A nationwide hackathon to build voice-first tools in the languages India actually speaks. You build them the same way: by talking, not typing.
The next billion users like, won’t type. They’ll talk.
Most software still assumes a keyboard and English. Build for everyone else.
Indians don’t speak English.
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Sources: Census of India 2011 (English as a first, second or third language: 10.6%) · Constitution of India, Eighth Schedule · UN World Population Prospects 2024
Build voice-first tools for India.
The theme is India Runs on Voice: tools where voice is the main way in, made for India’s languages, literacy levels and everyday life, and built hands-free with Wispr Flow. Pick any of five tracks.
01e.g. Voice-based grievance filing
UnlocksPublic services for people who can’t fill a form
02e.g. Symptom intake in regional languages
UnlocksCare for patients who think in their mother tongue
03e.g. Spoken quizzes in a student’s own language
UnlocksLearning for first-generation students
04e.g. Voice bookkeeping for shopkeepers
UnlocksDigital tools for India’s kirana stores
05e.g. Hands-free apps for older users
UnlocksIndependence for elders and people with disabilities
Real problems sound um, like this.
Everyday problems from five cities, in the words people actually use. Pick a city and you have a brief.
Bengaluru
In English
Three rounds, um, two online, one on campus.
5 Nov to 13 Dec 2026
Keep scrolling to ride along
Build something India uses. We’ll uh back the best of it.
The real prize is a product millions of people could use. Along the way, the top 15 teams share the pool.
Highest total score
Second-highest score
Third-highest score
A few answers, before you ask.
Students and working professionals in India, aged 18 or over. You don't need prior AI or voice experience.
Both work. Join solo or in a team of up to 3. After you register, choose Register as a team on your dashboard and invite your teammates by email. Each of them accepts with the email they register with.
A voice-first tool for India, in any of the five theme tracks. In Round 2, everyone gets the same problem statement on 27 Nov.
Each round has its own rules. We’ll share them with each round when it goes live.
No. Registration is free.
The evaluation criteria for each round are shared in that round’s details when it goes live.
Yes. Build in Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali or whatever your users speak. Flow detects the language you’re speaking, so you can switch mid-sentence.
Yes. Use the editor, terminal and AI tools you like, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor. Flow types wherever your cursor is, so it works with all of them.
Yes. The rewards are listed under Rewards.
Free to enter. Registrations close 27 Nov 2026, 11:59 pm IST.