~/hackathon.polar.sh

A hackathon for the AI era.

Prompt a startup with Lovable & monetize it with Polar. The startup with highest MRR after 1 month wins $10,000.

Celebrating the startup scene by inviting the best vibe coders, students, founders & anyone interested in building.

./spa-ticket

40 Spots

> in-person

Join us kicking off the hackathon at a luxury Spa in Stockholm.

  • > $0 — It's free
  • > Luxury Spa
  • > Accommodation
  • > Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • > Fireside chat w/ industry leaders
  • > Deploy your agents & go for a swim
  • > Hangout with Polar & Lovable team
  • > Leaderboard Participation
  • > $10,000 to the winner
  • > Discord Channel
  • > March 7-8th, 2026

40 participants will be handpicked on February 9th. Invitation must be accepted by February 13th.

./virtual-ticket

Open for all

> remote

Join us online from all around the world & compete with the best.

  • > Leaderboard Participation
  • > $10,000 to the winner
  • > Discord Channel

Join us remotely from all around the world. Compete with the best vibe coders in the world.

Online & In-person participants competes in the same hackathon, for the $10,000 prize. Startup with highest MRR after 1 month wins.

Register for the hackathon using your terminal. You may opt-in for the in-person event in the terminal form.

Terminal
~ % ssh hackathon.polar.sh
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All hackathon submissions are automatically enrolled to the global hackathon. Invites to 40 lucky participants to the in-person event will be sent no later than February 9th.

> all projects must be built using lovable

> project must be monetized using polar

> projects made before March 7th, 11am CET does not qualify

> startup with highest mrr after 1 month wins $10,000

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A hackathon by Polar × Lovable