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HACKATHON HUB · LIVE AT EDGE SUMMIT 2026
One hackathon.
Four platforms.
The agentic layer in between.
Four platforms.
The agentic layer in between.
Bloomreach, Google, Shopify, and Databricks are running their first joint hackathon. Eight days to build AI agents that do what no single platform can: connect intelligence, activation, discovery, and commerce into one continuous loop.
Aug 17–24, 2026
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Virtual-first · teams of 1–6 · open worldwide
THE OPPORTUNITY
Four platforms generate signals about the same customer from different vantage points. The missing piece is the agentic layer that connects them. This hackathon invites the best minds in commerce to build it.
THE COMPOSABLE STACK
The platforms you'll build with.
Each platform does something the others can't. Together they form a complete signal-to-action loop, from raw customer intelligence all the way to real-world action.
They interlock around one agentic core — remove any one and the picture breaks.
Databricks
Intelligence
Google Cloud
Infrastructure
Bloomreach
Activation
Shopify
Commerce
THE LOOP
Agentic
layer
layer
THE CHALLENGE
Six tracks. Pick your build.
Four tracks work for any industry. Two go deep into conversational commerce. Every track tells you exactly which platforms to build with, so you can start shipping on day one.
T1
Predictive intelligence and activation agents
Your ML models, finally wired to action.
Bloomreach + Databricks
T2
Conversational commerce and checkout agents
Shopping that closes inside the conversation.
Bloomreach + Gemini + Shopify
T3
Grounded content and personalisation agents
One message, built for one person.
Bloomreach + Gemini + Databricks
T4
Identity resolution and entity agents
Turn fragmented customer data into one usable profile.
Bloomreach + Databricks
T5
Behavioral signal and intervention agents
Act before the moment passes.
Bloomreach + Gemini + Shopify
T6
Composable commerce orchestration (Advanced)
Close the full loop. All four platforms. One agent.
All four required
HOW IT WORKS
One hackathon, three acts.
01
Build-up
Register your team, choose your track, and get sandbox access to all four platforms.
02
The hacking window
Eight days to build. Engineers from all four platforms available every day. Come with questions, leave with something that works.
03
The finale
Finalists present live at Edge Summit 2026. The winners of our first hackathon are your judges.
THE PROOF
Round one proved the appetite.
Our first external AI hackathon invited developers worldwide to build on Loomi Connect. Our customers didn't just attend. They built.
~900
registered
83
teams
26
submissions
250+
active participants
American Eagle · Monica Vinader · Coop Denmark · ING · Robert Bosch · Hitachi · Rohlik Group · Infosys · Wipro · Merkle · Bounteous · HSBC · DFS Group · MathWorks · Blue Shield of California, and dozens more.
THE EVENT
The details.
When
Eight days, virtual-first. Join from anywhere, with optional in-person moments at Edge Summit.
Teams
Solo or bring a crew. Up to six people.
Who can join
Any developer, anywhere. No prior Bloomreach experience needed.
What to submit
A working demo and your code. Judges want to see it run.
How you're judged
Innovation, technical execution, business impact, platform depth, and demo quality.
Build the thing everyone at Edge will be talking about.
Pick your track. Grab your team. Eight days to build.
