GOOGLE DEEPMIND HACKATHON
Chicago March 14th @ Drive Capital
Co-hosts: Sal @ Outbound Collective, Landon @ Drive Capital, Amit and Logan @ Google DeepMind, Forever22
Judges: Kaya @ Forever22, Sophie @ 2389, Rabimba @ PayPal, Yiliu @ Softspace
GDEs: Rabimba, JC
OWNIT
Rick Valdez
Turns everyday spending into investment intelligence. Snap a photo of any branded product and get live stock data.
AIFORALL
Suemee Shin, Mathew Ye
Free accelerated platform that empowers students to understand and apply complex AI concepts in a single day.
THE 77
Desmond Baker
AI-powered personality quiz that matches your vibe to one of Chicago's 77 community areas.
LET'S JAM
Chase McCaskill
Platform to connect people with ideas to people with skills and vice versa.
GHAR
Gargi Sathi, Vaishnavi Jadhav, Sanjana Venkatesh
AI-powered memory companion that helps people reconnect with meaningful moments using everyday sensory triggers.
HEY NEIGHBOR CHICAGO
Sherrod Crum
Free AI-powered community resource platform connecting Chicago residents to food assistance, mental health support, jobs, housing, and more.
BREWMATCH
Ritika, Celshiya, Aadithan
AI-driven mood detection through voice or color selection to recommend a drink from the best nearby café.
CHIPAWS
Arushi, Zecco, Shay
Turn charitable action like donating to dogs into LinkedIn badges as reward for generosity.
FOODMAXXERS ETF
Juan David Campolargo, Shweta Shardul
Interactive web app that turns Chicago restaurants into a live stock market-style experience.
AMDION
Venkat Roy, Ivan Rulik
Minimalist desktop launcher that embeds web apps directly for focused, distraction-free computing.
CLEARCARE
Sanjana Waghray, Anshul Dani
AI care coordinator for 63M Americans navigating healthcare alone on behalf of a sick or aging family member.
ART LENS
J9ylee
Mobile concept that helps users discover and learn about artwork through their phone camera.
COMPUTER LENSE
Mac Cooley
Monitor your home remotely using just your current computer - no external cameras needed.
AIXION AI
R.Michael Merritt
Decision-intelligence platform that captures, structures, and analyzes decisions over time.
ROADRUNNER
Julian, Jay, Mehul
Mobile app to help classify and label data essential for training vision models.
PASS THE CHANGE
Brian, Brylen & Dhruv
Micro-donation app that automatically transfers a small amount from each paycheck to local charities you care about.
HOLLIS
Liz Yuhas
Your household manager, offloading the cognitive load of managing your household.
TOWING BUSTERS
Frankie and Juan David
Real-time monitoring and analytics app that tracks towing activity across Chicago.
CANDIDATE
Kavya Uppal, Cecilia Hernandez, Anna Gerasimenko, Aminah Bilal
Dating website for politicians. Match with politicians based on your personalized prompt responses.
ZEN SKIPPING STONES
Xinyi Wang
Generative AI zen healing version of skipping stones with synchronized breathing and traditional Chinese poetry.
CHICAGO MAXING
Anthony, Rakshith, Kritan
AI-powered interactive oral history platform for Chicago, generating era-by-era memoirs of specific locations.