The official rules and code of conduct for Test Flight are being finalized by Glasswing Ventures and must be reviewed by counsel before this page is published. The operational terms below are accurate; the legal terms are pending.

Dates. Applications close September 19, 2026. The event runs Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27, 2026 at 275 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. Building opens Saturday at 11:30 AM ET and closes at 8:00 PM. Building resumes Sunday at 9:30 AM. Hard code freeze is Sunday at 2:00 PM ET. Presentations run 2:00 to 4:30 PM. Winners are announced at the awards ceremony beginning 4:30 PM.

Eligibility. Open to participants above the legal age of majority in their country of residence, in any occupation. Participation is free. This is an in-person event, so participants must be physically present at the venue for both days. Admission is by application and approval, reviewed on a rolling basis. One application per person.

Teams. Individuals or teams of up to four. Solo applicants and partial teams will be matched with other qualified builders during Saturday team formation.

Project and submission requirements. Projects must be built during the hackathon window. Submissions are due on Devpost before the Sunday 2:00 PM code freeze and must include a working demo, a statement of the customer problem, the business case, operational assumptions, and a link to the repo or deployed project. Judging is offline, live, and based on Customer Problem, Business Case, Operational Fit, and AI Differentiation.

Intellectual property, use of third-party tools and pre-existing code, prize terms and fulfilment of compute credits, liability, media release, and the code of conduct: to be completed by Glasswing Ventures with counsel prior to publication. Questions: info@glasswing.vc