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Select this track if you're building on Ethereum to be eligible for the prizes!

Ethereum Track

Best hack built on Ethereum

Eventopia

Bolt

The Orkes Conductor × FinTech Track invites participants to build real world FinTech workflows using Orkes Conductor. Teams are encouraged to design and implement workflows that solve problems in areas such as payments, onboarding, fraud detection or financial automation. Eligible projects will receive exclusive Orkes swags and selected projects also stand a chance to be featured by Orkes. Participants can refer to the provided resources and documentation to get started with building on Conductor

Orkes Conductor

iProAT

The InsForge Track encourages participants to showcase their best builds using InsForge. Teams are expected to meaningfully integrate InsForge into their project and demonstrate how it enhances their solution. The best project built using InsForge will receive a cash prize of $100.

The Rise In × Aptos Track is focused on blockchain based development and decentralized applications. Participants building on the Aptos blockchain are eligible for this track provided their project includes both a functional front end and a smart contract integration. Every project that successfully meets these requirements will receive a reward of $25. This track is ideal for teams interested in Web3, smart contracts and scalable blockchain solutions.

Aptos

Aptos Track Winner

Navan.ai

Autom8

The Requestly Creative Use Prize Track is all about pushing creative boundaries on the web. Participants must demonstrate a unique and innovative use of Requestly in their project whether it is for debugging, testing, modifying or enhancing web behavior. The most creative project using Requestly will win a cash prize of $200 while the runner up will receive an exclusive Requestly swag kit.

Best Use of DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI
Retro Wireless Mouse
DigitalOcean GradientTM AI is a unified AI cloud for building, training, and deploying machine learning models and AI agents. Get access to GPU infrastructure like DigitalOcean GPU Droplets and Bare Metal servers, along with serverless inference and 1-Click Models for instant deployment of your favorite LLMs!

Sign up for DigitalOcean today and get $200 worth of free credits that you can use towards building your next Gradient-powered hack. Enable your next project with DigitalOcean GradientTM AI for a chance to win some great prizes for you and each of your team mates!

Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare
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Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application, from C3 (create Cloudflare command line) instance deployment to object storage. You can even run GenAI (LLMs, text to image, Voice to text, etc.) in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI. Enjoy Cloudflare’s generous free tier to get started at no cost. This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Kits for you and your team!

Cloudflare

Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare

Gemini API

As part of the hackathon, builders can participate in the Most Creative Use of Kiro, which rewards projects that demonstrate strong planning, clear documentation, and real usage of the Kiro platform.

**What is Kiro?**
Kiro is an IDE focused on the planning and ideation phase of building software. 
- [Learn More](https://kiro.dev/) 
- [See Docs](https://kiro.dev/docs/chat/vibe/)

**🚀 Hacker Guide:** [https://nsb.dev/aws-kiro-hacker-guide](https://nsb.dev/aws-kiro-hacker-guide)

**What counts as creative use of Kiro?**
A strong Kiro submission should clearly show how Kiro was used during planning and execution.

- Meaningful use of the Kiro framework to plan, structure, and execute the project.
- Proper documentation via the required HERO folder in the GitHub repository.
- For easier review, the repository should include a ./kiro/ folder containing planning notes, prototypes, and documentation.
- A demo video that shows how Kiro was used during the build process.
- Teams are encouraged (but not required) to explore additional Kiro features such as Hooks and MCPs.

**Eligibility:**
- Teams must build their prototype using the Kiro framework.
- The focus should be on planning, structure, and clarity, not just the final output.
- Kiro Guide: [kiro.dev/docs/chat/vibe](https://kiro.dev/docs/chat/vibe/)
- Participants are encouraged to explore advanced features such as Hooks and MCPs.

**Submission Must Include:**
- Public GitHub repository
- HERO folder with planning documentation

> Example path:
./kiro/{foldername}

- Demo video
  - The video should clearly demonstrate how Kiro was used
  - Video should have details about their project
  - Maximum timeframe: 5 minutes

**Judging Criteria:**
- Quality and depth of planning
- Clarity of documentation
- Authentic and effective use of the Kiro platform



Creative Use of Kiro

- Blog must be published on: Medium, Hashnode, or similar blogging platforms
- The blog must be public after the end of the hackathon for review.

**Good to cover:**
- How Kiro was used in the project
- Planning insights and learnings
- Challenges faced during the hackathon
- Hackathon Experience 

**IMPORTANT NOTE**: Blog link should be included in the Devfolio submission [Project Links Field or Under the Prize Track Description]

Best Blog Post

Awarded to participants who provide thoughtful, actionable feedback on Kiro. 
Share your response here: [Feeedback Form](https://nsb.dev/kiro-feedbackform)

Top Feedback

Exclusive Devfolio <> AWS Swags

**Participants must:**
- Post about their project on Twitter/X or LinkedIn
- Tag [@devfolio](https://devfolio.co/@devfolio) and [@awsdevelopers](https://devfolio.co/@awsdevelopers) on Twitter/LinkedIn

**Winner is selected based on:**
Engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares) or the creativity of the post.

**Posting Guidelines:**

- **Hashtag to use:**
#BuildWithKiroAt<hackathon_name>

- **Accounts to tag:**
@devfolio @awsdevelopers


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