HealTech Innovators is a global online hackathon focused on creating innovative solutions that improve healthcare access, affordability, and outcomes.

Whether you're building:

  • AI tools to detect medical conditions

  • Accessibility tools for patients

  • Apps for mental health + wellness

  • Healthcare workflow improvements

…you’re welcome here.

No experience required — beginners and experienced coders are both encouraged to participate.

Requirements

Themes / Tracks (pick one)

Choose one category when submitting:

  1. AI for Healthcare

  2. Mental Health & Wellness

  3. Accessibility & Patient Support

  4. Public Health & Community Impact

Your Devpost submission MUST include:

  1. Project Title + Description

  2. Demo video (max 2–3 minutes)

    • Screen recording is fine; no fancy editing needed.

  3. GitHub / Code Repository link

  4. Screenshots of your project UI

Optional but encouraged:

  • A deployed version / website link

  • Presentation slide deck

    Projects must be built during the hackathon. Using open-source libraries/AI tools is allowed.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
Overall Best Healthcare Innovation
1 winner

Awarded to the most impactful and technically sound healthcare project overall. Judges will look for creativity, feasibility, and potential to make a real difference in patients’ lives.

Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card + Winner Certificate + Social Media Spotlight

Category Prize: Accessibility & Patient Support
1 winner

Devpost badges + API credits

Category Prize: Mental Health & Wellness
1 winner

Devpost badges + API credits

Category Prize: AI for Healthcare
1 winner

Devpost badges + API credits

Category Prize: Public Health & Community Impact
1 winner

Devpost badges + API credits

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Lavanya Agarwal
University of California, Irvine

Nusrat Shaheen

Nusrat Shaheen
Oracle Hcm Application Analyst / Shoolin Inc

Shrie Raam Sathyanarayanan

Shrie Raam Sathyanarayanan
Health Data Analyst, Oklahoma State University Health Access Network (OSU-HAN)

Simrita Kaur

Simrita Kaur
Tools And Automation Engineer, Apple Inc

Phuong Lien Hoang

Phuong Lien Hoang
Founder, AgeTech for Vietnam

Pratik Khedekar

Pratik Khedekar
Data Scientist, Coca Cola USA

Sriharsha Makineni

Sriharsha Makineni
Senior Business Engineer at Meta

Paulami Bandyopadhyay

Paulami Bandyopadhyay
Senior Data Engineer, The Standard

Patricia Picco

Patricia Picco
Business Impact Lead, Aily Labs

Muhammad Haris Khan

Muhammad Haris Khan
AI Developer & Trainer @ ICodeGuru

Nikhil Kulkarni

Nikhil Kulkarni
Cognizant Technology Solutions

Naga Deepak Pothuraju

Naga Deepak Pothuraju
Senior Engineering Manager, TikTok

Dr. Martina Diana Schaffer

Dr. Martina Diana Schaffer
Clinical Psychologogist, founder, CEO of dianAI inc.

Judging Criteria

  • Impact
    solves a real healthcare problem
  • Innovation
    unique, creative, original
  • Execution
    functionality, technical quality
  • Presentation
    clarity of video + submission

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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