Sunday 7 June 2026, Central London

We came.We built.

120 people. One Sunday. Three projects recognised by the panel. Here is how it went.

Three projects recognised by the panel.

Each team received £10,000 in support from the Foundation to keep developing its project.

Recognised by the panel
Debt Relief
Hodo Elmi Aden
Panel's note
Original, and aimed at a problem the market has not cracked. Strong adoption pull, a clear path to keep building, and a real shot at owning a key gap.
Recognised by the panel
Mars
Hania M
Panel's note
Sometimes passion makes you believe in anything. This is one of those times. With Hania it is not a matter of if, but when. We think she is one of the people who helps get us to Mars.
Recognised by the panel
Bloom
Isra Zughyer
Panel's note
Original, and it answers several real problems at once. It plugs a genuine gap. With more work and a little disruption, it goes far.

One panel heard every team present its work. Thank you to our judges.

Sujude Dalieh
Strategic Growth at Replit
Scientist turned product leader turned investor, now driving global strategic growth at Replit, the platform participants used at the Buildathon. A Berkeley-trained chemist and former Berkeley Lab researcher, she led the Jupyter Project integration at the Berkeley Institute for Data Science before investing at JAZZ Venture Partners and Lux Capital across frontier tech and health. She holds an MEng from Stanford and guest lectures at both Stanford and Berkeley.
Shahed Amanullah
Founder of Zabihah, Managing Director at Elian Capital
Built Zabihah into the world's largest halal restaurant guide (acquired by River) and founded Affinis Labs and Zakatify. Former Senior Tech Advisor at the US State Department. Now Managing Director at Elian Capital.
Nida
CEO of Karmic
CEO of Karmic, designing and building innovation ecosystems. Scaled multibillion-dollar CPG brands inside Fortune 200s and invested as an early-stage VC at a $400M fund. Her portfolio has raised $75M in venture funding and $51M in federal grants.