Domain 02 · Official competition domain
InnovaHack · Chapter 02 · 2027
02 Open Innovation / Startup Track
Turn ideas into reality.
In InnovaHack Chapter 2's startup hackathon track, teams build original products, services or business concepts. AI is welcome, but never required.
No. 01What you can build
Potential areas
- 01SaaS & software products
- 02Startup MVPs
- 03FinTech applications
- 04Civic technology
- 05Education technology
- 06Agriculture & climate solutions
- 07Business productivity
- 08Community problem-solving
- 09Novel technology products & business models
Is this your domain?
Choose Startup Track if…
- The product, service or business model is the core of your innovation.
- AI is one ingredient — or not part of your solution at all.
- You want your work evaluated as a product others could adopt.
AI is permitted but not compulsory in this domain.
No. 02Challenge themes
Themes inside the domain
Sector themes are welcome as the setting for your solution. They are not separate competition domains.
- FinTech
- Education
- Agriculture
- Civic & community tech
- Climate & sustainability
- Productivity
- Cybersecurity
- Small business tools
No. 03Starting points
Questions worth building on
Illustrative prompts to get your team thinking. They are not official problem statements — those will be published with the rules.
Q1
What everyday process in your city still runs on paper, queues or phone calls?
Q2
Which small business problem is too small for big companies but painful for millions?
Q3
What would a first version look like if you had to ship it in a weekend?
Evaluation
Judging criteria
Official evaluation criteria and weightings for this domain will be published in the competition rules.
To be announcedThe two-domain rule
- Chapter 2 has exactly two official competition domains.
- AI may be used in both domains.
- Choose Artificial Intelligence when AI technology is the core of your innovation.
- Choose Open Innovation / Startup when the broader product, service or business concept is the core. AI is optional.
- Sector themes such as FinTech, education, agriculture, cybersecurity, climate and civic technology are challenge themes within the two domains — not additional domains.