c0mpiled-18: YC Startup School Hackathon, Taipei
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About this hackathon
The c0mpiled hackathon series by Transpose Platform comes to Taiwan alongside the first YC Startup School Asia. On Nov 11, 2026 (6 PM to midnight, Taipei), about 200 selected engineers, designers, researchers and early founders build a product in one evening around Y Combinator's Fall 2026 Requests for Startups, such as AI for aging, crypto and multiplayer AI. Solo or teams of up to 4; existing models, APIs and open-source libraries are fine, but the product must be built on the day. Submit a 90-second demo video and GitHub link. $5,000 in cash: 1st $3,000 plus YC partner office hours, 2nd $1,500, 3rd $500. Free, application-based.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-11
- Starts
- 2026-11-11
- Who
- Open to all (Engineers, designers, researchers and early founders; solo or teams of up to 4; free application, about 200 people selected)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $5k · $5,000 in cash: 1st $3,000 plus office hours with a YC partner, 2nd $1,500, 3rd $500; winning teams also get YC application coaching from Transpose Platform and visiting YC alumni founders
- Size
- —
- Format
- In person · Taipei · China
- Location
- Taipei
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：Transpose Platform 主办的 c0mpiled 系列黑客松首次来到台湾，恰逢首届 YC Startup School 亚洲站，面向工程师、设计师、研究者与早期创业者，用一天时间围绕 Y Combinator 2026 秋季 Request for Startups 选题现场做出产品。
看点：个人或 1—4 人组队，约 200 人经申请筛选入选；6 个 YC 选题方向，包括老龄化 AI、加密、多人 AI 等；可用现有模型、API 与开源库，但产品必须在活动当天现场完成；提交 90 秒演示视频与 GitHub 链接，并可现场路演。
奖金：5,000 美元现金：冠军 3,000 美元并获 YC 合伙人 Office Hours，亚军 1,500 美元，季军 500 美元；获奖团队另获 Transpose Platform 与到访 YC 校友创始人的 YC 申请辅导。
报名：官方未公布单独报名截止，Luma 报名页为免费申请制，经筛选约 200 人入选。
截止日期：11月11日（线下，台北）（活动开始）
活动日期：11月11日 18:00—24:00（线下，台北）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.