Season 1
Season 1 — First Light
The first season. Eleven challenges, one judge panel, and a working theory that 30 minutes is enough time to build something worth showing. Forty-two builders registered; nineteen finished every challenge.
CompleteProve the format
Prize pool
$4,000
Challenges
0
Qualifying spots
8
Partners
1
Timeline
Key dates
Registration opens
Mar 24, 2026
Registration closes
Apr 9, 2026
Season starts
Apr 10, 2026
Season ends
May 1, 2026
Championship
May 1, 2026
Recap
How it went
First Light proved the format works. The biggest surprise was that the highest-scoring builds were consistently the smallest in scope — the leaderboard rewarded finishing, not ambition. Nadia Rahman took the first championship with a live incident-triage assistant.
Sponsors
Partners this season
Judging
Panel this season
Rules
Season 1 rules
- 0130 minutes on the clock, enforced by the platform.
- 02Everything you ship must be built during the window.
- 03Disclose any pre-existing code, template, or collaborator.