility:
- Open to developers, engineers, AI builders, designers, strategists, translators, content leaders, game designers, church innovators, and mission-driven creators.
- Best suited for participants interested in AI, faith-tech, nonprofit innovation, ministry tools, Bible-based applications, and human flourishing.
- Challenge Tracks:
- Agents Track: Build AI agents using Gloo AI Studio to support human flourishing.
- Ministry Resourcing Track: Solve real fundraising and operational challenges submitted by ministries.
- Bible Track: Use You Version platform and Bible data to create new ways for people to engage with Scripture.
- Rules:
- Participants will get a 30-day pre-build period before the in-person event.
- Builders are expected to create Applied AI solutions for real-world faith, ministry, nonprofit, and community use cases.
- Detailed rulebook, team-size limit, submission format, and judging rubric are not fully published on the official page yet.
- Evaluation Process:
- Projects are expected to be evaluated based on their relevance to the selected track, real-world usefulness, AI implementation, innovation, and impact on human flourishing.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Cash Prize Pool: $250,000 in cash prizes across three challenge tracks.
- Exposure to the faith-tech and AI ecosystem.
- Networking with mission-driven builders and innovators.
- Access to tools and documentation through Gloo AI Studio.