Upcoming Events

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Hands-on events in AI, automation, design, and engineering. Small groups, expert instructors, real projects.

Past Events

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — UC Berkeley

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — UC Berkeley

Everyone can build their 24/7 Personal Computer, with Ara 🚀 The founders of Ara (YC-backed) + DayDreamers (behind 450+ events) are flying across the US this April to host hackathons! UC Berkeley is Stop #6. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just builders. 🧠 CS students → come build 📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI 🎓 Professors / researchers → come show your creativity No experience needed. Just curiosity. 🏆 Prizes $1

Chinat Yu

Sat, May 23, 7:00 PM

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Virginia Tech

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Virginia Tech

Everyone can build their 24/7 Personal Computer, with Ara 🚀 The founders of Ara (YC-backed) + DayDreamers (behind 450+ events) are flying across the US this April to host hackathons! Virginia Tech is Stop #5. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just builders. 🧠 CS students → come build 📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI 🎓 Professors / researchers → come show your creativity No experience needed. Just curiosity. 🏆 Prizes

Chinat Yu

Sat, May 16, 4:00 PM

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Stanford

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Stanford

Everyone can build their 24/7 Personal Computer, with Ara 🚀 The founders of Ara (YC-backed) + DayDreamers (behind 450+ events) are flying across the US this April to host hackathons! Stanford is Stop #4. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just builders. 🧠 CS students → come build 📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI 🎓 Professors / researchers → come show your creativity No experience needed. Just curiosity. 🏆 Prizes $10,0

Chinat Yu

Sat, May 9, 7:00 PM

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — UPenn

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — UPenn

Everyone can build their 24/7 Personal Computer, with Ara 🚀 The founders of Ara (YC-backed) + DayDreamers (behind 450+ events) are flying across the US this April to host hackathons! One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just builders. 🧠 CS students → come build 📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI 🎓 Professors / researchers → come show your creativity No experience needed. Just curiosity. 🏆 Prizes $10,000 in credits & gifts

Chinat Yu

Sat, May 2, 4:00 PM

Ara X UCBerkeley: Build Your AI Computer Hackathon

Ara X UCBerkeley: Build Your AI Computer Hackathon

What does it look like when everyone has access to their own AI personal computer? With support from Ara (YC backed), we’re hosting a Build Night on campus —a one-day experience where students from different backgrounds come together to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI. This is an opportunity for your community to not just learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creative, meaningful ways One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Ass

Chinat Yu

Wed, Apr 29, 7:00 PM

Ara X Stanford: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ara X Stanford: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ready to build your AI computer? We’re excited to visit 6 campuses this spring to host a hackathon series. With support from Ara (YC Y26), this one-day hackathon brings together students from all backgrounds to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI. This is your chance not just to learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creative and meaningful ways. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI personal computer or assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just build

Chinat Yu

Sat, Apr 25, 7:00 PM

Ara X VTech Hackathon: Build Your Own AI Computer

Ara X VTech Hackathon: Build Your Own AI Computer

We’re excited to visit campuses this spring to explore a simple question together: what does it look like when everyone has access to their own AI personal computer? With support from Ara (YC backed), we’re hosting a Build Night on campus — a one-day experience where students from different backgrounds come together to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI. This is an opportunity for your community to not just learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creativ

Chinat Yu

Sat, Apr 25, 4:00 PM

Magic Room Series: International Founders Happy Hour

Magic Room Series: International Founders Happy Hour

The Magic Room Series is a curated set of four secret dinners taking place this April, designed to bring founders together in a more intimate and meaningful setting. Each dinner explores a different theme, creating space for honest conversations, valuable connections, and unexpected collaborations. Building as international founders often means navigating multiple worlds with different markets, cultures, and expectations. This happy hour, co-hosted with James Huie and Daniel Xu, is a casual spac

Chinat Yu

Wed, Apr 22, 12:00 AM

Build Night Series: Vibe Coding Workshop

Build Night Series: Vibe Coding Workshop

The HKUST Entrepreneurship Center and DayDreamers are co-hosting a hands-on Vibe Coding Workshop designed for students who want to build with AI, not just learn about it. This is a practical, build-first session. Participants will work in small groups to prototype simple AI-powered applications using modern development tools. Throughout the workshop, you’ll explore real workflows used by builders today, including: AI-assisted coding rapid prototyping product ideation collaborative development Th

Chinat Yu

Tue, Apr 21, 9:00 AM

Ara X Johns Hopkins: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ara X Johns Hopkins: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ready to build your AI computer? We’re excited to visit 6 campuses this spring to host a hackathon series. With support from Ara (YC Y26), this one-day hackathon brings together students from all backgrounds to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI. This is your chance not just to learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creative and meaningful ways. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI personal computer or assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just build

Chinat Yu

Sun, Apr 19, 4:00 PM

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Johns Hopkins

Ara Series: Build Your Own AI Personal Computer — Johns Hopkins

Everyone can build their 24/7 Personal Computer, with Ara 🚀 The founders of Ara (YC-backed) + DayDreamers (behind 450+ events) are flying across the US this April to host hackathons! Johns Hopkins is Stop #2. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI Personal Computer / Assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just builders. 🧠 CS students → come build 📊 Non-technical → come get impressed by AI 🎓 Professors / researchers → come show your creativity No experience needed. Just curiosity. 🏆 Prizes

Chinat Yu

Sun, Apr 19, 4:00 PM

Ara X Cornell: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ara X Cornell: Build Your Own AI Computer Hackathon

Ready to build your AI computer? We’re excited to visit 6 campuses this spring to host a hackathon series. With support from Ara (YC Y26), this one-day hackathon brings together students from all backgrounds to experiment, build, and imagine new possibilities with AI. This is your chance not just to learn about AI, but to actively shape how it can be used in creative and meaningful ways. One day. One challenge. Build your own AI personal computer or assistant. No fluff. No spectators. Just build

Chinat Yu

Sat, Apr 18, 4:00 PM

Magic Room Series: Founder F*up Night

Magic Room Series: Founder F*up Night

The Magic Room Series is a curated set of four secret dinners taking place this April, designed to bring founders together in a more intimate and meaningful setting. Each dinner explores a different theme, creating space for honest conversations, valuable connections, and unexpected collaborations. Every founder has a moment they don’t put on LinkedIn, the failed launch, the wrong hire, the almost-dead runway. This night is about sharing the lessons behind the losses: Expensive mistakes Misread

Chinat Yu

Thu, Apr 16, 2:30 AM

Build Night Series

Build Night Series

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and DayDreamers are co-hosting a hands-on Vibe Coding Workshop designed for students who want to build with AI, not just learn about it. This is a practical, build-first session. Participants will work in small groups to prototype simple AI-powered applications using modern development tools. Throughout the workshop, you’ll explore real workflows used by builders today, including: AI-assisted coding rapid prototyping product ideation collaborative development

Chinat Yu

Wed, Apr 15, 10:00 AM

Magic Room Series: EdTech, HealthTech, and Human Potential

Magic Room Series: EdTech, HealthTech, and Human Potential

Stanford Founders: EdTech and HealthTech is a curated dinner bringing together founders, researchers, and builders from the Stanford ecosystem who are shaping the future of education and healthcare. This is not a typical networking event. It is an intimate evening designed for honest conversations, meaningful connections, and the kind of founder chemistry that can lead to long-term collaboration. 📍The dinner will take place at a restaurant near Stanford University. The exact location will be sh

Chinat Yu

Wed, Apr 15, 2:30 AM

Magic Room Series: Fundraising vs Bootstrap?

Magic Room Series: Fundraising vs Bootstrap?

The Magic Room Series is a curated set of four secret dinners taking place this April, designed to bring founders together in a more intimate and meaningful setting. Each dinner explores a different theme, creating space for honest conversations, valuable connections, and unexpected collaborations. Raise or stay lean? Every founder hits the same fork in the road:Take capital and move fast, or build quietly and own it all? This evening explores the trade-offs founders rarely say out loud: When fu

Chinat Yu

Thu, Apr 9, 2:30 AM

Build Night Series: Vibe Coding Workshop

Build Night Series: Vibe Coding Workshop

The HKU Data Science Association and DayDreamers are co-hosting a hands-on Vibe Coding Workshop designed for students who want to build with AI, not just learn about it. This is a practical, build-first session. Participants will work in small groups to prototype simple AI-powered applications using modern development tools. Throughout the workshop, you’ll explore real workflows used by builders today, including: AI-assisted coding rapid prototyping product ideation collaborative development The

Chinat Yu

Wed, Apr 8, 9:00 AM