Cursor x Sandbox Hackathon | Stuttgart

Be a founder for a day.

This is a one-day hackathon for software founders, and for anyone who wants to find out if they are one. You start at 10:00 with an idea and finish at 17:30 with a product, real customer conversations, a live landing page and an investor pitch.

What you hand in:

- A working product
- What you learned during the validation process
- A live landing page with a sign-up
- A 3-minute pitch

You will be judged on:
- Customer understanding
- Product maturity
- Landing page
- Investor readiness

Schedule for the day:

- 09:00 - 09:30: Arrivals, check-in, breakfast
- 09:30 - 10:00: Introduction and team forming
- 10:00: Building starts
- 12:30: Lunch
- 17:30: Submission deadline
- 17:30 - 18:00: First round of judging
- 18:00 - 19:30: Top 8 pitches, prizes

Breakfast, lunch and drinks are on us. Every team gets credits for the tools to build their idea out.

Rules:

- Teams of 1-4. Come alone or with a team.
- Build something new. Use the day to test a new startup idea, not to continue an existing one.

Credit sponsors:
- Cursor
- Elevenlabs
- Exa
- Wispr Flow

About Sandbox:

Sandbox is Stuttgart's accelerator for digital business models in media, design and software. It is run by the HdM Startup Center at Stuttgart Media University. Founding teams get coaching, coworking space and access to funding such as EXIST and Start-up BW Pre-Seed.

About Boardy:

Boardy, an official organiser of Cursor x Sandbox Hackathon | Stuttgart, is here to help attendees find teammates. After you register, you'll get a single email from Boardy asking whether you'd like a short call to be matched with people working on similar ideas or bringing complementary skills. Only people who say yes get a call — no obligation, and nobody else is contacted.