A bit late to post this, but yes. We successfully conducted The IndeHub Hackathon 2026, Build with WWDC26.

When I did the same thing in 2025, I thought I was lucky. Doing it again in 2026 convinced me that our execution plans were actually spot on. We modified our approach this time around. Laser-focused, and way less chaotic.

The format was different too. We had over 1,500 entries, starting with online quarterfinals and semifinals. From those, we chose 10 teams for the in-person finals at the Conscious Engines office in Bengaluru. The finale showdown was intense. Every single participant put up a great fight, which made it incredibly tough for the judges to pick the winners.

Huge thanks to our judges. Congratulations to our winners: NIYAT, Sarva Labs, Ankita Satpathy, and Team Matrix. The full list is on the winners page. It was a lot of fun.

One thought kept running in the background of my mind. Software development has evolved so much. The applications shown were so polished. If you had shown me those demos three years ago, I would not have believed it. We are past that phase now, so why am I even thinking about it?

What is really on my mind is how the next edition of the IndeHub Hackathon will shape up.

The rate at which apps are being built right now is amazing. It is not just the speed. The quality is just too good. I was so happy this year that almost all the winners actually deployed their apps to the App Store. They even submitted them to other competitions like Shipaton.

That brings up the next question. When you have so many high-quality apps built by so many people, how will you attract customers? Figuring out how to actually sell these products becomes the real challenge.

Let’s see how the next edition unfolds.

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