Hacktoberfest $10,000 hackathon winners

Announcing 2024 Airbyte Hacktoberfest Online Hackathon winners! 10,000 in Prizes

COMMUNITY

November 13, 2024

3 min read

Marcos Marx

Summarize with AI:

The Airbyte Connector Marketplace Hackathon has concluded, and we're thrilled to report it exceeded all our expectations! The event showcased the incredible talent and dedication within our community, resulting in a remarkable record achievement: the creation of more than 140 new connectors using our AI Assistant and UI Connector Builder.

Some examples of connectors contributed during the event are Segment, Vercel, Miro, Thinkfic, Wordpress and many more!

This year's hackathon demonstrated the power of collaborative innovation, with participants from around the globe working tirelessly to expand our connector ecosystem. The quality and quantity of submissions reflect both the growing strength of our community and the effectiveness of our development tools.

We're delighted to announce that we're distributing over $10,000 in cash prizes to recognize the outstanding contributions of our participants.

Winners List:

1st place: Parthiv Makwana (parthiv11) with 42 connectors!
Sharing 2nd and 3rd place: Om Bhardwaj (ombhardwajj) and Biplab Bera (bishalbera) with 28 connectors each
4th place: Aazam Thakur (aazam-gh) with 22 connectors
5th place: Balaji Seetharaman (bala-ceg)
6th place: Krishnan (gemsteam)

The new connectors developed during this hackathon will significantly expand our marketplace offerings, making data integration more accessible to organizations worldwide. Each connector represents a new possibility for businesses to streamline their data operations.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every participant who contributed to making this hackathon a resounding success. Your creativity, technical expertise, and dedication have helped strengthen the Airbyte ecosystem and push the boundaries of what's possible in data integration.

Want to be part of our next success story? Join our Slack community to stay updated on upcoming events and hackathons with amazing prizes!

About the Author

Marcos Marx

Marcos is a support engineer at Airbyte.