WCC Launchpad 30

Join the group for further information: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KntrEHj8KdxL833wwR4VMLTotal Winners: 100+ across the main hackathon and mini-challengesMode: Completely onlineRegistration Fee: FreeTeam Size: 1–4 membersDates: 4 October 2026, 10:00 AM IST to 5 October 2026, 4:00 PM ISTCash Prize Pool: ₹50,000 for the top three winning teamsInternship Opportunity: Paid internship opportunities for the top three winners30 Hours. One Working Product.WCC Launchpad 30 is a national-level online hackathon where students, developers, designers, and young builders will have 30 hours to transform a meaningful idea into a functional product.Participants must identify a genuine real-world problem, understand who experiences it, and build a working solution with a clear central workflow. Projects may be submitted under one of three tracks:Agentic AI: Build AI agents, intelligent assistants, autonomous systems, or multi-agent workflows that can reason, use tools, and complete meaningful tasks.Open Innovation: Develop an original technology-based solution that addresses a significant real-world problem in any industry or community.Everyday Automation: Create practical products that automate repetitive everyday tasks, personal workflows, or small-business operations, such as scheduling, communication, data entry, reminders, document processing, and productivity management.Teams must present a functional prototype, source code repository, product demonstration, and a short explanation of the problem, solution, technology, and future development plan.Rewards and OpportunitiesThe top three winning teams will share a ₹50,000 cash prize pool, and the top three winners will also receive paid internship opportunities.However, winning is not limited to the main leaderboard. More than 100 participants will receive recognition and rewards across the primary hackathon, sponsor challenges, track awards, and exciting mini-challenges conducted throughout the event.Eligible participants may receive:Exclusive goodies and merchandiseComplimentary access or trials for selected AI and developer toolsSpecial discounted access to premium technology productsDomains, platform credits, and partner benefitsVerifiable digital participation certificatesMentorship, workshops, and technical resourcesPortfolio-ready project experienceOpportunities to win additional mini-challenge rewardsMini-challenges will give participants multiple opportunities to win, even if they do not finish among the top three overall teams. These challenges may reward creativity, technical implementation, automation, design, product storytelling, community contribution, and effective use of partner tools.WCC Launchpad 30 is designed to help participants leave with more than a certificate—they can finish with a working product, practical building experience, valuable tools, industry exposure, exciting rewards, and a project they can continue developing after the hackathon.