$118K+ Is Still Up for Grabs, but the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon Deadline Is Closing In Post date July 29, 2026 Post author By Proof of Usefulness Post categories In algolia, bright-data, developer-hackathon, hackernoon-hackathon, hackernoon-top-story, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, storyblok
Hiddenkick AI Earns a 44 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an ML-Powered Scouting Platform Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In ai-scouting-platform, computer-vision-in-sports, football-analytics, hackernoon-hackathon, hiddenkick-ai, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, sports-technology, tactical-analysis
Algomarket Earns a 46 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Cross-Venue Prediction Market Analytics Platform Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In algomarket, hackernoon-hackathon, market-intelligence, prediction-market-analytics, prediction-market-arbitrage, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, web3, whale-tracking
Road Sorties Earns a 56.18 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Scenic Route Planner and Navigation App Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In cross-platform-navigation, hackernoon-hackathon, ios-navigation-app, navigation-technology, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, road-sorties, road-trip-planning, scenic-route-planner
Aura — Local Context Intelligence Earns a 51 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Local-First Content Generation Engine Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In ai-content-generation, developer-productivity, hackernoon-hackathon, local-context-intelligence, local-first-ai, machine-learning, multi-agent-systems, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
FalconAI Kids Earns a 38.5 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Personalized Storytelling Platform Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Erind Post categories In ai-storytelling, early-childhood-technology, edtech, falconai-kids, hackernoon-hackathon, interactive-storytelling, machine-learning, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Formatif Earns a 44 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a 100% Offline, Local-First Desktop Media Processing Suite Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Hadi Karaki Post categories In batch-image-processing, formatif, hackernoon-hackathon, local-first-software, offline-media-processing, onnx-runtime, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, software engineering
SwiftList Earns a 83.84 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI Platform for Generating Complete Property Listings Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In google-cloud-run, hackernoon-hackathon, machine-learning, mls-description-generator, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, property-listing-software, real-estate-marketing, swiftlist
itsfolio.tech Earns a 50 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Resume-to-Portfolio Converter Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By itsfolio.tech Post categories In ai-portfolio-builder, ai-resume-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, itsfolio.tech, machine-learning, no-code-portfolio-builder, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, resume-pdf-parser
itsfolio.tech Earns a 50 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Resume-to-Portfolio Converter Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By itsfolio.tech Post categories In ai-portfolio-builder, ai-resume-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, itsfolio.tech, machine-learning, no-code-portfolio-builder, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, resume-pdf-parser
Smart Care Triage Earns a 35.03 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Decision-Support Tool for Hospital Intake Post date July 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In hackernoon-hackathon, healthcare-automation, healthtech, hospital-tech, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, scikit-learn, smart-care-triage, streamlit
HRAP Lite Earns a 58 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Employee Self-Service Platform Post date July 22, 2026 Post author By support_3hmb5hf Post categories In employee-self-service, hackernoon-hackathon, hr-software, hr-workflow-automation, hrap-lite, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup, workplace-automation
BRAWLITICS Earns a 42 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Platform to Break Echo Chambers Post date July 22, 2026 Post author By BRAWLITICS.COM Post categories In hackernoon-hackathon, News, politics, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, social-impact, social-media, us-government, usa
Burhan Platform Earns a 65.26 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Production-Ready Multi-Tenant SaaS Boilerplate Post date July 16, 2026 Post author By Ibrahim Samir Post categories In hackernoon-hackathon, nuxt, open source, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, saas, supabase
exposure-check Earns a 70 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Open-Source Exposure Scanner Post date July 14, 2026 Post author By Baris Kececi Post categories In devsecops, exposure-check, go-programming, golang, hackernoon-hackathon, open-source-security, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, security
General-Purpose Visual Programming Language “Pipe” Earns an 86 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Structurally Secure, Self-Healing Language Post date June 26, 2026 Post author By Oleg K. Post categories In ai, cybersecurity, hackernoon-hackathon, programming-languages, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, software-architecture, startup, visual-programming
Avmira Earns a 21.71 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Next-Generation Digital Education Platform Post date June 24, 2026 Post author By Stas Kozosvyst Post categories In ai-education, ai-learning-platform, avmira, edtech, hackernoon-hackathon, project-based-learning, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup
Payge.Me Earns a 15.96 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Affiliate-Driven Bio Link Tool Post date June 18, 2026 Post author By Payge.Me Post categories In affiliate-marketing, creator-economy, hackernoon-hackathon, passive-income, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, saas, side-hustle, startup
Brainmate Earns a 43 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Infrastructure Layer for AI Shared Memory and Governance Post date June 17, 2026 Post author By Alex Scharifker Post categories In ai-infrastructure-layer, ai-shared-governance, ai-shared-memory, brainmate, hackernoon-hackathon, infrastructure-layer-for-ai, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
VMMS Earns a 57 Proof of Usefulness Score by Automating Paper-Based Voucher Processing Post date June 16, 2026 Post author By CLAF Post categories In administrative-software, document-management, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, software-development, vmms, voucher-management-system, workflow-tracking
GUN101 Earns a 77.6 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a 5-Layer Security Protocol Post date June 10, 2026 Post author By realDialga Post categories In decrypt-pdf, encrypt-pdf, gun101, hackernoon-hackathon, pdf-cybersecurity, pdf-security, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Zaspa Earns a 50 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Private, Secure Baby Tracker Post date June 9, 2026 Post author By Nabilkin Hviados Post categories In baby-tracker-app, childcare-analytics, digital-parenting-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, local-first-applications, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup, zaspa
Font Converters Earns a 49.57 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Lossless, Privacy-First Font Pipeline Post date June 5, 2026 Post author By hackernoon Post categories In font-converters, font-licensing, hackernoon-hackathon, opendyslexic, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup, svg-fonts, Web Design
AI Living Visuals Earns a 72 PoU Score by Embedding AI Directly Into Enterprise Publishing Workflows Post date June 5, 2026 Post author By MiraH Post categories In ai, ai-living-visuals, enterprise-ai, enterprise-ai-tools, enterprise-software, flipsnack, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
PRODSEER Earns a 38.59 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Production Failure Prediction Platform Post date June 4, 2026 Post author By Ajaykumar Post categories In ai-app, failure-prediction-platform, hackernoon-hackathon, observability, prodseer, production-failure, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
WhatsApp Web Privacy Mode Earns a 51 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building Auto-Blur Protection for Screen Sharing Post date June 3, 2026 Post author By Klajdi Murataj Post categories In auto-blur, auto-blur-protection, blur-protection, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, whatsapp-privacy, whatsapp-web-privacy, whatsapp-web-privacy-mode
PC Workman Earns a 58 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Real-Time System Monitor That Explains Why Your PC Is Slow Post date June 2, 2026 Post author By Marcin "HCK" Firmuga Post categories In hackernoon-hackathon, hardware-monitoring, pc-workman, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, python, python-programming, startup, system-monitoring
llms-txt-gen Earns a 49.78 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Readiness CLI Tool Post date May 31, 2026 Post author By Shishir Mishra Post categories In ai, ai-ready-websites, bright-data, developer-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, llms-txt-gen, llms.txt, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
The Crypto Reviewer Earns a 39 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Social-Driven Cryptocurrency Ranking Platform Post date May 29, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In crypto, crypto-platform, crypto-ranking, crypto-review, cypto-community-platform, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, web3
ReaderGo Earns a 38.36 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Extensible Multi-View Thinking Tool Post date May 29, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In daily-workflow-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, note-taking-tools, organization-tools, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, readergo, thinking-tool, visual-thinking-tools
pytest-conversational Earns a 57 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Multi-Turn Chatbot and LLM Agent Testing Plugin Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In ai-agent-qa-automation, hackernoon-hackathon, llm-agent-testing, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, pytest-chatbot-testing, pytest-webhook-testing, python-llm-testing-tools, telegram-bot-pytest-plugin
ZSoftly Cloud Platform (ZCP) Earns a 60.09 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Sovereign Canadian Cloud Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In aws-alternative-in-canada, cloud-computing, hackernoon-hackathon, no-egress-fee-cloud-provider, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, security, sovereign-cloud, vmware-migration-platform
three.ws Earns a 78.1 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building Embeddable 3D AI Agents Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In 3d-ai-avatar-platform, algolia, bright-data, embodied-ai-agents, hackernoon-hackathon, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, storyblok
Outdo Earns a 67 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Real-Time Competitive Productivity App Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In ai-task-extraction-app, gamified-productivity-platform, hackernoon-hackathon, live-productivity-app, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, real-time-task-leaderboard, social-accountability-app, students-accountability-app
RoastRocket Earns a 37 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a 10-Minute Startup Idea Stress-Tester Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In founder-fit-analysis, hackernoon-hackathon, indie-hacker-startup, pre-mvp-idea-testing, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, roastrocket-startup-scoring, startup-idea-validation, startup-pivot-decision-tool
Jarvis Earns a 17.47 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Always-On AI Desktop Assistant Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In ai-assistant, ai-assistant-stack, ai-desktop-assistant, ai-workflow-automation, hackernoon-hackathon, jarvis-ai-app-integrations, persistent-desktop-ai-copilot, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Pak Cab Service Earns a 31 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Sustainable EV Ride-Hailing App with Gamified Rewards Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Usefulness Reports Post categories In bright-data, electric-scooter-cab, gamified-mobility, hackernoon-hackathon, pakistan-ev-ride, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, student-transportation-app, sustainable-ride-sharing
Machine Learning Based Static Malware Detection System Earns a 24.7 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an End-to-End ML System for Detecting Malicious Executables Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Dr. KOLAPO ADEDIPE Post categories In end-to-end-ml-system, hackernoon-hackathon, malware, malware-detection, malware-detection-system, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, static-malware
Link: Local, Source-Backed Memory for AI Agents Post date May 28, 2026 Post author By Gowtham Post categories In ai, ai-agent, developer-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, link, mcp, opensource, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Tokenometer Earns a 80 Proof of Usefulness Score by Benchmarking the Real Dollar Cost of LLM Prompts Post date May 26, 2026 Post author By Faraazuddin Mohammed Post categories In ai-cost-optimization, ai-observability, cost-regression-testing, hackernoon-hackathon, llm-benchmarking, machine-learning, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, tokenometer
Multilingual Pal Application Earns a 38.24 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Personal Language Tutor Post date May 25, 2026 Post author By hackernoon Post categories In ai-language-learning-app, ai-search, ai-translator, algolia, conversational-ai, hackernoon-hackathon, multilingual-pal, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Claude Code Organizer Earns a 87.94 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Dashboard to Manage Claude Code Memories, Configs, and MCP Servers Post date May 25, 2026 Post author By hackernoon Post categories In ai, claude-code, claude-code-configs, claude-code-memories, claude-code-organizer, hackernoon-hackathon, mcp-servers, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Claude Code Organizer Earns a 87.94 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Dashboard to Manage Claude Code Memories, Configs, and MCP Servers Post date May 25, 2026 Post author By hackernoon Post categories In ai, claude-code, claude-code-configs, claude-code-memories, claude-code-organizer, hackernoon-hackathon, mcp-servers, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon
Amikoo Earns a 95 Proof of Usefulness Score for Automating AI-Native QA Workflows Post date May 22, 2026 Post author By Ivan_in_RTP Post categories In amikoo, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, qa, qa-automation-engineer, software-development, software-qa, software-testing
Amikoo Earns a 95 Proof of Usefulness Score for Automating AI-Native QA Workflows Post date May 22, 2026 Post author By Ivan_in_RTP Post categories In amikoo, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, qa, qa-automation-engineer, software-development, software-qa, software-testing
@useAfricaPay/core Earns a 50.49 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Unified, Type-Safe Payment SDK for Africa Post date May 22, 2026 Post author By Idorenyin Williams Post categories In africa, fintech, front-end-development, hackernoon-hackathon, payment-service-provider, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, reactjs, sdk
Proof of Usefulness Hackathon: First Set of Winners Announced 🎉 Post date May 19, 2026 Post author By Proof of Usefulness Post categories In algolia, bright-data, hackernoon-hackathon, hackernoon-top-story, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, storyblok
HackerNoon Projects of the Week: Stored Fashion, MirrorFly & Cliprise Post date May 15, 2026 Post author By Proof of Usefulness Post categories In algolia, brightdata, developer-hackathon, hackernoon-hackathon, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, storyblok
AutoLoreâ„¢ Earns a 41 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Continuity Architecture for Intelligent Systems Post date May 6, 2026 Post author By Florita B. Post categories In ai, ai-agents, ai-governance, artificial-intelligence, enterprise-ai, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, software-architecture
AutoLoreâ„¢ Earns a 41 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Continuity Architecture for Intelligent Systems Post date May 6, 2026 Post author By Florita B. Post categories In ai, ai-agents, ai-governance, artificial-intelligence, enterprise-ai, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, software-architecture
Clampd Earns a 47 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building Zero-Latency Guardrails for Autonomous AI Agents Post date April 29, 2026 Post author By Clampd Post categories In ai-agent, ai-guardrails, ai-security, autonomous-agent-risks, hackernoon-hackathon, mcp, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, security
Docling Studio Earns a 67.76 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Visual Debugger for RAG Pipelines Post date April 26, 2026 Post author By Pier-Jean Malandrino Post categories In docling-studio, graph-rag, hackernoon-hackathon, neo4j, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, rag, rag-pipeline-debugging, vector-database
AI Police Dog Security Simulation Earns a 23.64 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an Autonomous Security Simulation for Industrial Zones Post date April 25, 2026 Post author By KWK Creatives Post categories In ai-patrol-systems, ai-security-systems, autonomous-robotics, energy-aware-ai-systems, Finite State Machines, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, security
Atrium Cloud Earns a 45 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Complete AI-Powered Platform to Convert Attention into Clients Post date April 25, 2026 Post author By Plexotrade LLC Post categories In ai-sales-funnels, digital-marketing, funnel-building-software, hackernoon-hackathon, lead-generation-platform, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup-development, startup-growth-strategy
Proof of Usefulness: How Hackathons Scale Startups Post date April 23, 2026 Post author By Startups Of The Week Post categories In ai-hackathon, hackernoon-hackathon, how-hackathons-scale-startups, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, startup-hackathon, startups-guide, startups-of-the-week, startups-of-the-year
Prompt Quality Score Earns a 71 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Pre-Flight Scoring API for LLM Prompts Post date April 23, 2026 Post author By OnchainIntel Post categories In ai, ai-prompts, Analytics, data-analytics, hackernoon-hackathon, prompt-engineering, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, writing-prompts
Quiet Cost Earns a 34 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Diagnostic Tool That Identifies Hidden Revenue Leakage Post date April 22, 2026 Post author By CSKaron Post categories In diagnostic-tool, hackernoon-hackathon, hidden-revenue-leakage, proof-of-usefulness, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, quiet-cost, recover-cost-tool, software-development
SkillGauge Earns a 256 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Interview Platform Post date April 15, 2026 Post author By Ortem Technologies LLC Post categories In ai, ai-hiring, ai-interview-platform, ai-recruitment-software, automated-hiring-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, skillgauge
SkillGauge Earns a 256 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building an AI-Powered Interview Platform Post date April 15, 2026 Post author By Ortem Technologies LLC Post categories In ai, ai-hiring, ai-interview-platform, ai-recruitment-software, automated-hiring-tools, hackernoon-hackathon, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, skillgauge
Toolora Earns a 52 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a Privacy-First Online Tools Platform Post date April 14, 2026 Post author By hackernoon Post categories In client-side-processing, hackernoon-hackathon, in-browser-file-processing, online-pdf-tools, proof-of-usefulness-hackathon, security, serverless-web-utilities, toolora
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