MARCH 14, 2025 - 6:30 PM CET - Pi 6 (Via indonesia 23, Rome)
HackParty 2025
Celebrating Pi Day with Code & Pizza
About the hackparty
Not Your Average Hackathon
Hosted by Pi Campus, a VC firm that invests in early-stage AI startups, the HackParty helps startups connect with AI researchers and smart coders to work on cutting-edge technologies. Held during a networking event, the challenge is a head-to-head, knockout competition where only the smartest, fastest and most creative win.
INSPIRATIONAL talk
Designing AI for Humans
Integrating AI into Everyday Work for Seamless Human-Machine Collaboration
Marco Trombetti
Translated and Pi Campus Co-Founder and CEO
Marco Trombetti is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and investor. In 1999, he co-founded Translated, which pioneered the application of artificial intelligence in the language industry. Through Translated, Trombetti introduced adaptive machine translation technology and fostered a symbiotic relationship between professional translators and AI. Leveraging the success of Translated and other ventures, Marco co-founded Pi Campus, a venture capital firm investing in AI-applied startups, and Pi School, an educational institution dedicated to training the next generation of AI specialists.
the challenge
The Challenge
Team up with fellow coders to tackle an unexpected challenge,
prototype solutions, and present your work in a fast-paced, immersive experience.
Form Your Team
Mix skills: frontend, backend, full stack—it’s up to you!
Design & Prototype
Design a user experience and prototype a service using a given AI API
Make it beautiful
Develop your service, make it interactive, and a pleasure to use.
Skills of the Perfect Team
- System Integrator – Ensures seamless connectivity between applications, making systems work as one.
- AI Interface Builder – Crafts intuitive, high-performance UIs that enhance AI interactions.
- Performance Hacker –Optimizes every layer for maximum speed, efficiency, and reliability.
You can join individually and form a team on-site, or sign up with a team of 2 to 3 people and mention your partner when applying.
Mentors and Jurors
Event Agenda
March 14, 2025 – 6:30 PM CET – Pi 6 (via Indonesia 23, Rome)
6:30 PM WELCOME
A welcome by Pi Campus
followed by challenge details.
6:45 PM Designing AI for Humans
An inspirational talk by Marco Trombetti, Pi Campus co-founder and CEO.
7:45 PM HACKparty
We will run 4 challenges of about 30 minutes each.
A standing dinner is scheduled in the middle.
11:30 PM Networking
More time for chats and a couple of beers.
Rewards
All the participants will get a permanent OpenAI API access key to use GPT-4.
The winner of the challenge will get a new MacBook Pro 14″.
FAQ
Do I need to be a coding expert?
Well, it’s a hacking challenge 🙂 You will receive documentation and training, but to benefit from both, you need to be a backend or frontend developer.
Can I participate with a friend?
We will form small teams during the event. Please note that the teams will be randomly selected. You are welcome to team up with a friend beforehand.
Can I attend as a guest?
Yes, we are always open to new friends and participants need supporters. Please register as a guest.
How do you pick challenges winners?
Our judges will determine the winner of each game. The criteria are: challenge solved, best solution, and least time used. If no one solves the challenge, the judges will evaluate who came closest to the solution.
Why do you organize this event?
Pi Campus invests in fast-growing AI startups that are regularly looking for smart researchers and programmers. By creating connections with talent, we help our startups with both networking and hiring.
What will you use the code I write for?
You will NOT be writing code to solve a problem for a company. Challenges are fun and, well, challenging.
I live outside Rome, can you cover traveling?
Usually we don’t. If you have a very interesting profile and the cost of travel is something that would prevent you from attending the event, please let us know.
Other questions?
