No-Code/Low-Code AI Hackathon in San Francisco 2025

Last week, Aparavi joined forces with Google, Neo4j, n-aible and Toolhouse to sponsor and co-host a bold new kind of AI hackathon: one that didn’t require writing thousands of lines of code to ship real-world solutions.

Hosted at Berlinhouse in downtown San Francisco from May 21 to 24, the 4-day Low-Code/No-Code AI Hackathon brought together a dynamic mix of developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and product thinkers with one goal: to prototype smart, scalable B2B AI tools for vertical communities.

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Participants built using sponsor technologies, including:

Aparavi Data Toolchain for AI
Google Vertex AI, Gemini Canvas, Firebase Studio
- Special thanks to the Google Developer Groups who helped make this event possible through their vibrant local communities:
- GDG Silicon Valley
- GDG San Francisco
- GDG Mountain View
Toolhouse (Agentic Backend-as-a-Service)
Neo4j for graph-powered intelligence

This wasn’t just a weekend sprint, the event included:

Pre-hack sessions with mentorship and mini-pitches
Community networking over pizza and happy hours
A full-day build-a-thon where teams pitched live to judges

By the numbers:

1200+ people registered and 250+ attendees
20+ teams
13 teams used the Aparavi Data Toolchain and 1031 Data pipelines created

What They Built

Participants tackled real-world challenges in areas like:

Facility automation
Vertical community governance
AI-powered concierge services
ESG tracking and optimization
Internal B2B marketplaces

And the results were impressive!

Check out the full presentations

Hackathon Winners

Best Solo Projects

1st Place: Capital Sage – an intelligent summarization tool for financial reports
2nd Place: Really Fast Proposals – AI-powered pitch and doc generation in seconds

Best Use of the Aparavi Tool

Smart Building AI Agents – a facility optimization solution leveraging Aparavi’s data automation

Best Team Projects

1st Place: Skyscrapping – an AI concierge and analytics engine for vertical living
2nd Place: QR Concierge – seamless access and booking across amenities using QR-based workflows
3rd Place: Smart Pantry – inventory-aware kitchen assistant with real-time recommendations

Event Photos

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Why It Mattered

This hackathon wasn’t just about experimentation. It was about delivering high-impact MVPs with tools that reduce technical overhead and accelerate time to value. Aparavi’s platform enabled teams to pull unstructured data into action-ready workflows within hours, not weeks.

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to the engineering team for supporting the infrastructure and making the Data Toolchain available for hackers — and to all the builders who explored what’s possible when low-code meets enterprise AI.

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See you at the next one!