Programs
Each FanHacks program creates a specific kind of founder opportunity — a problem source, a build environment, a live testbed, or a room full of potential buyers.
Programs
Every program is a doorway: a place to find a problem, build against it, and meet the people who can validate or buy it.
Founder & creator entrepreneurship
The flagship entrepreneurship program for fans and creators who want to convert cultural insight into a company.
Founder opportunity: consumer fan products, community platforms, creator monetization tools.
AI prototyping venture builder
An AI coding, prototyping and hackathon sprint series where teams ship working MVPs against real sports problems.
Founder opportunity: AI-native tools, agents and copilots built in weeks, not quarters.
Fandom, AI, gaming and IP
Startup creation inside comics, gaming and fandom IP culture — where story worlds meet software.
Founder opportunity: IP-aware products, fan commerce, interactive story and gaming tech.
Youth sports, esports & education
Innovation program built around youth athletics, school esports and learning outcomes.
Founder opportunity: coaching tools, parent platforms, eligibility, safety and development tech.
Action-sports innovation
An AI innovation platform for skate, surf, BMX, moto, climbing and endurance communities.
Founder opportunity: computer-vision judging, athlete media, event ops, gear and safety tech.
Industry convening
An innovation and commercialization convening where founders meet operators, rights holders and buyers.
Founder opportunity: pilot conversations, design partners and distribution introductions.
Gaming format & testbed
A live competitive format used as a product testbed for gaming, streaming and engagement software.
Founder opportunity: live-event tech, wagering-adjacent engagement, creator tooling.
Institutional readiness
Fan-experience and operational readiness innovation for venues, cities and institutions.
Founder opportunity: venue ops, accessibility, wayfinding, hospitality and safety products.
Literacy & youth innovation
A literacy and youth development platform connecting sport, culture and learning.
Founder opportunity: education technology with community and athlete distribution.
Civic, media & women's leadership
A nonpartisan civic, media and women's leadership initiative connected to sport and culture.
Founder opportunity: women's sports media, civic engagement tools, leadership platforms.
Live events as launchpads
A demo day is a performance. A live event with thousands of real fans is a laboratory.
Summer of Vibe Coding™ and Comic Con Hackathon™ operate as build-and-test launchpads.
Fan Engagement Week™ and Schools of Champions™ convert prototypes into live pilots and credible proof.
Afro Village House™, Afro Village Worlds™, Bahati Cycling Classic™, Fan Engagement Week™, Fans in the Stands™ and partner activations operate as launchpads for live validation, sports diplomacy, customer acquisition and recurring post-event relationships.
Recurring relationships become software, institutional accounts, licensing, transactions and durable founder and company scale.
Representative launchpads are illustrative of planned and ongoing FanHacks ecosystem activity; dates, formats and participation are subject to change. Nothing here implies official affiliation with, sponsorship by, endorsement by, or authorization from the International Olympic Committee, LA28, any Olympic or Paralympic organization, league, federation or other rights holder unless separately authorized in writing.
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