Hack for Humanity PHL @ Founders Alley (w/ The AI Collective)
Hosted by The AI Collective + Magnus Graham + Erik Caputo + Rohith U Bandi + Vincent Perez
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What to look forward to
Builders will tackle community-focused problems at this Fall 2026 hackathon hosted by The AI Collective within Founders Alley, with winning projects showcased on the main stage and potentially featured in a 300k+ subscriber newsletter. The AI Collective, a global non-profit uniting 200,000+ leaders across 100+ forums, is bringing together founders, investors, and operators to create solutions that benefit humanity.
Inside the event
HACK FOR HUMANITY: FALL 2026
Philadelphia is joining Hack for Humanity, The AI Collective's global initiative running Fall 2026. Our edition takes place inside Founders Alley: Our City in Motion, the city's largest gathering of founders, investors and operators - and our winners are announced live on the Founders Alley main stage.
The schedule
12:00 PM · Check-in and kickoff
12:15 – 3:00 PM · Hack (teams of 2–4)
3:00 PM · Repo links due
3:30 PM · Demo and project description due
4:45 PM · Winners announced on the Founders Alley main stage
The focus here is exactly what the name says. Every problem statement and every project should solve something local to your community, with the purpose of benefiting humanity.
All types of builders are welcome at this event. The winners of this event may be asked to showcase their products within our global newsletter with 300k+ subscribers - and will be announced on the Founders Alley main stage.
What you'll need: a laptop, a Founders Alley ticket, and a free Loom account. Accepted participants get a free conference ticket code, covered by our sponsor The Code Registry - we'll follow up with details after approval. Food is provided by Founders Alley.
Hosted by The AI Collective Philadelphia in collaboration with The Foundry. Powered by The Code Registry.
RSVP below and we'll see you there.
Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
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Philadelphia, PA
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Last checked: Oct 19, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.
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