Hackathons
Compete alongside the best builders in Georgia. Ship and win real prizes like internships and money.
Build fast. Ship something real.
Georgia's builders,
in one room.
A selective community where founders, indie hackers, devs, and designers meet, build in public together.
Free to join · Reviewed by real builders
01 — what it is
GABA is a tight-knit room for ambitious people. We're bringing together the brightest minds of Georgia to collaborate and learn with each other.
Trusted by students from
02 — inside the room
What you get.
Real outcomes. The kind you only get when everyone in the room is actually building something.
03 — what's coming
Upcoming events.
Show up, meet people, build things. Every event is a chance to leave with more than you came with.
Date TBDOnline
GABA x OCS Hackathon
1 day, epic guest speakers, $500 dollars in prizes, and so much more!
Applications not open yet03 — the bar
You'll fit.
if…
We keep the room small on purpose. The more of these land, the more you belong here.
You're actively building something
A product, a startup, a side project with teeth.
You've shipped or you're shipping now
In-progress counts. Vaporware doesn't.
You want momentum, not another group to lurk in
Serious intent over status games.
You give as much as you take
Feedback, intros, hard-won lessons.
Georgia is in your story
Your roots, your team, or your ambition runs through it.
04 — the process
Three steps. No fluff.
You apply, we read it, you're in.
- 01
Apply
~3 minTell us what you're building and what you're looking for. No résumé theater.
- 02
Get reviewed
within daysWe look for signal that you ship, not credentials.
- 03
Join & ship
instant accessGet the Discord invite, introduce yourself, and you're in the room. Momentum from day one.
Apply now
Takes about 3 minutes. No résumé needed.
Our Partners
Organizations that believe in what we're building.
Frequently asked
Yes. GABA is free to join during the founding cohort. We'd rather have the right builders in the room than a paywall keeping them out.
Yes. We are keeping GABA selective to only Georgia residents to start off. We may expand in the future!
Anyone making something real. Founders, indie hackers, engineers, designers. If you ship, you qualify. If you're 'thinking about an idea someday,' this isn't the room yet.
Selective enough that the room stays high-signal. We read every application and only let in people who are genuinely building and willing to give back. This keeps the value high for everyone.
You get the Discord invite, a quick intro prompt, and access to the whole room: feedback channels, co-founder matching, build-in-public threads, and the other people shipping alongside you. What you get out scales with what you put in.
05 — the founding cohort is openStop building
Stop building
alone.
The room is small and the bar is real. If you're shipping something, this is where you want to be.
- Free to join
- Application-only
- ~3 min to apply