Dell x NVIDIA Hackathon / Local AI on Dell Pro Max with GB10

Dell x NVIDIA’s Local AI on Dell Pro Max with GB10 is a one‑day build sprint where you ship an always‑on business agent running locally on the Dell Pro Max with GB10.

A one-day hackathon. Real hardware on the line.

40 teams. 40 Dell Pro Max with GB10 units. One day to build an AI agent that runs locally on the box (no cloud API) and helps businesses or corporates.

You get the hardware. You get the stack. You get a day to ship something real.

Prizes

• 🏆1st place takes home a Dell Pro Max with GB10p per team.
• 🥈2nd and 🥉3rd win a Dell laptop per team.

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🤖 Your AI model on a drive.

Venue Wi-Fi won't be fast enough for everyone to download models on the day, so load anything you want to use onto a USB or external drive ahead of time.

💻 A laptop for development.

You'll get a Dell Pro Max with GB10 for the day, but bring your own laptop to code on. Your demo has to run locally on the box.

⚡ A power strip or extension.

We won't have one outlet per person, so if your battery's weak, a splitter or extension cord is a smart backup.

Sign up here or sign up at the main event page and hackathon platform - BuilderBase
https://builderbase.com/v2/event/dell-x-nvidia-ai-hackathon-seattle

Key dates

Jun 26, 2026 – Applications open (registration opens, event is published, and team formation begins)

Jul 24, 2026 – Applications close (final deadline to apply)

Jul 24, 2026 – Application approvals complete (accepted participants are notified; waitlisted applicants may be admitted later that day based on morning attendance)

Jul 26, 2026 – Hackathon kicks off (9:00 AM doors open → 9:00 PM wrap-up)

Jul 26, 2026 – Certificates & prizes (certificate distribution begins and Dell starts prize fulfillment for winners)

Jul 27, 2026 – Community Meetup & Networking (meet the BuilderBase team, connect with participants, and discover other Seattle Tech Week events)

How it works

01 Apply

Fill out the application form on this page. We review on a rolling basis and confirm your spot by email.

02 Team formation

Teams of 2–4 builders. If you register alone, use the BuilderBase dashboard to find teammates or we'll pair you before the event.

03 Build

Show up on July 26th. You get a Dell Pro Max with GB10 for the day. Build an AI agent that runs locally on the box. Business or corporate use cases, required stack: OpenClaw + NVIDIA NemoClaw + OpenShell.

04 Submit

Submit your working demo through the BuilderBase portal before the deadline. Demo must run on the Dell Pro Max with GB10.

05 Live pitch

Top 8 teams are selected from all submissions and deliver a short live pitch to the judges the same evening.

06 Win

07 Mingle/Networking

🏆1st place takes home a Dell Pro Max with GB10p per team.
🥈2nd and 🥉3rd win a Dell laptop per team.

Sign up here!

Partners

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Special Guests

Sundas Khalid is a global AI thought leader, educator, and founder of SK Lab. A former Principal Data Scientist at Google and Amazon, she spent 12 years leading AI, experimentation, and analytics initiatives that informed multi-billion-dollar business decisions. Today, she helps over 1 million followers build practical AI and data skills through accessible education and has reached more than 400 million content views worldwide. Sundas is a sought-after international speaker whose work has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider, with a mission to democratize AI education and empower underrepresented communities to thrive in the future of work.