About the challenge

The Daybot Commerce Hackathon is an online hackathon for students, builders, and aspiring founders to build AI tools, automations, and e-commerce stores that accelerate dropshipping.

Participants can build product research tools, supplier workflows, pricing tools, marketing automations, store generators, analytics dashboards, or launch a real store using Daybot. The goal is to help people go from idea to working commerce business faster.

The hackathon starts on Saturday, July 11 and ends Sunday at midnight.

Get started

  1. Join the hackathon online.
  2. Pick a dropshipping or e-commerce problem.
  3. Build an AI-powered tool, automation, or store.
  4. Submit your project before Sunday midnight.

 

Strong projects should be useful, technical, and practical. Bonus points if your project helps merchants launch faster, save time, find better products, improve marketing, or make their first sale.

Requirements

What to Build

Build a project that helps accelerate dropshipping or e-commerce using AI, automation, or software tools. Your project can be a Daybot-generated store, a product research tool, a supplier automation, a pricing tool, a marketing workflow, an analytics dashboard, or any tool that helps merchants launch and grow faster.

What to Submit

Your submission should include:

  1. Daybot store link
    Submit the link to the e-commerce store you created using Daybot.
  2. Automation or tool demo
    Submit a working automation, AI tool, or software project that helps with dropshipping or e-commerce.
  3. GitHub repository
    Include a GitHub link with your code, setup instructions, and a brief explanation of what your project does.
  4. Short description
    Explain the problem you solved, who it helps, and how your project accelerates dropshipping.
  5. Demo video or screenshots
    Add a short demo video or screenshots showing your project in action.

Note: Please take a look at the judging creteria. All judging decisions are final. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
Daybot Pro — 1 Year Subscription
1 winner

The winning project will receive a 1-year Daybot Pro subscription to continue building, launching, and growing AI-powered e-commerce stores with Daybot.

$25 Gift Card
1 winner

The runner-up project will receive a C$25 gift card for building a strong project that helps accelerate dropshipping or e-commerce.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Karanvir Khanna

Karanvir Khanna
Daybot

Mehar Khanna

Mehar Khanna
Daybot

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Execution
    How well the project is built. Strong submissions should have working code, a clear GitHub repo, and a functional automation, AI tool, or software component.
  • E-commerce Impact
    How useful the project is for dropshipping or online commerce. Judges will look at whether it helps merchants save time, launch faster, find better products, improve marketing, or make more sales.
  • Daybot Store Quality
    How complete and compelling the Daybot-generated store is. This includes product selection, branding, store design, clarity, and overall launch readiness.
  • Creativity and Originality
    How unique the idea is. Strong projects should solve a real commerce problem in a fresh or interesting way.
  • Demo and Presentation
    How clearly the team explains what they built, why it matters, and how it works. A strong submission should include a clear description, demo video or screenshots, Daybot store link, and GitHub repository.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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