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Social Impact Hackathon Winners

937 winning projects187 hackathons
Economics track

Negative Alpha

Extracting alpha from microstructure signals in Polymarket.

DataHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
Python
Source pending review
Track Winner

NegosyoNav

Negosyo mo, gabay ko

InnOlympics 2026: To Let Filipinos Dream Without Compromise · 2026

EducationSocial Impact
FirebaseGeminiGoogle MapsNode.js+2
Source pending review
Claude Track

NestIn

NestIn uses Claude to turn photos of your empty apartment into a personalised shopping list and cart — with real NYC price ranges and second-hand options, built

Claude Hackathon 2026 Columbia X NYU · 2026

EducationSocial Impact
Claude
Source pending review
Track: Agentverse - Search & Discovery of Agents

NeuralLens

An agentic system that models visual attention and neural engagement to autonomously optimize your content.

LA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Social ImpactMedia
PythonReactReplicateStripe
Source pending review
Track: Agentverse - Search & Discovery of Agents

Northstar

The light that guides you home.

LA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Social Impact
ElevenLabsReact NativeTwilio
Source pending review
AI/ML track

Ocean Pulse

The ocean looks fine. It's not. Ocean Pulse sees the crisis coming before it hits the surface.

DataHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
Python
Source pending review
Track: Agentverse - Search & Discovery of Agents

Pols 15

toolbox for aspiring politicians to campaign, stress-test their policies, and run ads on social media through just a asi:1 chat!!

LA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Social ImpactMedia
Source pending review
Health Track

Pulse

Pharmacies are disappearing from the Bronx. Overdoses are spiking. Pulse fuses LinkUp, 311, and CMS data to predict where the next pharmacy desert forms and sen

Rutgers MTC Code for Impact Hackathon · 2026

EducationSocial Impact
OpenAI CodexDockerFastAPIGroq+14
Source pending review
Health & Wellbeing Track

Recova

Most physical therapy patients get only 6 to 8 clinic visits, but they need months of exercise to actually recover. The real work happens at home.

CBC Hackathon 2026 @ NJIT · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
FlaskJavaScriptNode.jsPython+3
Source pending review
Manhattan (Finance Track)

Replicarria

A real-time economic simulation engine that shows how the general population reacts to policy decisions, before they happen.

HunterHacks · 2026

Social Impact
FastAPINext.jsPythonReact+1
Source pending review
Track: Agentverse - Search & Discovery of Agents

Residue

Find how you focus, meet your ideal study partner

LA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Social Impact
Next.jsReact
Source pending review
Queens (Diversity Track)

ResourceNYC

Welfare programs exist but finding them is a maze. ResourceNYC uses AI to instantly match anyone, in any language, to food, health, and housing help they actual

HunterHacks · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare
JavaScriptReactSupabase
Source pending review
Disaster Track

Ripple

Sounding out space

Rutgers MTC Code for Impact Hackathon · 2026

EducationSocial Impact
ArduinoC++GeminiSQL+1
Source pending review
UI/UX Design + Web Development track

RoyBoy

Earthquake Visualizations at Your Fingertips!

DataHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
FastAPIJavaScriptMongoDBPython+1
Source pending review
Best use of Backboard.io track

Scout

Scout helps founders and marketers connect customer interviews, research, and ad performance data to generate actionable growth recommendations in one workspace

HuskyHack 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ClaudeOpenAI CodexNext.jsOpenAI+3
Source pending review
High School Track 2 Prize

Second Look

Second Look is one search across every secondhand sports marketplace, and an AI that shows you the gear actually worn before you buy it. Used gear, presented li

PeddieHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ClaudeJavaScriptNode.js
Source pending review
SE
AI/ML track

Seismo

AI-assisted seismic screening and retrofit planning for buildings, powered by structural simulation and interactive 3D visualization.

DataHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
GeminiPython
Source pending review
Improving SMCCD Track 4th place: Secret prize (per team member)

Smart WebSchedule

Smart WebSchedule is a lightweight web app that lets SMCCCD students search, select, and visualize course schedules, with an interactive calendar view and no ba

SMCCD 2026 Hackathon · 2026

EducationSocial Impact
JavaScriptPython
Source pending review
Snap Spectacles Track

SoftEyes

What if your glasses could read the room for you; picking up the cues most people miss, and quietly guiding you through the conversation in real time.

CareXR Hack · 2026

Social ImpactAR/VR
JavaScriptPython
Source pending review
Track: Flicker To Flow

SPECTRA

Turning iPhone's $25 LiDAR into industrial-grade dense depth maps. On-device, real-time, no cloud.

LA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Social ImpactCloud
FastAPIJavaScriptPythonPyTorch+1
Source pending review
SP
BONUS TRACK: Midtown — Careers & Connections

Spendly

What if your money could warn you before you spend it? Spendly predicts upcoming purchases and nudges you in real time to help you stay on track.

HunterHacks · 2026

Social Impact
FastAPIJavaScriptPostgreSQLPython+4
Source pending review
TR
Runner Up: Sustainability Track

TreeDoc

Expensive LiDAR limits tree research. Our IoT RC ambulance uses pivoting iPhone LiDAR for autonomous navigation and forest scanning, with remote operation via i

HackDuke: Code For Good 2026 · 2026

Social ImpactIoT
FastAPIPythonRaspberry PiSwift
Source pending review
Runner Up: Health Track

VaccineOS

Upload a patient's VCF + HLA alleles, and our pipeline auto-designs a personalized cancer vaccine. Built on Next.js and Supabase.

HackDuke: Code For Good 2026 · 2026

Social ImpactCreative Tools
ClaudeNext.jsPostgreSQLPython+3
Source pending review
Brooklyn (Design and Creativity Track)

Vantage

A step into the past: experience NYC's historical landmarks in VR

HunterHacks · 2026

Social ImpactAR/VR
JavaScriptReactTypeScript
Source pending review