The Grow Hackathon is open to everyone (not only engineers) who is willing and available to create solutions by exploring the Grow API. Participants from all backgrounds, genders, and geographies are welcome.

Only registered participants will be allowed to participate in the Hackathon. The deadline for registration is on 9th December 2022 at 00:00 GMT. Late registrations will not be accepted. 

To ensure fairness and also promote collaboration, all teams shall be formed only during the Hackathon

Yes, you can participate in the Hackathon virtually. You can join any team on the ground and contribute to product development virtually. The final demos will also be streamed for our online audience as well.

Every participant must belong to a team and each team shall have at least 3 and a maximum of 7 participants.

To ensure fairness and equal distribution of resources, there should be at least 1 but not more than 2 Software Developers or Engineers on a single team.

All solutions must be designed and built during the Hackathon. No development may start before the actual date and time of the event. Any team(s) that violates this rule will be automatically disqualified.

The entire hackathon will span over 24 hours. 6 hours will be dedicated to product development and an extra 2 hours will be given for final preparations for the demo.

All solutions will be reviewed and evaluated by a panel of competent judges across the following criteria:

1. Technology: Engineering skill demonstrated, quality of code/integration
2. User Experience: A well-designed product flow/user journey, attention to aesthetics, interaction, and user interface
3. Business: Meets a customer need, potential to be a business
4. Presentation: Clarity of written and oral presentation
5. Inspiration: How much we love and are excited about the idea