c0mpiled-17: Seoul
About the event
π Monday, November 9, 2026 | 9:00AM β 7:00PM π Coex Startup Branch (2F) | Seoul, South Korea π Lunch, Dinner, Drinks, and Snacks Provided | Free to Attend
π£ The event runs in English. Live captions will be shown for Korean-language remarks during the opening ceremony. β οΈ Registration closes Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:59 PM KST. Approval required; about 150 builders will be selected.
π Overview Transpose Platform is excited to bring our c0mpiled hackathon series to Seoul for the first time, co-hosted with ASAN Nanum Foundation, Korea Venture Capital Association (KVCA), Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC) and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). c0mpiled is a one-day, build-first hackathon: pick a topic from Y Combinator's Request for Startups, build on site, submit a 90-second demo, and get judged the way Silicon Valley judges early teams. Since 2025 the series has run in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Osaka, with YC alumni founders as judges and mentors at every edition.
π‘ Why Join? Build next to YC alumni founders. Three YC alumni founders fly in with Transpose partner James Tan to judge and mentor on site. Get judged by Silicon Valley criteria. Judges look at what you shipped in five hours, how fast you moved, and how you handled pressure. Not your deck. Win office hours with a YC partner. The first-place team receives a one-on-one office hours session with a Y Combinator partner, plus KRW 3,000,000.
𧩠Challenge: YC Request For Startups - Fall 2026 AI for the Aging Population β Max Kolysh The Best Time to Build in Crypto β Nemil Dalal New Operating System for the Physical World β Charlie Warren AI Powered Consumer Products for a Billion People β Raphael Schaad Proving You're Human β Max Kolysh Multiplayer AI β Aaron Epstein
π Who should apply? Engineers, designers, and researchers building with AI, in Korea or visiting. University and graduate students. Aspiring founders and early-stage teams (pre-seed or seed) preparing for the US market. Youβ¦