Rules 

Eligibility
  • You must be 18 or older and live in Canada.
  • Teams can have up to 4 people. Solo is fine.
  • Employees, contractors and agents of Georgian, Devpost and partner companies, their immediate families, and judges (or anyone who works for a judge's company) can't enter.
  • One submission per team.
Fair play
  • Build your project during Build Week.
  • Disclose prior work, templates and AI tools you used.
  • Don't include confidential information or anyone else's IP without permission.
  • Mentors and judges don't score or advise teams where they have a conflict of interest.
Your work and your data
  • You keep ownership of your code and IP.
  • Your GitHub repo, demo video and Devpost page will be public. You let Georgian and our partners show and promote your project, including its name, description, demo video and repo link.
  • Your information is shared with sponsors and partners so they can run the event, judge, award prizes and support you. They may also contact you about their products, events and opportunities. You can unsubscribe from any message.
  • To withdraw consent or ask about your data, email [email protected]. Withdrawing may end your eligibility.
  • We'll photograph and film Demo Day. To opt out, tell us before the event.

Code of conduct

We expect you to

  • Treat people with respect, online and in person
  • Give honest feedback and take it well
  • Help other teams when you can
  • Credit other people's work

We don't allow

  • Harassment, discrimination, threats or insults
  • Unwelcome attention or contact, including repeated messages after someone asks you to stop
  • Sharing someone's private information or recording them without consent
  • Plagiarism, cheating or faking your demo
  • Malicious code, attacks on other teams or partner systems, or misuse of real user data
  • Spam or unauthorized promotion in Discord or at the event

Reporting

Message an organizer on Discord, find a staff member at Demo Day, or email [email protected]. Reports stay confidential, and we only share what's needed to act on them.

If you break the rules

Organizers may warn, disqualify or remove you, and may ban you from future events. Prizes and credits can be withdrawn. Organizers make the final call.