OpenClaw Hack_001 — Vienna's First Overnight AI Agent Hackathon

OpenClaw Hack_001 is Vienna's first overnight AI agent hackathon — 24 hours of building where AI agents meet real-world problems. Three tracks, workshops, mentors, and lots of fun 🦞

Newcomers welcome! We run workshop tracks so everyone can contribute.

TRACKS

01 — OPENCLAW & AGENTS Build autonomous agents that do real work: multi-agent systems, tool-use pipelines, agentic workflows. Any framework, any model.

02 — CYBERSECURITY Agents and tools that defend, detect, and respond. Red team automation, threat intelligence, secure AI pipelines.

03 — BIO & HEALTHCARE AI meets life sciences. Clinical decision support, drug discovery, medical imaging, bioinformatics workflows.

PRIZES

🏆 The Residency SF — Overall winner gets a free 1-month stay at The Residency in San Francisco (May 2026). Top 3 teams get a fast-track interview for The Residency + access to the pre-residency program (network, focus sessions, founding in the US).

💰 Cash Prizes by Track:

🤖 AI Agent Track — 1st: €1,000 | 2nd: €750 | 3rd: €300

🔐 Cybersecurity Track — 1st: €800 | 2nd: €500

🧬 Bio & Healthcare Track — 1st: €800 | 2nd: €500

🦞 OpenClaw Special — 1st: €500 | 2nd: €250

🎲 Le Whimsy — multiple microprizes (€420 pool)

🏆 ElevenLabs — Every participant gets 1 month Creator tier. Winners get 3 months Pro. Best ElevenLabs project: 3 months Scale.

🏆 Maritime — 1st: 500 | 2nd: 250 | 3rd: 100

JUDGES

🧑‍⚖️ Dr Birgitta Olofsson (biotech) — former Cambridge PI, ran UK's first AI × Cancer Bio hackathon🧑‍⚖️ Mojmír Horváth (AI) — founder of PothAI (YC S26)🧑‍⚖️ Alexis Lingad (cybersecurity) — one of the best competitive hackers globally🧑‍⚖️ Arvind Anandakumar (AI agents)— building neural memory for AI agents🧑‍⚖️ Michael Dao (healthcare) — award-winning psychotherapy researcher

SPEAKERS:

Mojmír Horváth — founder of PothAI (YC S26)

Dr Birgitta Olofsson – On pending problems in biotech + guidance for new founders

Maritime's founding team (MIT grad students & visiting lecturers at MIT Media Lab ): On agents & the Maritime ecosystem.

SPOTS ARE LIMITED – apply soon!Website: https://events.teloscircle.com/openclaw-hack26

Main Organizers: Telos Circle × The Residency x HOIV - Home of Innovation

Sponsors: HOIV · Fiskaly · AIMx · Maritime · Texterous · Proximata

Sponsorship inquiries: vienna@livetheresidency.com