# AI Engine

> AI Engine is an innovation ecosystem founded in 2025 by Zoe Qin and Jamesin Seidel. It runs AI hackathons and events across London, Berlin and beyond, connecting founders, talent and investors.

## About

AI Engine is a new type of innovation ecosystem for the AI era. Its mission is to help people **find new customers, hire great talent, and make bold investments** through high-end hackathons, festivals and community events.

Key facts:
- Founded: 2025
- Founders: Zoe Qin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-ziwen-qin/) and Jamesin Seidel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesin-seidel-5325b147/)
- Scale: 50+ partners, 2000+ participants, 18 events, 6 series, 3 locations
- Partners include: Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Google, Stripe, Canva, Cursor, Retool, Vercel, ElevenLabs, Mistral
- Website: https://www.aiengine.build
- Events / RSVP: https://luma.com/aiengine

## Events

- BUILD: AI Festival — February 2026, UCL & Dawn Capital, London. A celebration of AI innovation with NVIDIA, HPE, UCL and leading AI companies. (https://www.aiengine.build/feb)
- Berlin hackathon (https://www.aiengine.build/novberlin)
- Edinburgh hackathon (https://www.aiengine.build/edinburgh)
- Warsaw hackathon (https://www.aiengine.build/warsaw)
- Summer 2025 series (https://www.aiengine.build/2025summer)

## Contact

- Join upcoming events: https://luma.com/aiengine
- Organisation: AI Engine (https://github.com/aiengineorg)