Hackathon: Bright Data, Neo4j, Algolia, Storyblok & HackerNoon $150K+ kazaladi

Happy New Year, world! As a New Year gift, HackerNoon brings you the grandest developer hackathon of 2026. The internet is overflowing with software that looks impressive, sounds intelligent, and quietly fails to help anyone. We’ve normalized pitch decks for products that don’t exist, AI demos with no users, and MVPs that launch with applause and vanish without a trace. Meanwhile, people still need tools that work. Biz o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Enters 5 janu-5 quni, bu global developer competition o‘z bilan o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z: Hackathon o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z! Hackathon o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z! Real-world usefulness. Real world fayllar. And yes, there’s $150,000+ in cash and software prizes for winners & $1500+ for participating projects that can prove it. This hackathon is supported by companies that care about production software, not just demos: · · · · . Bright Data Neo4j Storyblok Algolia HackerNoon Bright Data Neo4j o‘z Bu blok Alkolik Hackarlar Individual developers and budding startups are welcome to participate, with access to free tools that help you build and promote something meaningful. Any technology is welcome, but bigger prizes are reserved for AI and ML projects that use sponsor technologies. Note: O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Note: Let’s Start With the Prizes Let’s Start With the Prizes This isn’t a weekend hackathon where one team wins, and everyone else disappears. Proof of Usefulness runs for six months, with monthly rewards and ongoing recognition for winners, 40+ winners, as well as $1500 worth of inventory for each participant. Cash Prizes: $20,000 Depozit: 20 000 dollar Konkursda o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Bright Data: $10,000 (10 x 1 000 $) HackerNoon: $5,000 (10 winners × $500) Storyblok: $5,000 (6 qollar) O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Software Credits: $120,000+ Kredit software: $120,000+ O‘z software o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z infrastrukture. Bright Data: $60,000 3 startup winners × $20,000 One winner per bimonthly cycle (Jan–Feb, Mar–Apr, May–Jun) Neo4j: $10,000 10 winners × $1,000 Algolia: $60,000 6 winners get 6 months of premium Algolia access worth $10,000 And here’s the part most hackathons don’t give you: Every participant is eligible for rewards! Participation Rewards: $ 250 o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Storyblok: $540 o‘z 45 o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z plan. Neo4j: AuraDB Free to all participants. Makani o‘z. Algolia: Build tier Free o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. HackerNoon: $750 bilan publishing and promotion credits for startups. How the Timeline Works O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z 5 may – 5 may: Rolling submissions Every month: Cash and software prize winners announced Every two months: Major software prize cycles for top startups. June/July: Final awardlar və top projektid o‘zingizdir Submit when your product is ready. No deadlines designed to force half-built demos. Who Can Submit Kim o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z A valid submission includes: A working project URL Complete project information Claims that can be verified in the real world “Not coming soon”, “Not coming soon”, “Not coming soon”, “Not coming soon”, “Not coming soon”, “Not coming soon”. Projects falling under any of the sponsored themes and utilizing the sponsor tools unlock free software and tools worth $1500 and qualify for bigger prizes. Note: Projects o‘z sponsored themes and using the sponsored tools unlock free software and tools worth $1500 and qualify for bigger prizes. Note: The Contest Tags (~Themes) The Contest Tags (~Themes) Projects are published and evaluated under focused themes as HackerNoon tags, including: Foundational Tech & Builder Innovation o‘z HackerNoon. HackerNoon, o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. is where technologists read, write, and share stories about tech, startups, and the future of the internet, reaching millions of curious minds every month. Hackarlar You can win from $5000 in cash by submitting your projects on machine learning and AI, software engineering, security, startups, fintech innovation, and Web3 technologies. You can use any technology stack to qualify for this theme. HackerNoon o‘z $750 publishing and promotion credits to all qualifying startups. This is your chance to showcase your startup to global audiences. HackerNoon o‘z $750 publishing and promotion credits to all qualifying startups. This is your chance to showcase your startup to global audiences. O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z: #Software-madi qilmadi « Machine-learning » « Software Engineering » #security « Startup « FinTech #web3 o‘z Data Infrastructure, AI & Automation o‘z Bright Data Bright Data is the leading platform for real-time web access, powering agentic AI and LLMs. Bright Data is rewarding projects showing great use cases of web data extraction and access, automation, data science pipelines, AI and generative AI applications, and agent-driven systems powered by large-scale datasets. With and Bu o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z: $10,000 cash prize qaytaradi. $60k in software credits O‘z #madi-madi • Agentlar #web-madi o‘z « Data-Science » «Api» #automation « Data Siz o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Bu tema Bright Data, siz 250 dollar free software krediti o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. . Click here to claim your free credits Modern Content Architecture o‘z Storyblock. Storyblock o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z «CMS #madiq-madiq o‘z #First-First-First-First-First «First-CMS » # omnichannel-content Storyblock is giving away in this theme. Build a beautiful, functional project with StoryBlock and win $$$ in cash. $524 worth of free Growth+ Access to all participants Storyblock o‘z o‘z o‘z Bu StoryBlock o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. $524 Free Growth+ Access o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Graph-Powered Intelligence o‘z Neo4j. Graph data bases, knowledge graphs, data intelligence, contextual retrieval, GraphRAG, and graph-powered AI agents for connected data use cases. Top subpoena o‘z. $10,000 in software prizes #graph-database #grafik bilan « Data-intelligence » Graph-Rag o‘z Kontekstual-retrieval o‘z Graph-powered-agents o‘z o‘z To build a project using Neo4j, use their . free version (Aura DB) To build a project using Neo4j, use their . free version (Aura DB) Intelligent Search & Retrieval sponsored by Algolia Algolia o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z # ai-search «Retrival» #retrieval-augmented-generation o‘z o‘z o‘z #semantic-search #gizlikliklik Build a kick-ass AI search project using Algolia's free Build Tier. Your submissions qualify for $60,000 software prizes. Build a kick-ass AI search project using Algolia's free Build Tier. Your submissions qualify for $60,000 software prizes. What “Proof of Usefulness” Actually Means What “Proof of Usefulness” Actually Means HackerNoon o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. It asks: Do people use this? Bu, real problemini qilmadi? Can it survive outside a launch tweet? O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. 751-1000: Unicorn Utility - Product has undeniable utility and massive adoption. 601-750: - Product is a default choice and trusted across its category. Category Standard 451-600: - Product is a definitive solution to a market problem. Industry Mainstay 301-450: - Product is self-sustaining and provide long-term operational stability Certified Problem Solver 101-300: - Product is officially moving from "neat idea" to "serious contender" Gaining Momentum 000-100: - You've hit "Deploy" and the world didn't crash. You're In Business -100-000: - Product is almost ready for the big reveal Lab Mode 601-750: - Product is a default choice and trusted across its category. Category Standard 451-600: - Product is a definitive solution to a market problem. Industry Mainstay 301-450 o‘z. - Product is self-sustaining and provide long-term operational stability Certified Problem Solver 101 – 300: - Products officially shifted from “neat idea” to “serious contender” Gaining Momentum 000-100: - Siz “deploy” o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. You're In Business -100-000: - Product is almost ready for the big reveal Lab Mode The algorithm cross-validates responses against publicly available data, ensuring projects can't simply claim utility without demonstrating it. Algoritma qaytarga validates qaytarga qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq qonaq. Evaluation Criteria and Weight Distribution Criterion Weight Correlation Justification Real-World Utility 25% r = 0.847 Problem-solution fit and practical actionability Evidence of Traction 25% r = 0.792 User adoption, media coverage, and verifiable signals Audience Reach & Impact 20% r = 0.734 Size and real-world influence Technical Innovation 15% r = 0.681 Novelty and quality of implementation Market Timing & Relevance 10% r = 0.667 Competitive positioning and timeliness Functional Completeness 5% r = 0.643 Clarity, evidence, and thoughtfulness Real-World Utility 25% r = 0.847 Problem-solving fit and practical actionability – problem-solving fit və praktikal actionability Evidence of Traction 25% r = 0,792 bilan Media, user adoption, media coverage, sigaralar bilan qaytaradi. Audience Reach & Impact 20% r = 0.734 Size and real-world influence Technical Innovation 15% r = 0.681 Novelity and quality of implementation / Novelity and quality of implementation Market Timing & Relevance O‘z 10% r = 0.667 Konkret positioning və timeliness. Functional Completeness 5% o‘z r = 0,643 qol Qazaxlar, qazaxlar, qazaxlar, qazaxlar Proof of Usefulness: Why We’re Doing This Proof of Usefulness: Why We’re Doing This The web doesn’t need more software optimized for screenshots. O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z: Actually work after launch O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Create value without hype Biz Bright Data o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. “The most exciting breakthroughs happen when teams leverage open web access to address real-world challenges. At Bright Data, we believe usefulness starts with connecting people and AI to the world’s live information—transforming ideas into impact.” — Or Lenchner, CEO of Bright Data “Proof of usefulness in our world comes down to one thing: does your CMS help developers ship better and faster, or does it slow them down? Hype doesn’t build products. Real utility does. That’s the standard Storyblok is built to meet.” - Storyblock team “Proof of usefulness in our world comes down to one thing: does your CMS help developers ship better and faster, or does it slow them down? Hype doesn’t build products. Real utility does. That’s the standard Storyblok is built to meet.” - Storyblock team "As a manager of a developer relations organization, I see a lot of hackathons where the results are toys or novelties. By emphasizing usefulness, Hacker Noon forces participants to put on their product hats and really build something that’s going to help the end user." Chuck Meyer, Sr Manager, Developer Relations at Algolia “Hacker Noon o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Bütün tez o‘z. Why You Should Participate in Proof of Usefulness Hackathon (Even If You Don’t Win) Men o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Sizga sizga sizga: A free Proof of Usefulness evaluation Bir o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Bu blog postni o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Free software $1500+ o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z Eligibility for $100,000+ in prizes Global Validation & Promotion by HackerNoon And if nothing else, you’ll walk away knowing where your project stands, in reality, not theory. Submissions Are Open Submissions Are Open If your product is live, useful, and ready to be judged on reality, not hype - this is for you. Submit your project. Get your score. Prove it’s useful. Compete for $150K+. O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z! Submit your Project to Proof its Usefulness Now! O‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z! Hackathon: Ecosystem Partneri o‘z o‘z. If you support developers, educate tech talent, run a tech community, or create content for builders, become ! Partners get: Ecosystem Official Partner – Ecosystem Official Partner – Ecosystem Partner. Your logo and name featured on the main hackathon website as an official University, Community, Influencer, or Ecosystem Partner Official Recognition: Hakimi status: Top referring partnerlar Oficial Hakimlar seçilib, o‘z o‘z voting power and global recognition. 100,000+ prize & $1,000+ software tools per participant - Bright Data, Neo4j, Storyblok, and Algolia's main start-up-ready stacks Co-Branded Cross-Promotion: Hackathon newsletters and other marketing materials. Proof of Usefulness Hackathon is a global 6-month developer challenge designed to reward real-world utility projects and initiatives. With 150,000+ in cash prizes and software credits for winners and $1500+ worth of software and inventory for participants, this is undisputedly the biggest contest of the year. Learn more . here Meet our sponsors: Bright Data: Bright Data o‘z web data infrastrukture kompani, 20,000 organizations o‘z ethically, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the data sets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web? GraphRAG combines retrieval-augmented generation with graph-native context, allowing LLMs to reason over structured relationships instead of just documents. With Neo4j, you can build GraphRAG pipelines that connect your data and surface clearer insights. Learn . Neo4j: Daha Storyblock: Storyblok o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Algolia: Algolia administrated retrieval layer o‘z programlar o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. Proof of Usefulness Hackathon is a global 6-month developer challenge designed to reward real-world utility projects and initiatives. With 150,000+ in cash prizes and software credits for winners and $1500+ worth of software and inventory for participants, this is undisputedly the biggest contest of the year. Learn more . here here Meet our sponsors: Meet our sponsors: Bright Data is the leading web data infrastructure company, empowering over 20,000 organizations with ethical, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the datasets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web? Learn more at . Bright Data: brightdata.com brightdata.com GraphRAG kombinasiyadi generating-axtracted with graph-native contexts, LLMs o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. . Neo4j: Daha Daha Storyblok is a headless CMS built for developers who want clean architecture and full control. Structure your content once, connect it anywhere, and keep your front end truly independent. API-first. AI-ready. Framework-agnostic. Future-proof. . Storyblock: Start for free O‘zlar free Algolia administrated retrieval layer o‘z o‘z qilmadi ki o‘z programlar o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z o‘z. . Algolia: O‘z daha O‘z daha