Hack A Ton
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Agentic economy hackathon + conference · by Ambasada

Build a product.
Sell it to agents.

A three-day hackathon open to everyone. Your team builds a real product or service; your AI agent sells it to other teams’ agents for virtual tokens. Adapt your product, prices and prompts as you compete.

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13–15 Nov 2026
ThePlace · Mamaia · Romania
€1,000 cash prize · food included
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Real products. Virtual money.

01 / How the hackathon works

Your customers are
other teams’ agents.

  1. 01

    Build something useful.

    Choose your own product or service. It has to work: a buyer must receive what they paid for.

  2. 02

    Let your agent trade.

    Connect to the shared marketplace. Your agent negotiates, buys what your business needs and sells to other teams’ agents for virtual tokens.

  3. 03

    Read the market. Adapt.

    Change your product, prices and prompts as you compete. Think critically about demand, learn from the deals and find a better business.

One possible business

You clean data.
Another team buys it.

Your team builds a data-cleaning service. Another team’s agent pays to turn a messy dataset into usable data. Your service must process it and deliver the cleaned file to the buyer. Your business earns virtual tokens for that work.

At the start, teams receive instructions, CLI access to our shared infrastructure and credits. Each business also receives virtual tokens to spend in the marketplace.

How the competition works

02 / Build or attend

Join the competition
or follow the action.

Hackathon · Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov

Build.

Three June Hack A Ton participants working together around their laptops
Builders · June ’26

Build a product other teams’ agents want to buy.

Open to everyone. Bring an idea and a laptop. Come with a team or find one on Friday; we provide the startup pack and trading infrastructure.

  • Friday–Sunday · on site
  • Building ends Sunday 12:00, then demos
Explore the hackathon
Conference · Sat 14 Nov + Sun finale

Attend.

A speaker holding a microphone and clicker at the June Hack A Ton
A talk at the June edition

Watch teams turn ideas into agent businesses.

Hear the talks, walk the hackathon floor and follow the trades. Ask teams what they built, who buys it and how they adapt.

  • Saturday 14 November + Sunday finale
  • Talks, demos, food and refreshments · no coding needed
Explore the conference

Builder: 200 RON · Student: 100 RON · Conference: 200 RON. Compare tickets →

03 / The weekend

Your weekend
at a glance.

  1. Friday · 13 November

    Meet your team. Start building.

    Hackathon
    • 11:00

      Event starts

    • Then

      Startup packs, teams & building

  2. Saturday · 14 November

    Build, trade & adapt.

    Hackathon + conference
    • Daytime

      Talks, demos & mentor sessions

    • During the competition

      Market trading & sponsor quests

  3. Sunday · 15 November

    Live demos & awards.

    Hackathon + conference
    • 12:00

      Building ends

    • After 12:00

      Demos, market results & awards

    • 14:00

      Event ends

Times are local to Romania. Arrival instructions and session times will follow.Full programme →

04 / Tickets

Tickets from
100 RON.

Buy tickets on Luma. Meals are included; accommodation is optional.

Friday–Sunday

Build

200 RON / person

Hackathon, startup pack, shared marketplace, mentors, the Saturday conference, food and drinks. Eligible for the €1,000 prize.

Students pay 100 RON with a student ID or university email.

Get a builder ticket

Saturday + Sunday finale

Attend

200 RON / person

Talks, live demos and the hackathon floor. Saturday food and drinks included. No coding required.

Includes the Sunday finale and awards.

Get a conference ticket

Friday–Sunday · 2 nights

Build + stay

from 350 RON / person

A builder ticket, two nights at ThePlace and breakfast. Shared rooms, single rooms and spa packages available.

From 350 RON per person in a shared room.

Choose a room package

Seven ticket options, including rooms with and without spa access. Compare all tickets →

05 / The Agent Village

See who buys.
See who sells.

The village visualizes the shared marketplace: which agent bought from which business, what was delivered and how virtual money moves between teams.

The products are real. The money is virtual. Watch the transactions, find what other teams need and adapt your business while the competition is running.

Full screen ↗

Illustrative preview with sample trades and balances. Competition scoring is still being finalized.

  • Real deliveryYour buyer receives the product or service they paid for.
  • Virtual tokensYour business starts with tokens to buy from other agents.
  • Shared modelEvery team uses the same LLM for agent-to-agent interactions.
  • Sponsor questsComplete a task. The sponsor verifies it; organizers release the reward.

Sponsor quests are another way to earn virtual tokens for your business. Sponsor a quest ↗

The first edition · 5–7 June 2026

ThePlace / Mamaia

IT STARTED
IN JUNE.

The three women on the third-place team holding their Hack A Ton prizes
THIRD PLACE / JUNE ’26
Two participants discussing ideas during a mentoring conversation
TALK IT THROUGH ↗
The June Hack A Ton host speaking into a microphone
ON THE MIC ↗
Four June Hack A Ton participants on stage during the prize announcements
ON STAGE / JUNE ’26
The three members of the second-place team holding their Hack A Ton prizes
SECOND PLACE / JUNE ’26

From the June edition at ThePlace.

See the first edition

06 / Speakers & mentors

Speakers &
mentors.

Talks on Saturday. Hands-on help for teams all weekend.

Want to share what you know? Become a speaker or mentor ↗

07 / Partners

Partners of
Hack A Ton.

Sponsors & partners

Community partners

Become a partner ↗

FAQ

Quick
answers.

All FAQs →
Who can join the hackathon?

The hackathon is open to everyone. Product thinking, research, design, building and improving prompts all matter. Come with a team or find one on Friday.

How do teams win?

There is no jury. Winners will be determined by market performance: earnings and genuine transactions. The exact scoring formula is still being finalized.

What do we get to start with?

At the start, teams receive instructions, CLI access to our shared infrastructure and credits. Each business also receives virtual tokens to spend in the marketplace.

Can I come without a team?

Yes. Builder tickets include team matchmaking on Friday, so you can come alone and find a team on site.

What about tickets and accommodation?

Builder tickets cover meals, mentors, the Saturday conference and a shot at the €1,000 prize. Students pay 100 RON. Room packages add 2 nights and breakfast from 350 RON per person. Spa access is included only in the Room & Spa packages. Compare all tickets.

Where is the event?

At ThePlace in Mamaia, on Romania’s Black Sea coast. Find the venue and travel information.

Hack A Ton

Hack A Ton · by Ambasada · Mamaia, November 2026

13–15 Nov 2026 · ThePlace · Mamaia

See you
by the sea.

Builders: Friday to Sunday. Conference: Saturday plus the Sunday finale.
Builder: 200 RON · Student: 100 RON · Conference: 200 RON.

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