STEP 01
Bring a real problem
No problem statements are supplied by the organizers. Start with a specific problem from real work, or join one you care about solving.
Registrations open · 8–9 August 2026
HackathonGDG Kolachi
AI✦Seekho
Builders Day 2026
Bring a real problem. Build what people actually need. Then take it to the market and find out whether it deserves to grow.
The essentials
When
8 & 9 August
Saturday + Sunday
Where
Ashritech
NASTP, Karachi
Team size
1–4 people
Apply solo or together
Format
Two days
Find, build, validate
Event details, speakers, timings and prizes are tentative and may change closer to the event.
How it works
Start real. Build useful. Find the market.
Professionals bring real problems, builders create solutions, and GTM thinkers help those solutions reach the people who need them.
STEP 02
Build what people need
Work with people who understand the problem, make the smallest useful product, and use the technology that fits it best.
STEP 03
Take it to the market
Reach potential users and organizations, demonstrate the product, gather honest feedback, and decide what should happen next.
Tentative agenda
Full schedule Two days. One product.
The current two-day schedule stays intact: understand the problem, build the first useful version, then validate it with real people.
Day 1 · Saturday, 8 August
Conference + ideation
10:00–10:15 AMWelcome + Intro to GDG Kolachi
10:15–10:25 AMSponsor slot — GYB Commerce
10:25–10:45 AMTalk — Automating Your Startup with Loop Engineering and Antigravity
10:50–11:10 AMTalk — Stop Waiting for Permission: Bootstrapping a Startup Against the Odds
11:10–11:30 AMHackathon + team announcements
Day 2 · Sunday, 9 August
Build + validation
OvernightRemote build continues
8:30 AMFinal submission deadline
10:00 AMTeams report back to the venue
2:00 PMSelected pitches + product review
4:30 PMFeedback synthesis & next steps
Registration
Apply solo or bring your team.
Apply as a solo team
One-person teams are welcome. Continue independently or ask us to help you connect with a professional, builder or GTM person.
Apply with your team
Bring a partial, complete or existing product team. Every shortlisted team pays PKR 1,000 total, regardless of team size.
Applications are free. The PKR 1,000 participation fee is charged only after a team is shortlisted.
Venue partner
ASHRITECH
Complexity simplified. Globally.
NASTP, Karachi
Who should be in the room
Bring the problem, the build, or the path to market.
You do not need to cover every function yourself. Apply with what you know, and build around complementary strengths.
Problem owners
Professionals who understand a real workplace or industry problem and can help the team reach the people affected by it.
Builders
Developers and technical makers who want to create a useful solution and keep improving it after the weekend.
GTM people
Sales, growth, marketing and product thinkers who can find users, test demand and help the solution reach the market.
How projects are evaluated
Evidence, execution and Google technology.
Mentors will challenge assumptions, so teams should expect to refine or pivot their idea. Final review considers validation evidence, the working product, a verifiable two-day commit history and meaningful Google technology integration. Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receive special points.
Production support
No cash prize. Support that helps you continue.
This is not a winner-takes-all competition. The goal is to help serious teams move a useful product closer to production and adoption.
Cloud credits
Infrastructure support for building, deploying and testing the product.
Product expenses
Approved services or practical costs needed to take the solution forward.
Industry access
Introductions that can help teams reach relevant users and organizations.
Continued guidance
Mentor support for teams committed to pursuing the product after the event.
Production-support amounts, eligibility and allocation are tentative and will be confirmed closer to the event.
The standard
Working beats pretty.
Bring ideas, build inside the event window, and be honest about what works.
Apply solo or with a team of up to four people.
Applications are free; shortlisted teams pay PKR 1,000 per team.
Bring a real problem or the skills to build and sell a solution.
Build the submitted product during the official two-day window and provide a public repository with verifiable commits.
Integrate Google technology into the final solution; Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receive special consideration.
Talk to real users, act on their feedback, and show what actually works.
What you submit
01Day 1 idea sheet
02Day 1 explainer video
03Public code repository
04Working product + Google tech
FAQ
A few useful answers.
Still unsure? Reach out to the GDG Kolachi team through our social channels.
Who should apply?
Professionals with real workplace or industry problems, developers who can build solutions, and sales, growth, product or GTM people who can help those solutions reach the market. This event is for people interested in continuing beyond the weekend.
Can I apply on my own?
Yes. A solo participant counts as a one-person team. You can continue independently or ask GDG Kolachi to help you connect with professionals, builders or GTM people who complement your skills.
How large can a team be?
Teams may contain one to four people. Strong teams ideally cover problem understanding, technical execution and go-to-market ability, but one person can cover more than one function.
How much does it cost?
Applying is free. If shortlisted, the team pays PKR 1,000 in total—not per person—whether it has one, two, three or four members.
Will GDG provide problem statements?
No. Professionals bring problems they have seen in real work, while builders and GTM applicants can join problems they care about solving. Generic problems may be refined with mentor guidance.
How will teams be formed?
You may apply solo or with a partial or complete team. Professionals share their problems, builders choose the problems they want to work on, and GDG Kolachi helps connect applicants with useful complementary roles where needed.
Can an existing product team apply?
Yes. Existing teams of up to four people may arrive with prior context, an idea or an existing direction, but the work submitted for this event must be built during the official two-day window. Reviewers will verify this through the public repository’s commit history.
Do we have to use a Google technology?
Yes. The final solution must integrate Google technology. Teams should explain their planned integration in the Day 1 submission. Meaningful use of Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receives special points.
Are there cash prizes?
No cash prizes are planned. Support is intended to help promising teams take their solution toward production and may include cloud credits, services or approved product-building expenses. Final support details are tentative.
How are ideas evaluated?
Ideas are challenged during mentored ideation, and teams may need to refine, pivot or replace their original idea. Final review considers the working product, validation evidence, two-day commit history and Google technology integration, with special points for Google Cloud Run and Antigravity.
Do we build at the venue overnight?
No. All participants must leave Ashritech by 7:30 PM on Saturday and continue building from home overnight. After submitting by 8:30 AM, teams must rejoin at Ashritech by 10:00 AM on Sunday.
What will teams submit?
On Day 1, teams submit their locked idea, completed idea sheet and a short explainer video covering the idea and planned Google technology. The final submission is due by 8:30 AM on Sunday and includes a working product, public repository with verifiable two-day commits, integrated Google technology and supporting product material.
How do final pitches work?
Ideally, up to 10 teams will be selected to pitch. Each selected team receives five minutes in total: two minutes for the pitch and three minutes for questions.
Ready to build?
Make the idea real.
Two days to find the problem, build the product, and put it in front of people who can help you go further.
Register for Builders Day