The Violet Rails Hackathon

The Violet Rails Hackathon

Aligning Ambition with the Public Good

December 13–14, 2025 • Global • Registration Deadline - December 8th

See Winter 2025 Results

Sponsored By

Restarone Cloud

Cloud Hosting Sponsored by Restarone Cloud

Restarone Solutions

Prize Pool Sponsored by Restarone Solutions

Build with Purpose

Participants—working individually or in teams—will build using Violet Rails to solve one of the following problem statements:

  • AI for Empowering Humanity
  • Democratizing Product Development
  • Lowering Barriers to Entry

This hackathon focuses on aligning technological ambition with real public good outcomes, leveraging open tooling and modern frameworks.

Violet Rails

Prizes

Cash Prize

Top Prize

$2000 CAD

MacBook

Runner-Up Prizes

MacBooks

Mechanical Keyboard

Mechanical Keyboards & Raspberry Pi’s

Itinerary

Judges

Jai Bhagat
Jai Bhagat
Jeremy Tregunna
Jeremy Tregunna
John Vandivier
John Vandivier

Mentoring & Support

Don Restarone

Mentoring by Don Restarone

Guidance throughout the hackathon from the creator behind Violet Rails.

The Violet Rails Hackathon

Aligning Ambition with the Public Good

December 13–14, 2025 • Global • Registration Deadline - December 8th

See Winter 2025 Results