From a group chat to 150K+ builders
Geek Room started in 2023 with one goal: bring together everyone in tech who thinks alike. What began as a WhatsApp group for MSIT students is now a global builder community: 150K+ developers and founders, 80+ partner companies, online hackathons open to builders worldwide and 20+ local chapters.
- Builders
- 1,50,000+
- Average event rating
- 4.5★
- Events run
- 70+
- Partner companies
- 80+
The story so far(01)
Along the way we've hit plenty of milestones and built lasting relationships with partners and, above all, with our members.
2023
Manas, Arnav and Pratham start Geek Room as a WhatsApp group for students at MSIT.
Feb 2024
Hosted Code Kshetra 1 at JIMS and set up the Geek Room JIMS Chapter.
May 2024
Organised Code Cubicle 1, our first solo hackathon, while crossing 30,000 members across channels.
Aug 2024
Hosted Code Cubicle 2.0 at the Microsoft office.
Sept 2024
Landed our first exclusive hackathon with Mastercard.
Nov 2024
Ran our first hiring hackathon with InvoLead and launched Geek Suite, our community for professionals.
Feb 2025
Organised Code Kshetra 2.0 with Groq: 14,500+ applications for 150 spots, making it one of North India's biggest hackathons.
Mar 2025
Ran our first global hackathon with Pears Technology: online, free to enter and open to builders worldwide, with a $5,000 prize pool.
May 2025
Launched Vibe-a-thon, an online vibe-coding jam for builders anywhere, followed by a ten-hour second edition with Omnidimension in June.
Sept 2025
Code Cubicle 5.0 drew 3,741 registrations to a finale at Microsoft Bengaluru, taking the series past 25,000 registrations over five editions.
Apr 2026
HackBLR put 1,500+ people in one room in Bengaluru, from 100+ companies and 50+ colleges.
Aug 2026
AI Race Month brought 500+ teams from 175+ colleges to a GrandPrix finale at Paytm Noida.
Oct 2026
Code Cubicle 6.0 closed registrations at 3,700+ builders and 1,631 teams, the biggest edition yet, with the finale at Paytm Noida.
Numbers that compound(02)
Three years of events, measured. Bars use a log scale so every figure stays readable.
1,50,000+
Builders in the community
25,000+
Code Cubicle registrations across the first five editions
14,500+
Applications for Code Kshetra 2.0
3,700+
Builders registered for Code Cubicle 6.0
80+
Partner companies, from AI labs to global brands
20+ campus chapters(03)
Online, Geek Room is open to builders anywhere. Offline, local chapters host their own hackathons, workshops and talks, and plug into the wider network.
- 01
MSIT · Delhi
Where Geek Room started, in 2023
- 02
JIMS Rohini · Delhi
Home of Code Kshetra and Vortex 2.0
- 03
GTBIT · Delhi
The Datathon at Ignite 2026
- 04
ADGIPS · Delhi
The official coding society of ADGIPS
- 05
BVIMR · Delhi
Recurring Developer Spotlight sessions
- 06
Plaksha University · Mohali
Hack Summit: 73 teams, 6 winners
- 07
KR Mangalam University · Gurugram
Built the Aarambh induction platform
- 08
KIET · Ghaziabad
HeLa Crossroads Web3 workshop
- 09
SRMIST Delhi-NCR · Ghaziabad
Geek n Jam 2026 and TECHSTASY
- 10
JIMS-EMTC · Greater Noida
Geek Veek 2.0, Engi Prix and BlockGen
- 11
Geek Room Odisha · Odisha
AI/ML tech talk series
Voices on stage(05)
Engineers, founders and data scientists who've given talks and mentored at Geek Room. 35+ so far.
Samyam Bhutani
Partner Engineer @ Meta
Nishchay Dhankar
Founding Engineer @ Nace AI
Ayon Roy
Executive Data Scientist @ NielsenIQ
Manav Gupta
aka TensorBoy
Sonu Kumar
Founder @ AI Anytime
Reviews speak for us(06)
What hackers told us after thirty-six hours, a lot of coffee and a demo on stage.
- 01
“Great mentoring, great food and awesome management. The Geek Room team's hard work really shows. One of the few genuinely high-quality hackathons out there.”
Hacker at Code Cubicle 3.0
- 02
“Everything at Code Kshetra was awesome: the food, the competition, the organisers and the mentors.”
Hacker at Code Kshetra 2.0
- 03
“The perfect mix of learning and networking. I'm walking away with fresh ideas and valuable connections.”
Hacker at HackBLR
Questions, answered(07)
Still curious? Our inbox is always open.
01What does Geek Room do?
Geek Room helps companies reach and engage a global community of 150,000+ developers, founders and engineers through hackathons, meetups, roadshows, campaigns, speaker sessions and dedicated promotions. We also run skills-based hiring challenges so teams can evaluate talent by what they can build.
02How do I join Geek Room?
Join through our community links: WhatsApp, Discord and socials are all on our Linktree. Then sign up on this platform to register for programs with your team.
03Can I join from outside India?
Yes. Our global hackathons and vibe-a-thons are fully online and open to builders in every country. In-person finales happen at partner offices in India.
04How much does it cost to participate?
Participating in Geek Room programs is free for builders. Companies partnering on a hackathon or campaign get a custom proposal based on scope.
05I'm an organiser or a brand. How do we partner with Geek Room?
Write to team@geekroom.co.in or use the contact form with a few lines about what you want to run: a hackathon, a hiring challenge, a speaker session or a campaign. We'll get back with a plan.
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