Galuxium Nexus V2 is a global hackathon where builders create real SaaS products designed to generate revenue.
Most hackathons end with a pitch deck and a dead repository. Nexus V2 is where software becomes enterprise.
We are shifting the paradigm from throwaway prototypes to live, monetizable digital infrastructure. This is a global, elite-tier engineering arena where elite developers, high-caliber designers, and technical founders converge to build fully functional, revenue-generating SaaS platforms. From advanced autonomous AI systems and next-generation creator tools to hyper-scalable workflow automation, the mandate is absolute: Build software the world will actually pay for.
Please ignore the static "Who can participate" platform tag. To preserve absolute commercial realism, Galuxium Nexus V2 has bypassed standard academic restrictions to operate as a fully unrestricted, all-occupation deployment ground. We explicitly welcome professional engineers, enterprise architects, independent founders, and multi-disciplinary builders of all ages globally. Submissions are evaluated strictly on production-grade infrastructure and market viability, rendering traditional student-only parameters entirely obsolete.
The Architecture of the Arena-
Production-Scale Engineering: Move beyond isolated code. Build high-availability, secure architectures designed to withstand real-world traffic.
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Viable Monetization Dynamics: Every line of code must serve a market need. Focus on user onboarding, payment gateway integration, and sustainable business loops.
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Elite Resource Access: Participants are equipped with enterprise-grade development tools, including specialized production-ready AI endpoints backed by global tech leaders.
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Beyond the Finish Line: Winning teams do not just claim a prize pool; they unlock direct capital, elite executive mentorship, and distribution infrastructure through Galuxium to launch their platforms into live markets.
Nexus V2 is exclusively designed for the relentless—whether you are an engineering student pushing the boundaries of system design, an established developer launching your next venture, or a product architect obsessed with seamless user experience.
Stop building prototypes. Build a company.
Requirements
To ensure your platform qualifies for the Grand Judging Panel and elite track evaluation, all teams must submit a complete, deployment-ready product portfolio. Submissions that fail to meet these premium benchmarks will be disqualified from the selection process.
1. Production-Ready Deployment (Live Demo)
The SaaS application must be fully hosted on a public cloud provider or edge network (e.g., Vercel, AWS, GCP, Fly.io).
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The Benchmark: The link must be live, stable, and fully accessible to the judging panel.
2. Verifiable Infrastructure (Code Repository)
A comprehensive, public GitHub repository containing the entire codebase for the project.
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The Benchmark: The repository must feature a professional README.md detailing the system architecture, tech stack dependencies, database schemas, and clear instructions for local replication. Commit histories must reflect authentic collaboration.
3. Operational MVP (Working Prototype)
A functional, end-to-end Minimum Viable Product demonstrating your platform’s core value proposition.
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The Benchmark: The prototype must successfully execute its primary user workflows, handle authentic state management, and demonstrate structural viability under live user testing.
4. Executive Briefing (Project Documentation)
A pristine, clutter-free text breakdown detailing the business and technical anatomy of the software. You must clearly articulate:
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The Market Friction: The exact enterprise or consumer pain point being addressed.
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The Architecture: A high-level explanation of how your system solves the problem efficiently and securely.
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The Target Cohort: The specific user segment or demographic destined to adopt this software.
5. Fiscal Architecture (Monetization Engine)
A detailed blueprint outlining how the SaaS platform is structurally designed to capture market value and generate recurring revenue.
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The Benchmark: Clearly define your platform's financial framework whether driven by usage-based API billing, multi-tier subscription models (SaaS), or transactional platform fees.
6. Technical Keynote (Product Demo Video)
A high-impact, 2-to-5 minute video presentation showcasing your software in action.
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The Benchmark: This cinematic or high-resolution screencast must bypass fluff to immediately demonstrate the live system design, UI/UX workflow, and key feature execution.
⚠️ Critical Mandate: Submissions without a high-quality product demo video will be deemed incomplete and will not be eligible for grading, prize eligibility, or Devpost panel synchronization.
Prizes
1st Place: The Nexus Sovereign Grand Champion
The Flagship Institutional Honor
Awarded to the team demonstrating absolute technical mastery, pristine architectural scalability, and undisputed commercial viability.
Adaption Labs AI Infrastructure (up to $5,000 total): $1,250 USD in platform credits per member for synthetic data generation and custom model deployment.
Backboard.io Compute ($1,000 USD): Full ledger access to live API inference pipelines, cross-thread memory architectures, and production-tier vector RAG hosting (including hellonash.ai and R-CLI).
DevSwarm Pro ($768 Value): 2-year premium license per member (up to 4). A production-grade parallel agent environment to aggressively scale your winning architecture.
Venture Network Broadcast: High-impact global media feature across the Galuxium enterprise network, positioning your team directly in front of tier-one capital nodes.
Executive Credentials: Official, high-end Certificate of Technical Distinction bearing Galuxium's assets.
Operational Mandate:
* The stated cash value represents the estimated fair-market equivalent of the enterprise infrastructure grant. No physical cash, fiat currency, or direct liquid capital will be awarded under this tier.
2nd Place: The Architectural Vanguard Laureate
The Engineering Excellence Distinction
Awarded to the team that engineers a remarkably robust, highly performant technical foundation, successfully leveraging bleeding-edge multi-model IDE paradigms to solve hyper-complex computational problems.
Adaption Labs AI Infrastructure (up to $4,000 total): $1,000 USD in platform credits per member for synthetic data generation and custom model deployment.
Backboard.io Compute ($500 USD): Full ledger access to live API inference pipelines, cross-thread memory architectures, and production-tier vector RAG hosting (including hellonash.ai and R-CLI).
DevSwarm Pro ($384 Value): 1-year premium license per member (up to 4). A dedicated parallel agent environment with isolated branches to accelerate post-hackathon deployments.
Venture Network Broadcast: High-impact global media feature across the Galuxium enterprise network, positioning your team directly in front of tier-one capital nodes.
Executive Credentials: Official, high-end Certificate of Technical Distinction bearing Galuxium's assets.
Operational Mandate:
* The stated cash value represents the estimated fair-market equivalent of the enterprise infrastructure grant. No physical cash, fiat currency, or direct liquid capital will be awarded under this tier.
3rd Place: The High Tier Market Catalyst
The Commercial Scalability & Product Distinction
Awarded to the team that demonstrates the highest immediate capability for commercial scaling, executing a beautifully polished user experience backed by elite automated development arrays.
Adaption Labs AI Infrastructure (up to $3,000 total): $750 USD in platform credits per member for synthetic data generation and custom model deployment.
Backboard.io Compute ($100 USD): Full ledger access to live API inference pipelines, cross-thread memory architectures, and production-tier vector RAG hosting (including hellonash.ai and R-CLI).
DevSwarm Pro ($192 Value): 6-month premium license per member (up to 4). Professional-grade developer tooling to maintain development velocity and refine AI coding workflows.
Venture Network Broadcast: High-impact global media feature across the Galuxium enterprise network, positioning your team directly in front of tier-one capital nodes.
Executive Credentials: Official, high-end Certificate of Technical Distinction bearing Galuxium's assets.
Operational Mandate:
* The stated cash value represents the estimated fair-market equivalent of the enterprise infrastructure grant. No physical cash, fiat currency, or direct liquid capital will be awarded under this tier.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Looking for judges! Hurry up to secure your place on the grand judging panel.
Sai Rakshit
Staff Software Engineer, Visa
Akshar Yadav
Application Programmer V, Bank of America
Kumar Abhinav
Software Development Engineer II, AiDash
Puneet Bajaj
Founding AI Engineer
Kyrylo Sotnykov
Senior Software Engineer, ScreenMeet
Subhasis Kundu
Senior Principal Solution Architect, Compunnel Inc.
Bhagath Siddi
Engineering Leader
Judging Criteria
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Technical Architecture & Scalability (20%)
Evaluation of backend robustness, database design, and structural viability. Codebases must demonstrate production-grade engineering, optimal resource handling, and the capacity to scale seamlessly under live enterprise traffic. -
Enterprise Governance & Compliance (20%)
Assessment of system security, data privacy, secure API integration, and risk mitigation. Projects must reflect structural integrity, algorithmic transparency, and responsible AI alignment for real-world deployment. -
Product Innovation & Market Fit (20%)
Measuring the novelty, originality, and practical viability of the SaaS platform. The software must address a well-defined market friction or enterprise pain point with a clear, transformative execution strategy. -
Monetization & Fiscal Design (15%)
Evaluation of the platform's underlying business mechanics. Teams must present a viable financial framework, such as usage-based API metering, tiered subscriptions, or transactional loops designed to capture real revenue. -
UI/UX & Visual Refinement (15%)
Scoring the interface quality, user onboarding flow, and aesthetic execution. The platform must deliver a clean, high-end, and frictionless user experience that bridges advanced functionality with premium design. -
Keynote Pitch & Demo Completeness (10%)
Assessment of the technical keynote presentation and the live deployed MVP. Evaluation focuses on clarity, storytelling impact, and the functional execution of core workflows demonstrated within the product demo video.
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