The final stage of the “Bitget Hackathon – Startup” competition was held at Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU). Teams consisting of students from AzTU, Baku Engineering University (BMU) and Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AzMIU) submitted about 30 startup projects on the topics of “Blockchain”, “Cryptocurrency”, “Artificial Intelligence” and “Data Analytics”. 19 of them were advanced to the final stage and were demonstrated in a large presentation format.

The projects were evaluated by a professional jury (Osman Gunduz, Elnur Guliyev, Orkhan Ahmadov and Ayten Movsumova) based on 5 main criteria – team and presentation skills, idea, technical justification, practical application, and commercial potential.

As a result of intense competition and high-level presentations, the winning teams were determined and a total of 3,000 USD in prizes (1st place $1,500, 2nd place $1,000, 3rd place $500) were presented to the winners. According to the results, AzTU won 1st place, BMU won 2nd place, and AzTU team won 3rd place.

The organizers of the event, AzTU and the “Bitget” platform, demonstrated their support for the development of the startup ecosystem and digital technologies in Azerbaijan through this hackathon. Such initiatives allow young people to integrate their technological knowledge not only in theory, but also into real projects and business-oriented products. Such events create the necessary basis for young people to transform their theoretical knowledge into real technological projects, form a team spirit, and enter the global technology sector.