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WRAPPED: BENGALURU, AUGUST 2026
WRAPPED: BENGALURU, AUGUST 2026
India built the future of construction AI
India built the future of construction AI
India built the future of construction AI
Kaya AI’s IIT India Hackathon 2026 brought student builders from six IIT campuses and beyond into one Bengaluru weekend, four tracks, real construction problems, and four teams who shipped working product.
Kaya AI’s IIT India Hackathon 2026 brought student builders from six IIT campuses and beyond into one Bengaluru weekend, four tracks, real construction problems, and four teams who shipped working product.
Kaya AI’s IIT India Hackathon 2026 brought student builders from six IIT campuses and beyond into one Bengaluru weekend, four tracks, real construction problems, and four teams who shipped working product.
4
4
Hackathon tracks
Hackathon tracks
Physical AI, Supply Chain, Procurement, Open
6+
6+
Partner campuses
Partner campuses
IIT Madras, Bombay, Delhi & more
IIT Madras, Bombay, Delhi & more
~50
~50
Finalists in Bengaluru
Finalists in Bengaluru
Top teams flown in for 48-hour sprint
Top teams flown in for 48-hour sprint
₹3.5L
₹3.5L
In prizes
In prizes
Cash, passes & role fast-tracks
Cash, passes & role fast-tracks
RESULTS
RESULTS
The teams that built the best of it
The teams that built the best of it
Four teams stood out after final demos in front of the judging panel, ranked by prize, with an honorary mention for standout work outside the podium.
Four teams stood out after final demos in front of the judging panel, ranked by prize, with an honorary mention for standout work outside the podium.
01
01
01
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
First Place
First Place
First Place
Triora
Triora
Triora
₹2,00,000 + Chainsmokers backstage passes
₹2,00,000 + Chainsmokers backstage passes
₹2,00,000 + Chainsmokers backstage passes
Sahasra Oleti, Ayusha Hongekar, Sachi Sarda, Tanvi Gattani · IIT Bombay
Sahasra Oleti, Ayusha Hongekar, Sachi Sarda, Tanvi Gattani · IIT Bombay
Sahasra Oleti, Ayusha Hongekar, Sachi Sarda, Tanvi Gattani · IIT Bombay
02
02
02
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Second Place
Second Place
Second Place
Foreman
Foreman
Foreman
₹1,00,000
₹1,00,000
₹1,00,000
Aeshvarya Awasthi, Varunika Rai · IIT Jodhpur
Aeshvarya Awasthi, Varunika Rai · IIT Jodhpur
Aeshvarya Awasthi, Varunika Rai · IIT Jodhpur
03
03
03
Physical AI
Physical AI
Physical AI
Third Place
Third Place
Third Place
RayCon - Recon for Construction
RayCon - Recon for Construction
RayCon - Recon for Construction
₹50,000
₹50,000
₹50,000
Shaurya Dogra, Shashank Kumar, Ritak Raj Pandey, Prince Singh · Army Institute of Technology, Pune
Shaurya Dogra, Shashank Kumar, Ritak Raj Pandey, Prince Singh · Army Institute of Technology, Pune
Shaurya Dogra, Shashank Kumar, Ritak Raj Pandey, Prince Singh · Army Institute of Technology, Pune
04
04
04
Open Innovation
Open Innovation
Open Innovation
Honorary Mention
Honorary Mention
Honorary Mention
Fieldclaw
Fieldclaw
Fieldclaw
Honorary Mention Citation
Honorary Mention Citation
Honorary Mention Citation
Rishi Divyakirti, Harshit Tomar · IIT Kanpur
Rishi Divyakirti, Harshit Tomar · IIT Kanpur
Rishi Divyakirti, Harshit Tomar · IIT Kanpur
PRIZE POOL & PLACEMENT FAST-TRACK
₹2,00,000
First Place
Plus Chainsmokers backstage passes
₹1,00,000
Second Place
Podium runner-up prize
₹50,000
Third Place
Physical AI innovation award
Offers
Kaya AI Careers
Full-time & internship roles for top finalists
WHAT TEAMS BUILT FOR
WHAT TEAMS BUILT FOR
Four tracks, one construction site
Four tracks, one construction site
Every team picked a lane, from what a worker wears on-site to what happens in the vendor’s back office.
Every team picked a lane, from what a worker wears on-site to what happens in the vendor’s back office.
TRACK 01
Physical AI
Wearables and real-time hazard detection.
On-site telemetry & spatial awareness
TRACK 02
Supply Chain
Prediction, routing, and optimization.
Logistics & critical path buffers
TRACK 03
Procurement
Vendor intelligence and cost optimization.
Contracts, RFIs & spend analytics
TRACK 04
Open Innovation
Anything that didn’t fit the tracks above, and teams brought it.
Agentic systems & foundation models
THE PANEL
THE PANEL
Judged by builders and operators
Judged by builders and operators
Eight judges from across AI, venture, and construction tech scored every submission.
Eight judges from across AI, venture, and construction tech scored every submission.
Ojonimi Bako
Ojonimi Bako
Ojonimi Bako
Kaya AI
Kaya AI
Kaya AI
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Joe Kava
Joe Kava
Joe Kava
Former Google VP
Former Google VP
Former Google VP
Data Centers
Data Centers
Data Centers
Tatiana I. Gholmie
Tatiana I. Gholmie
Tatiana I. Gholmie
IMAD Ventures
IMAD Ventures
IMAD Ventures
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Pratik Poddar
Pratik Poddar
Pratik Poddar
Nexus Venture Partners
Nexus Venture Partners
Nexus Venture Partners
Partner
Partner
Partner
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Thompson
Board Member & Advisor
Board Member & Advisor
Board Member & Advisor
Enterprise & Supply Chain
Enterprise & Supply Chain
Enterprise & Supply Chain
Mukesh Jain
Mukesh Jain
Mukesh Jain
Kaya AI
Kaya AI
Kaya AI
Engineering Leadership
Engineering Leadership
Engineering Leadership
Utkarsh Charapale
Utkarsh Charapale
Utkarsh Charapale
Vertiv
Vertiv
Vertiv
Critical Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure
Ashish Garg
Ashish Garg
Ashish Garg
Meta
Meta
Meta
AI Infrastructure
AI Infrastructure
AI Infrastructure
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