Algorism
Judged by the ones who shipped at scale
Founders, investors and senior operators from Whatfix, Flipkart, Razorpay and Amazon, in the room watching you demo.
Two ways in
Pick a track when you register. Teams of up to three; solo builders welcome. Click a card for ideas and inspiration.
Build for Community
Ship something the ummah can use: tools for masjids, madrasas, zakat, halal commerce, community coordination. Judged on real-world usefulness and adoption potential.
Ideas to steal
- Zakat calculator that matches donors to verified local cases
- Masjid ops dashboard: salah times, announcements, volunteer rosters
- Surplus food from restaurants and walimas routed to families in need
- Madrasa learning companion for hifz revision and tajweed feedback
- Halal-certified business discovery for your neighbourhood
- Janazah and community alert network that actually reaches people in time
Inspiration
Open Track
Anything AI-native, ambitious and demo-able by Isha. Bring your wildest idea. Judged on craft, originality and how far you got in one day.
Ideas to steal
- An agent that does one boring workflow end to end: invoices, visa docs, rental agreements
- Voice-first tools for people who will never type a prompt
- AI copilot for a trade you know: tailors, traders, tutors, clinics
- Take a product you use daily and rebuild the one feature that annoys you
- Local-language anything: Bengaluru speaks more than English
Inspiration
Ishraq to Isha
One build cycle framed by the day's prayers. Salah breaks are on the clock. No one falls behind for praying.
Progress over polish
First build? Good. Judges score what you built today, not the skills you walked in with. No deck needed. Demo the thing and talk us through how you got there.
Progress made today
How far you travelled from this morning. Rewards learning speed, not head starts.
Working demo
Live and clickable beats slides. A link anyone in the room can open.
Problem understanding
Do you know exactly who this is for? Talking to one real user counts double.
Coachability
Mentor inputs taken, implemented and shipped during the day.
Track fit
Community: real impact and a path to adoption. Open: a sharp problem and readiness to distribute.
How it works
On-ground mentors score you through the day. For finalists, mentor scores carry 20% into the judges' final call.
Seats are limited.
The build is not.
Register free on Luma. You'll get the exact HSR venue, team formation details and the pre-event brief. Bring a laptop, a charger and one day of focus.
> ₹85,000 in cash + credits for the best teams
Sharpen your blade before the day
You will be building with AI all day. Watch these before you show up and you will move twice as fast.
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