Hack Michigan

Challenge winners

After 48 hours at TechTown, eight industry tracks, and hundreds of builders going all-in on Michigan’s future—these teams took home the sponsor AI challenges.

Winners demo on the Main Stage at Michigan Tech Week — Wed, May 20 · 2:30–3:00 PM ET · Michigan Central.

The AI Collective Detroit Challenge winner

VerifyAI

Verify AI: Norton for AI Agents

Michigan has 945,788 small businesses, 99.6% of all businesses in the state, employing 1.8 million people. 89% report rising costs. They are being told to adopt AI. Most AI tooling is built for companies that already…

Hack Michigan AI Challenge winner

Team Dunamis

Shore Watch

Shore Watch is a native iOS app that gives Michigan Great Lakes fishermen, charter boat operators, and marina workers a hyperlocal AI safety An Al-powered iOS app giving Great Lakes maritime workers real-time safety…

DTE AI Challenge winner

Muhammed Eliwat

PoleProof

DTE Energy's Hack Michigan challenge asked for a shift from reactive utility-pole maintenance to a predictive, risk-based approach, using public data only with no proprietary inputs. Today's fixed 8 to 12 year…

StartMidwest AI Challenge winner

Trestle

Trestle

Problem: 42% of startups fail because they run out of funding not because the money doesn't exist, but because finding it is a full-time job buried inside a job that already has 27 hats. A founder in Detroit spends two…