Hacktoberfest Hack Day KL 2026

​Who it's for

​Working professionals and university students. Up to 150 builders. Register as an individual: on the day you're matched at random into a team of 4.

​The challenge

​Every team picks one of two Startup ASEAN problem statements (powered by Cradle):

​Outcome Conversion: turning ecosystem connections into measurable outcomes (investments, partnerships, market expansion, cross-border POCs)

​Ecosystem Gateway: making Startup ASEAN the single gateway to opportunities, programmes, funding, talent and partners across ASEAN

​Two categories, one pool

​Best Open-Source AI Project (sponsored by DigitalOcean)
Best Use of Gemma 4 (sponsored by Google)

​Everyone builds with Gemma 4. All teams are judged together, and the top 5 teams win an exclusive Hacktoberfest 2026 Winner Pin/Badge and an MLH Swag Bag.

​What's included

​Free food, drinks and refreshments all day, plus swag from Hack Day, MLH, Cradle, TalentLabs and Kracked Devs.

​Bring

​Your laptop and charger
Extension cords
​The tools, accounts and dev environments you need
​Your ideas and curiosity

​Getting there

​Monorail: MR7 Raja Chulan, a 3 to 5 minute walk (closest)
Parking: Menara UMW / Wisma Nusantara basement next door, RM 6.00 an entry on Saturday

​Organised by

​Powered by Major League Hacking (MLH) and Hacktoberfest. Organised by MyStartup Cradle, Kracked Devs and TalentLabs. Sponsor: Odra Venture. Venue partner: DOJO Coworking Space.

​All attendees follow the MLH Code of Conduct.

​More: https://hacktoberfestkl.krackeddevs.com