AI Lab: Seed Agents
Challenge
At Home Hackathon. Demo May 2nd.
April 19
Early Submit
April 27
Final Submit
May 2
Demo Day
$70K+
Cash & Investment
Flights & hotels covered
The Event
Where builders shape the video economy
An online hackathon powered by ByteDance Seed Agent Family. Build from anywhere, then demo your project live at the Computer History Museum.
April 19
Early Submit
April 27
Final Submit
$70K+
Cash & Investment
20+
Expert Judges
Challenge Areas
Four tracks to push boundaries
Evaluation
How you will be judged
Demo Video
Each team submits a 2-minute prototype demo video. Here is what we recommend covering:
~1 min
Live Demo
Show your working prototype with a complete user flow.
~30s
Technical Architecture
Walk through your system design and Seed model integration.
~30s
Vision
Explain how this evolves after the hackathon.
Scoring Criteria
40%
40%
20%
Video Output Quality
Agentic Execution
Demo & Presentation
Video Output Quality40%
Agentic Execution40%
Demo & Presentation20%
What You Win
Over $70K in prizes
VC Investment
Top winner receives a direct investment from our VC firm
$50,000
Grand Prizes
1st Place
$8,000
2nd Place
$4,000
3rd Place
$2,000
Specialty Prizes
Track Winners
6 track winners across all challenge areas
6 x $1,000
Submit early by April 19th — selected teams get flight and hotel covered for Demo Day on May 2nd.
The Power Panel
World-class judges
20+ experts from the most influential firms in tech, venture capital, and AI research will evaluate your work.
20+
Expert Judges
From top companies
Demo Day
Demo live at a legendary space
Ready to build the
future of video?
Submissions close April 27th. Demo day is May 2nd at the Computer History Museum.