Galuxium Nexus V2

Overview

Galuxium Nexus V2 is a global hackathon focused on building revenue-generating SaaS products, moving beyond traditional hackathon prototypes to live, monetizable digital infrastructure. This elite engineering arena invites developers, designers, and technical founders to converge and create fully functional SaaS platforms. The challenge encompasses advanced autonomous AI systems, next-generation creator tools, and hyper-scalable workflow automation, with an explicit mandate to build software that users will pay for. The hackathon emphasizes production-scale engineering, requiring participants to build high-availability, secure architectures capable of handling real-world traffic. A key focus is on viable monetization dynamics, encouraging integration of user onboarding, payment gateways, and sustainable business models. Participants will have access to enterprise-grade development tools, including specialized production-ready AI endpoints backed by global tech leaders. Beyond the competition, winning teams receive direct capital, elite executive mentorship, and distribution infrastructure through Galuxium to launch their platforms into live markets. This initiative is designed for relentless individuals, from engineering students pushing system design boundaries to established developers launching new ventures, aiming to foster the creation of companies rather than just prototypes.

What to build

Participants must build a profitable SaaS platform (Software as a Service) that real users will pay for. This includes developing next-generation AI, creator, and automation tools. The software must be designed to generate revenue and feature production-scale engineering, viable monetization dynamics, and potentially utilize advanced autonomous AI systems, next-generation creator tools, or hyper-scalable workflow automation.

Prizes

Key dates

• Submission DeadlineAug 1, 2026 @ 7:30am EDT

Eligibility

Participants must be above the legal age of majority in their country of residence and must be students only. Companies and professional organizations are excluded from participation. The hackathon is open to all countries and territories, excluding standard exceptions.

How to enter

1. Join the hackathon by registering on Devpost.
2. Build a production-ready SaaS platform that meets all submission requirements.
3. Submit a complete, deployment-ready product portfolio by the deadline.

Submission requirements

• Production-Ready Deployment (Live Demo): The SaaS application must be fully hosted on a public cloud provider or edge network (e.g., Vercel, AWS, GCP, Fly.io). The link must be live, stable, and fully accessible to the judging panel.
• Verifiable Infrastructure (Code Repository): A comprehensive, public GitHub repository containing the entire codebase. The repository must feature a professional README.md detailing system architecture, tech stack dependencies, database schemas, and clear instructions for local replication. Commit histories must reflect authentic collaboration.
• Operational MVP (Working Prototype): A functional, end-to-end Minimum Viable Product demonstrating the platform’s core value proposition. The prototype must successfully execute primary user workflows, handle authentic state management, and demonstrate structural viability under live user testing.
• Executive Briefing (Project Documentation): A pristine text breakdown detailing the business and technical anatomy of the software, clearly articulating the market friction addressed, the architecture, and the target cohort.
• Fiscal Architecture (Monetization Engine): A detailed blueprint outlining how the SaaS platform is structurally designed to capture market value and generate recurring revenue, defining the financial framework (e.g., usage-based API billing, multi-tier subscription models, transactional platform fees).
• Technical Keynote (Product Demo Video): A high-impact, 2-to-5 minute video presentation showcasing the software in action. This screencast must immediately demonstrate the live system design, UI/UX workflow, and key feature execution. Submissions without a high-quality product demo video will be deemed incomplete and ineligible.

Judging criteria

• Technical Architecture & Scalability (20%): Evaluation of backend robustness, database design, and structural viability, demonstrating production-grade engineering, optimal resource handling, and scalability under live enterprise traffic.
• Enterprise Governance & Compliance (20%): Assessment of system security, data privacy, secure API integration, and risk mitigation, reflecting structural integrity, algorithmic transparency, and responsible AI alignment for real-world deployment.
• Product Innovation & Market Fit (20%): Measuring the novelty, originality, and practical viability of the SaaS platform, addressing a well-defined market friction or enterprise pain point with a clear, transformative execution strategy.
• Monetization & Fiscal Design (15%): Evaluation of the platform's underlying business mechanics, presenting a viable financial framework such as usage-based API metering, tiered subscriptions, or transactional loops designed to capture real revenue.
• UI/UX & Visual Refinement (15%): Scoring the interface quality, user onboarding flow, and aesthetic execution, delivering a clean, high-end, and frictionless user experience.
• Keynote Pitch & Demo Completeness (10%): Assessment of the technical keynote presentation and the live deployed MVP, focusing on clarity, storytelling impact, and the functional execution of core workflows demonstrated within the product demo video.

Sponsors & partners

Resources

• Full Rules
• Introducing Galuxium — Technology That Thinks. ✨ The Beginning of Intelligent Innovation.
• Backboard (Official AI Memory Partner)
• Join the Official Galuxium Discord Hub