AI Hack – Build your Prototype | Innovation Labs 2026 | 6-8 March

Do you have an idea that might make the world a better place? Are you ready to transform it into the next big thing and create the future of tech startups? Then join us in the AI Ideation Hackathon, part of the 14th edition of Innovation Labs Cluj between 6th-8th of March!

The program is dedicated to teams having at least one student and aims to develop the best business ideas and improve technology components.

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What happens during the hackathon?
You pitch your idea in 1 minute in front of the jury & audience. Inspire the audience, find team members, and learn how to build your prototype.
Selected teams will get a chance to work until Sunday on their ideas and pitch again!

What will you get?
Learn how to build a prototype starting from an idea.
Get support during the hackathon to build your product both business and tech.
Get a chance to qualify for the Innovation Labs 2026 program, where Early Game Ventures will invest €500,000 in one of the participating teams!
#makeitreal. ✨🎈

Earn prizes from our partners!
The pitching part of the event will be conducted in English, offering an excellent opportunity to practice presentations in an international context. If you’re feeling uninspired, we encourage you to check out the Open Challenges (https://www.innovationlabs.ro/program) available on our website, which you can adopt, extend or adapt completely – up to your liking!

👉The organizer reserves the right to select the teams that can participate in the Hackathon. Keep your fingers crossed to be one of the selected teams to enter the mentorship program.

Innovation Labs Cluj 2026 is a program organized by Asociația Tech Lounge and Cluj Startups, with the support of BRD – Groupe Société Générale, Orange România, Eviden, UiPath, Stripe Romania, having the Romanian – American Foundation as an educational strategic partner, the Technical University of Cluj Napoca as a university strategic partner, and Early Game Ventures as investment strategic partner.

Innovation Labs Cluj is a university-anchored program implemented together with our academic partners: Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj Napoca, Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj-Napoca, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca.

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