UTD's Biggest No Code Hackathon
Date
Friday, November 6, 2026
9:00 PM
Location
JSOM 12.218
Status
Event concluded
Kampus.vc, IIELC and AI Biz Club hosted UTD's Biggest No Code Hackathon. 12 finalists presented live; Aman Arkala took first place.
Recap
Kampus.vc, the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leadership Council (IIELC), and AI Biz Club hosted UTD's Biggest No Code Hackathon. Students had 24 hours to turn an idea into a working, published product with Lovable — no coding required. The top 12 teams then presented live before VCs and judges at JSOM 12.218 on November 6.
Winners
- 🥇 1st Place: Aman Arkala — AARK Autopilot
- 🥈 2nd Place: Tanvi Madhan — PULSE AI
- 🥉 3rd Place: Bharath Vardhan Galla — Underdog
Finalists
| # | Name | App |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sreshtha Vuppala | MailMind |
| 2 | Riku Sano | CareerBridge |
| 3 | Tanvi Madhan | PULSE AI |
| 4 | Sankalp Gupta | Chess Pattern Coach |
| 5 | Candice Hsu | CareerVerse |
| 6 | Hajrah Iqbal | cue |
| 7 | Jaimeen Shah | Jr Comet |
| 8 | Kashmine Zadia Shaik | Charter |
| 9 | Aman Arkala | AARK Autopilot |
| 10 | Nhat Truong | FutureMe |
| 11 | Bharath Vardhan Galla | Underdog |
| 12 | Shresth Prakash | Comet Compass |
Final round judges
- Prof. Ashim Bose
- Prof. Michelle Rook Jones
- Jason Dumois, Kampus.vc
First round judging
The first round of judging was done by Sai Teja Punyapu and his team from AI Biz Club, together with the IIELC team, who reviewed every submission to pick the finalists. Thank you to everyone who gave their time.
Thank you
A special thanks to Sai Teja Punyapu, President of AI Biz Club and Lovable Campus Lead, for bringing Lovable on board as our platform partner and sponsor. Thanks also to Kampus.vc, IIELC, our beverage partner Red Bull, our judges, and every student who built and shipped a product.
Event photos
Finalist presentation: Jr Comet
Final judges
Judges scoring the finalists
Finalist demo
Final round at JSOM 12.218
Group Picture
Finalists