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

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TENKEN

TENKEN

Ricky

Auto generate MCP endpoints based on your sessions with LLMs

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OWNIT

OWNIT

Rick Valdez

Turns everyday spending into investment intelligence. Snap a photo of any branded product and get live stock data.

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AIFORALL

Suemee Shin, Mathew Ye

Free accelerated platform that empowers students to understand and apply complex AI concepts in a single day.

Artistic
SUPPLYTICS

SUPPLYTICS

Alex, Elena, Ana

Accessible supplement comparison and builder tool for all.

Chicago
I HEAR YOU

I HEAR YOU

Sri Lasya S

App that helps people who can listen but sometimes could not process quite right in certain situations.

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THE 77

Desmond Baker

AI-powered personality quiz that matches your vibe to one of Chicago's 77 community areas.

Chicago

LET'S JAM

Chase McCaskill

Platform to connect people with ideas to people with skills and vice versa.

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MOONSTRUCK

MOONSTRUCK

Leah Kim, Jaemin Yang

Relationship companion app that learns your patterns, attachment style and history across every relationship.

Artistic
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GHAR

Gargi Sathi, Vaishnavi Jadhav, Sanjana Venkatesh

AI-powered memory companion that helps people reconnect with meaningful moments using everyday sensory triggers.

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CHECKPOINT

CHECKPOINT

Jeremy Green, Naman Pandey

Lovable for games! Map gaming customizations to the end product.

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HEY NEIGHBOR CHICAGO

HEY NEIGHBOR CHICAGO

Sherrod Crum

Free AI-powered community resource platform connecting Chicago residents to food assistance, mental health support, jobs, housing, and more.

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BREWMATCH

Ritika, Celshiya, Aadithan

AI-driven mood detection through voice or color selection to recommend a drink from the best nearby café.

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CHIPAWS

CHIPAWS

Arushi, Zecco, Shay

Turn charitable action like donating to dogs into LinkedIn badges as reward for generosity.

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CARECOMPASS

CARECOMPASS

Phillips, Ayomide, Vincent

Chicago-focused healthcare provider matching app that helps residents find the right doctor or hospital.

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FOODMAXXERS ETF

Juan David Campolargo, Shweta Shardul

Interactive web app that turns Chicago restaurants into a live stock market-style experience.

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AMDION

Venkat Roy, Ivan Rulik

Minimalist desktop launcher that embeds web apps directly for focused, distraction-free computing.

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CLEARCARE

Sanjana Waghray, Anshul Dani

AI care coordinator for 63M Americans navigating healthcare alone on behalf of a sick or aging family member.

Artistic

ART LENS

J9ylee

Mobile concept that helps users discover and learn about artwork through their phone camera.

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CHIQUEST

CHIQUEST

Kaung Myat Naing, Zia Uddin Chowdhury, Devin Liu

Gamified Chicago exploration web app that turns visiting city landmarks into an interactive quest experience.

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COMPUTER LENSE

Mac Cooley

Monitor your home remotely using just your current computer - no external cameras needed.

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BLOCK X BLOCK

BLOCK X BLOCK

Danny & Livio

Gives every one of Chicago's 77 community areas the same cultural profile, live data, and resource visibility.

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AIXION AI

R.Michael Merritt

Decision-intelligence platform that captures, structures, and analyzes decisions over time.

ChicagoUnexpected
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ROADRUNNER

Julian, Jay, Mehul

Mobile app to help classify and label data essential for training vision models.

Chicago
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CHA VOUCHER CONNECT

Matt Horowitz, Rachel Kaberon

CHA voucher connect platform.

Artistic
JASPER

JASPER

Carlos

Private relationship tool that helps you map and nurture the connections that genuinely matter in your life.

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PASS THE CHANGE

Brian, Brylen & Dhruv

Micro-donation app that automatically transfers a small amount from each paycheck to local charities you care about.

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CIDER

CIDER

Brandon Pieczka, Logan Jorgensen

CLI tool for MacOS sandboxing. Build native MacOS code even from Windows/Linux.

HOLLIS

HOLLIS

Liz Yuhas

Your household manager, offloading the cognitive load of managing your household.

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VIBECUT

Blas and Ishani

Vibe coding but for video editing. Generate images and videos to add to your timeline.

Chicago
TOWING BUSTERS

TOWING BUSTERS

Frankie and Juan David

Real-time monitoring and analytics app that tracks towing activity across Chicago.

Chicago
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CANDIDATE

Kavya Uppal, Cecilia Hernandez, Anna Gerasimenko, Aminah Bilal

Dating website for politicians. Match with politicians based on your personalized prompt responses.

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SILENCE

Bhuvana Ram

VR meditation experience.

Artistic
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ZEN SKIPPING STONES

Xinyi Wang

Generative AI zen healing version of skipping stones with synchronized breathing and traditional Chinese poetry.

Chicago
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CHICAGO MAXING

Anthony, Rakshith, Kritan

AI-powered interactive oral history platform for Chicago, generating era-by-era memoirs of specific locations.

ChicagoArtistic
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CHICAGO LIVEFEED

Solo + LLMs

Real-time city dashboard that aggregates live urban data like CTA arrival times, weather, and local activity.