How It Works
Five steps from an idea to the world stage, and the qualification pathway that defines the field.
How It Works
Register
Create your participant profile.
Build
Take an idea and turn it into a working prototype.
Submit
Submit the required project information.
Present
Demonstrate what you built.
Compete
Projects are evaluated on innovation, engineering quality and impact.
Qualification Funnel
Judging + Evaluation
Technical Depth
How well is the system engineered?
Innovation
How original is the idea?
Functionality
Does it actually work?
Impact
Could it solve a meaningful problem?
Design
Is the product understandable and usable?
Presentation
Can the team explain and demonstrate the solution?
Evaluation is conducted through the official expert network — Y Combinator, Antler, research experts, technical experts, industry leaders and startup founders — under the published evaluation model. Judge assignments are drawn from the expert network each cycle.
PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP · REGISTRATION PHASEHanoiForge is positioned for high-school through college and university-level builders. Teams bring ideas, build real prototypes, submit their project information and present their systems to the evaluation network.