Code the Future runs AI hackathons across Europe to meet the strongest builders early — then backs the best of them with capital, not just a prize. A community of founders and engineers, forming around the work.
Most events hand out a prize and move on. We treat the weekend as the first meeting. What follows is the point.
Real problems, a hard weekend, no filler. Hackathons surface the people who can actually build — the ones a CV never shows you. We meet them at their sharpest.
The strongest teams keep going with us — mentorship, introductions, and a room full of people solving the same class of problem. The community is the compounding asset.
When a team is worth backing, we write the first cheque. Not prize money — real capital, early, from a backer already in the room. That’s the difference between a demo and a company.
Every edition adds people to a network that keeps talking, shipping and hiring long after the weekend ends. Builders find collaborators, backers find teams, and good work finds its next room.
Europe’s builder capitals, run back to back so the community compounds from city to city.
Founders, engineers and ML developers. Solo or in teams of up to four.
A concrete problem set by a partner company — not a toy brief.
In person. Build, ship, and demo to judges by Sunday.
Standout teams stay in the network — and the best get investment.
Cities are set. Dates, venues, the prize pool and the challenge partners are being confirmed with local hosts — announced here as they lock.
Code the Future’s debut edition ran in June 2026. Europe is where it scales.
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The reason the model works: the people behind the events are the same people who write the cheques.
Founder and financial backer of Code the Future. Provides the capital behind both the events and the investment into standout teams.
Runs the European series end to end — hosts, judges, talent and deal flow. Founded AI HOUSE, the largest AI community in Eastern Europe.
Season 1 judges and mentors are being confirmed — founders, operators and researchers from across the European AI scene. Announced here soon.
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We work with venues, sponsors and companies who want their problem in front of Europe’s strongest AI builders. Tell us what you’re looking for.
Bring what you’ve built. The strongest teams don’t just win the weekend — they leave with backing.
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