Jul → Oct 2026 · city tour → SG finals

Founder nights, demo days and OPC hackathons across SEA, Greater China, the US and Europe — a rolling funnel into openarena.to (submissions close Aug 12, 18:00 SGT) and the BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 finals in Singapore.

✓ Aug 11VC

New YorkVC NetworkFormat · OpenArena.to Grand Prix with VC Fren · 6–9PMInvite-only, ~30 VCs & investors — drinks and icebreakers at Monad Foundation's NYC space, then a go-kart Grand Prix.

✓ Aug 10ENDED

Hong KongAgent CommerceFormat · Founders Demo Day · 2–6PMFounders demo what they've shipped in agent commerce — live.

✓ Aug 2ENDED

San FranciscoAIFormat · Founders Dinner · EveningA Founders Dinner in San Francisco, timed alongside the AI Summit.

✓ Aug 2ENDED

BeijingAIFormat · Founders DinnerA Founders Dinner for founders of teams entered in BUIDL_QUESTS 2026.

✓ Aug 1ENDED

ChengduAI x Video x CultureFormat · Founders NightA founders night around AI × video × culture.

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✓ Jul 28ENDED

ShenzhenHardware × AI × VideoFormat · Showcase & Demo Day · 2–6PMA showcase & demo day for hardware founders and video / creator founders — live demos + networking.

50

attendees

5

pitches

5 projects pitched live — 4 AI hardware, 1 AI video.

10 photos

✓ Jul 25OPC

HangzhouOPC AIFormat · OPC Hackasprint · 2–6PMThe shortest hackathon — validation-first: every builder ships a working personal Agentic Service. Capped at 200 builders. First prize: MacBook Pro M5 (16G / 1TB).

300

registered

200+

attended

90+

projects

300 registered, 200+ attended, ~90 projects submitted — the shortest hackathon, validation-first.

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✓ Jul 17ENDED

ShanghaiAIFormat · VC × Founders Private Night · 7–9PMAn invite-only private reception between BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 partner VCs and founders entered in BUIDL_QUESTS — capped at 30.

30

attendees

Full

capped at 30

Invite-only dinner — BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 partner VCs × founders. Full house at 30.

12 photos

✓ Jul 12OPC

SingaporeOPC Hackathon · solo foundersFormat · Offline stop84 projects · 7-hour build sprint (12h end-to-end incl. opening, judging & awards)

84

projects

7h

build

12h

total

The flagship OPC hackathon — a 7-hour build sprint. Winners took AWS credits + Claude Max.

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✓ Jul 10ENDED

Network School, MalaysiaHealth x AIFormat · Founders Night · 2–6PM50+ founders · ~33 projects across 4 domains — AI × health, crypto / Web3 / RWA, AI tools & creator economy, AI × hardware

50+

founders

~33

projects

4

domains

AI × Health, Crypto / Web3 / RWA, AI tools & creator-economy, AI × hardware — almost all founders / co-founders.

★ Formats and dates track the live plan on openarena.to. Past city stops flip to an ENDED / recap state automatically. Recap figures are aggregate registration / submission counts — no personal data shown.