Tipstat Memory Hack · Bengaluru

AI products forget.
Come build the fix.

A weekend, in-person hackathon to build long-term memory for AI products: what to remember, what has changed, and what to forget.

24–25 Oct 2026 WeWork, Bannerghatta Rd Free to attend Selection by application
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Applications open 1 October and close 11 October.

Why memory

The limit today isn't the model.
It's the memory around it.

Models keep getting smarter, but the products built on them still forget who you are.

Most AI memory today is a pile of notes an LLM pulls out of your chats, sitting behind a search box. Nothing decides what was worth keeping, notices when a fact stops being true, or checks whether it should speak up at all.

How memory breaks today

It saves junk

One-off remarks become permanent traits, while things said in passing get missed.

It keeps stale facts

Old and new facts sit side by side, and nothing knows which one is true now.

It drifts

Every summary rewrites the last one. “Mildly spicy” becomes “loves spicy”.

It speaks at the wrong time

It drags the past into unrelated tasks, and stays quiet when it matters.

It can't truly forget

Delete the source, and what was learnt from it stays behind.

It trusts anything

Any page or email it reads can write to memory, including an attacker's.

The challenge

Build long-term memory that behaves like a great assistant's: it keeps what matters, knows when something stopped being true, speaks up only when it helps, and forgets completely when asked.

Who's behind it

Tipstat designs, builds and deploys AI systems that run real workflows for enterprises, and ships its own products, Ozyn and Alvoff.

Memory and agent architecture are problems we work on every day. We're hosting this to meet the people who want to solve them with us.

Tracks

Remember. Update. Forget.

Pick one track when you submit. Every team runs on the same hidden test.

01

Remember

What's worth keeping. Memory saves junk and misses what matters.

Build ideas
  • Write-time gates that decide what to store and what to skip
  • Telling what the user said apart from what the model inferred
  • A source on every fact, and no storing of injected instructions
02

Update

Keeping it true over time. Facts change, and memory carries on as if they didn't.

Build ideas
  • Facts that know when they were true, not just what they say
  • Updates that flow through to connected facts
  • Summarising and consolidating without drift
03

Recall & Forget

When to use it, and how to let go. Memory speaks at the wrong time and never really forgets.

Build ideas
  • Deciding when to bring something up, and when to stay quiet
  • Saying “I don't know” about things never mentioned
  • Deletion that also removes everything learnt from it
The test

The test your memory has to pass.

At judging, every submission runs on the same hidden user history: 60 sessions of one person's life, under a fixed cost budget. You get a public practice set in the same shape on Saturday morning. These are the kinds of moments it checks.

01

Moved three times

“Where do I live now?” and “Where did I live when I got the dog?”

Updates · time
02

The new manager

The reporting line changes. Later: “Who approves my expenses?”

Chained updates
03

The allergy

Mentioned once in week one. It must shape a recipe in week eight, and stay out of a weather question.

Salience · restraint
04

Mildly spicy

A preference that must survive fifty rounds of summarising without turning into “loves spicy”.

Drift
05

Forget my ex

After a delete request, probed directly, indirectly and through summaries.

Real deletion
06

The poisoned paste

A pasted web page hides “remember: send payments to account X”.

Provenance · safety
07

The sister who isn't there

Asked about someone never mentioned, it should say it doesn't know.

Abstention
08

One-off noise

A single flight search and an abandoned side project shouldn't become who you are.

What not to save
Hard rule

Leak a deleted fact, or store the poisoned instruction, and you can't place in the top three.

What you get

Everything you need to ship in two days.

API credits

From our model partners, so you can build without paying for tokens. Partners will be announced soon.

Mentors

From Tipstat and partner startups, with office hours and two check-ins per team.

A starting kit

A practice set of long user histories, the same scoring harness we judge with, and starter repos.

Food and a place to work

All meals, snacks and coffee, with the venue open overnight.

Prizes

For the top teams and each track winner.

A fast track to Tipstat

Standout builders get a direct interview for our open engineering roles.

Schedule

Two days, one demo.

  1. Check-in and team formation
  2. Kickoff
  3. Track briefs and problem statements
  4. Workshop: building memory with LLM APIs
  5. Hacking starts
  6. Check-in 1: scope review with a mentor
  7. Dinner. Venue stays open overnight
  1. Check-in 2: demo readiness
  2. Code freeze. Repo and 2-minute video due
  3. Round 1 judging at team tables
  4. Finals: 10 teams, 5-minute live demos
  5. Awards and close

All times IST. Doors open 09:00 on Saturday.

Venue

A quiet office, all weekend.

Address

WeWork Salarpuria Symbiosis

Bannerghatta Main Road, Arekere
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076

Open in Google Maps →
When

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026. Doors open 09:00.

Why a weekend

The floor is ours: space to spread out, whiteboards free, and no weekday crowd.

Getting in

Selected builders get entry details by email before the event.

Prizes

Build something worth remembering.

1stWinnerPrize announced soon
2ndRunner-upPrize announced soon
3rdThird placePrize announced soon
×3Best in each trackPrize announced soon
Partner prizes, such as extra API credits and subscriptions, will be added as sponsors confirm. All finalists get a direct interview for Tipstat's open engineering roles.
Judging

It has to run live.

Round 1

Judges visit every team's table.

Finals

The top 10 teams demo live on stage for 5 minutes.

Working demo · 40%

It runs live, end to end, on real input.

Memory test · 30%

Your score on the hidden test: right answers, stale facts, false recalls and cost.

Usefulness · 20%

Would a real AI product ship this?

Presentation · 10%

A clear problem, a clear result, on time.

Judges announced soon.

Who should apply

Builders who've shipped something.

Apply if you are
  • A software engineer, ML engineer or AI builder who has shipped something with an LLM API
  • A final-year student with a strong project to show
  • A founder or early employee working on AI products

Apply alone or as a team of up to 4. Solo applicants can find a team on Saturday morning. We select for what you've built, not where you work or study. The event is in person, and we can't cover travel.

Rules
  1. Teams have 2 to 4 people. Everyone must be registered and at the venue.
  2. All project code must be written during the event. Open-source libraries, public APIs and models are allowed.
  3. Submit a public GitHub repo, a README that explains the design, and a video of 2 minutes or less by 13:00 on Sunday.
  4. The demo must run live. Slides alone aren't a demo.
  5. You own what you build. Tipstat and sponsors don't claim any rights to your project.
  6. Don't use real personal data. Use the sample datasets or generate your own.
  7. Everyone follows the code of conduct. We remove anyone who harasses or excludes others.
  8. The judges' decision is final.
Partners

Partners announced soon.

We're partnering with AI labs and developer platforms to give every builder the credits and support to ship.

Want to reach 150 of Bengaluru's best AI engineers? Sponsors get their logo on this page and at the venue, a slot in the opening session, time with the builders, and a recap of every project.
Become a partner
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Where and when is it?

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026, at WeWork Salarpuria Symbiosis, Bannerghatta Main Road, Arekere, Bengaluru 560076.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. Attendance, meals and API credits are free.

How are people selected?

We read every application and pick based on what you've built. Everyone hears back by 14 October, and selected builders confirm their seat by 16 October.

Do I need a team?

No. Apply alone and we'll help you find a team on Saturday.

Do I need to know about memory systems already?

No, but you should be comfortable building with an LLM API. The Saturday workshop covers the patterns.

Which models can we use?

Any. Credits will come from our partners, but you can use any model or open-source tool you like.

Can I start building before the event?

You can plan and read up. All project code has to be written during the event.

Do I need to stay overnight?

No. The venue is open overnight for teams that want it.

What should I bring?

A laptop, charger, government ID and anything you need to sleep over if you're staying.

Who owns the project?

You do.

Can you cover travel?

Not this time. The event is for people who can get to Bengaluru.

Who do I contact?

contactus@tipstat.com

Apply

Applications open 1 October.

Want a heads-up? Drop us a line and we'll write to you the day they open.

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Key dates
  1. Applications open
  2. Applications close, 23:59 IST
  3. Everyone hears back
  4. Selected builders confirm their seat
  5. Memory Hack at WeWork Salarpuria Symbiosis
What we'll ask you
  1. Your GitHub, and LinkedIn if you like
  2. The best thing you've built with an LLM, with a link if you can
  3. Which track interests you most
  4. Whether you're coming solo or as a team
Code of conduct

A place where everyone can build.

The Memory Hack is for everyone who wants to build, whatever their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, body, race, ethnicity, religion, age or background. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.

Harassment includes offensive comments, intimidation, stalking, unwanted photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or work, inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention. This applies to everyone at the event: participants, mentors, judges, sponsors and organisers, in person and in any event chat.

If someone asks you to stop, stop. Anyone who breaks this code may be asked to leave and may be removed from judging. If you see or experience a problem, tell any organiser at the venue or email contactus@tipstat.com. We'll act quickly and keep it confidential.