GrabHack 2.0: Shaping the Future

This hackathon challenges participants to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI to solve real-world, high-impact problems across engineering, operations, and financial services. The focus is not just on automation, but on building intelligent, agentic systems that can reason, act autonomously, and meaningfully augment human decision-making at scale.

Participants will work on problem statements across three core sub-themes. Engineering & Product Velocity focuses on using GenAI to accelerate the software development lifecycle by improving code quality, incident response, and system resilience. Operational Intelligence invites teams to reimagine enterprise functions such as HR, finance, collections, and customer support by embedding predictive, explainable, and autonomous AI directly into business workflows. Building New Generative Service Offerings (Fintech) encourages the creation of customer-facing AI-powered financial products, particularly for underserved segments like gig economy workers, with an emphasis on personalisation, financial wellness, and proactive insights. 

Teams are expected to move beyond theoretical ideas and demonstrate practical, scalable solutions that showcase technical depth, responsible AI design, and clear business impact. Creativity, feasibility, and alignment with real operational challenges will be key to success.

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Eligibility & Team Rules:

• The competition is open to all working professionals in the Tech Domain with at least 2+ years of experience, regardless of their area of specialisation.
• The participants should register in teams of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4.
• The participants can be from any specialisation.
• They should be full-time/part-time working professionals.
• One participant cannot be a member of more than one team.
• There is no restriction on the number of teams from a particular company.
• Any deviation from the above-mentioned guidelines will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire team.
• A diversified group is recommended; however, not mandatory. 

Competition Structure:

Round 1: Treasure Hunt

• Treasure Hunt Round is a non-elimination round to increase engagement and brand awareness.
• A few top participants can get some weightage in the Grand finale judgment to the team who complete 7/10 levels.
• All participants will be eligible for the Treasure Hunt Round once they register for the Hackathon.

Round 2A: Executive Summary & Video Submission

Before the Executive Summary round, a Case Launch Webinar will be held where leaders will give briefs directly to participants and answer questions that they may have 

• Participants will have to submit an executive summary of their proposed solution in a 2-Slider PPT format around any of the above problem spaces. 
• Teams are requested to upload their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid high traffic closer to the deadline. 
• Along with the PPT submission, the participants will also present their solutions in the form of a 2-Min Video recording to the senior management of Grab. 
• All team members speaking in the video pitch round are not mandatory. Alternatively, only team leaders can create the video and submit it along with the 2-Slider PPT.
• Teams will be able to view and change their submissions anytime before the deadline. 

Round 3: Grand Finale

• The Grand Finale will be held in Grab Greco Bangalore Premises on May 16, 2026 (Saturday) - May 17, 2026 (Sunday). 
• Top teams will be invited to GrabTaxiʼs office for a 24-hour hackathon where they will build the solution and have a detailed presentation around the problem space to the Grab Senior Leadership team. 
• Teams will be given 10 minutes to present, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A. Further details of the grand finale round will be disclosed closer to the event.

Rewards and Prizes:

• The Regional Winners will be rewarded with a cash prize of INR 2,00,000 + an Onsite Immersion to a Grab Location (More Details to be announced at a later stage).
• The Regional 1st Runners-up will be rewarded with a cash prize of INR 1,75,000.
• The Regional 2nd Runners-up will be rewarded with a cash prize of INR 1,25,000.
• The Finalists will bag a Pre-Placement Interview (subject to T&C) with Grab.
• All participants will receive a welcome Kit from Grab at the Grand Finale.