Hack2skill

What Hack2skill does

Hack2skill Private Limited is a Noida-headquartered innovation management platform founded in 2021 that operates at the intersection of community, events, and enterprise services. Its core offering is a customizable platform for running hackathons, innovation challenges, tech camps, and learning programs, connecting paying enterprise and government sponsors with a network of 7M+ innovators drawn from 10,000+ partnered academic institutes including IITs and NITs. Underlying capabilities include the Innovation Management Platform for end-to-end hackathon execution, Gen AI Academy for AI upskilling (multi-domain tracks, self-paced courses, masterclasses), and PromptWars for AI prompt competitions.

The company monetizes through three primary streams: (1) professional-services fees for organizing hackathons and innovation challenges; (2) recurring enterprise innovation programs (e.g., Samsung SDS's multi-year Digithon); and (3) subscription/community programs including Gen AI Academy. Customer segments span large enterprises (Google, Microsoft, Uber, Meta, Adobe, Intel, Samsung, UiPath, MetLife, GitHub), governments and public bodies (ISRO, Election Commission of India, NICDC, State Government of Maharashtra), and ecosystem partners (NASSCOM, ABC Conclave). Operations are delivered from offices in Noida and Bengaluru in India, and Troy, Michigan in the US, with documented event reach spanning APAC and the Middle East. Certifications include ISO 27001 and ISO 9001.

Name

Hack2skill

Legal name

Hack2skill Private Limited

Website

https://hack2skill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hack2skill is a Noida-headquartered innovation management platform that organizes hackathons, tech camps, and learning programs, connecting enterprises and governments with a 7M+ innovator network spanning 10,000+ academic institutes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hackathon and Innovation Management Services

NAICS

Other Computer Related Services (541519), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Experience Monitoring & Management (DEX/DEM, AIOps for EUC) (BPAEAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Application Security & Secure Software (DevSecOps) (EDAOAIAK)

Keywords

• Hackathon management platform
• Innovation management services
• Enterprise hackathon programs
• Corporate innovation challenges
• Community engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hackathon Organization Services: Fees charged to enterprises and organizations for organizing and hosting hackathons, innovation challenges, and technology events. Services include platform access, participant management, judging, and event execution.
2. Enterprise Innovation Programs: Comprehensive innovation management programs for corporations including internal hackathons, corporate innovation challenges, and ongoing engagement programs. Multiple rounds with organizations like Samsung SDS indicate recurring engagement model.
3. Community & Academy Programs: Educational programs like Gen AI Academy featuring courses, workshops, and certification tracks for technology professionals and students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hack2skill runs an innovation management platform and end-to-end hackathon organization services for enterprises, educational institutions, government bodies, and technology companies. It connects corporate and government clients to a 7M+ innovator network through customizable hackathons, AI-focused learning programs (Gen AI Academy), and prompt engineering competitions (PromptWars). The company has incubated 5,000+ ideas and identified 5,000+ solutions for 200+ organizations worldwide.

Product overview

Hack2skill is a community engagement and innovation management platform organized around hackathons and technology competitions. The core Hack2skill Platform serves as the central hub, flanked by Corporate Hackathons (enterprise innovation services) and Community Hackathons (open participation programs). Gen AI Academy provides AI education tracks, while PromptWars offers prompt engineering competitions. The platform has incubated 5,000+ ideas for 200+ organizations, engaging 7 million+ innovators across 10,000+ partnered institutes including IITs and NITs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hack2skill Platform A community engagement and innovation management platform that enables organizations to host hackathons, innovation challenges, and tech camps. The platform connects enterprises with a network of 7 million+ innovators and has facilitated 5,000+ ideas for 200+ organizations worldwide.
• Corporate Hackathons Enterprise-focused hackathon services enabling organizations to drive internal innovation, engage employees, and solve specific business challenges through competitive innovation programs. Includes customizable program design, participant management, judging, and outcome reporting for corporate clients.
• Community Hackathons Open hackathon programs for community participation, enabling student innovators and developers to compete and collaborate on technology challenges. Targeted at academic institutions and community organizations seeking to engage students and developer communities.
• Gen AI Academy AI learning and training initiative with six multi-domain learning tracks, self-paced courses, and live masterclasses from Google experts to accelerate careers in generative AI technologies. Includes hackathons and certification pathways built around Google Cloud and Gemini.
• PromptWars Prompt engineering competition platform enabling participants to create and compete with AI prompts. Offers both participation tracks and community hosting capabilities for AI prompt engineering challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ ideas incubated and 500+ solutions identified for 200+ organizations worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability17 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Google CloudflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Platform partner for multiple hackathons including Gen AI Exchange, Agentic AI Day, and Build Fest. Google Cloud provides AI tools, technologies, and platform support for hackathon participants.
• FlutterFlowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Host partner for Build Fest '25 hackathon, providing the FlutterFlow platform for participants to build apps using FlutterFlow and Gemini.
• ABC ConclavecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Innovation partner for ABC Hackathon 2024, a global blockchain and Web3 innovation event with hackathon tracks in AI, Web3, Gaming, Healthcare, and Climate Tech.
• UiPathcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for RPA Developer Camp providing students with hands-on training in Robotic Process Automation and free access to UiPath Starter Diploma.
• NASSCOM Centre of Excellence - IoT & AIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Contributed problem statements for Gen AI Exchange Hackathon 2025, providing real-world challenges for AI innovation.
• State Government of MaharashtracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Government partner contributing problem statements for Gen AI Exchange Hackathon 2025 to drive state-level AI innovation.
• NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd (NLDSL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Organizer of ULIP Logixtics Hackathon 2.0, partnering with Hack2skill to drive innovation in India's logistics sector using ULIP APIs.
• IntelliSmartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Enterprise partner for INSTINCT 3.0 hackathon focused on smart metering and power distribution innovation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HackerRank: Larger developer-skills platform offering assessments, certifications, and hackathons for enterprise hiring and developer engagement. Broader incumbent with overlapping hackathon capability but core focus on skills assessment rather than community-driven innovation management.
• Topcoder: Long-standing crowdsourcing and competitive programming platform with enterprise challenge and hackathon offerings. Comparable in crowdsourced-innovation model but more US-anchored and focused on delivery rather than community upskilling.

Direct peers

• Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete): Indian platform for student hackathons, competitions, and talent discovery used by enterprises and universities. Closest India-market peer with overlapping college-hackathon and corporate-challenge offerings.
• HackerEarth: India-based hackathon and technical assessment platform serving enterprises and developers. Most direct comparable: similar dual focus on enterprise hackathon organization and developer community, with overlapping customer base (large tech and BFSI companies).
• Agorize: European open-innovation and hackathon platform serving large enterprises with idea crowdsourcing and innovation programs. Directly comparable B2B open-innovation platform with similar enterprise customer profile and program management approach.
• Devpost: US-based hackathon hosting platform powering thousands of online and in-person hackathons for enterprises and developers. Directly comparable as a hackathon-as-a-service platform with similar participant-management and judging infrastructure.
• HeroX: Crowdsourced innovation platform running prize-based challenges and hackathons for enterprises and government. Comparable as an open-innovation-as-a-service operator with similar challenge/hackathon model and government-customer exposure.
• Major League Hacking (MLH): US-based hackathon league powering student and community hackathons, frequently in partnership with enterprise sponsors. Comparable as a hackathon operator and developer-community builder with similar event-driven model.

Emerging players

• ChallengeRocket: Smaller hackathon and coding-challenge platform primarily focused on tech recruitment and employer branding. Partial overlap in enterprise hackathon delivery with a narrower talent-acquisition use case.

Others

• NASSCOM Foundation (Community Initiatives): Industry-body-led programs running skill-building and innovation events in partnership with enterprises. Related ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor; co-creates problem statements for hackathons such as NASSCOM CoE IoT & AI partnership with Hack2skill.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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