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From a WhatsApp group to 150K+ builders

Geek Room started at MSIT in 2023. Here's how it grew into a global builder community with 80+ partners and 20+ campus chapters.

By Geek Room Team

Geek Room started in 2023 with one goal: bring together everyone in tech who thinks alike. Manas, Arnav and Pratham started it as a WhatsApp group for students at MSIT.

Milestones

  • Feb 2024: Code Kshetra 1 at JIMS, and the first campus chapter
  • May 2024: Code Cubicle 1, our first solo hackathon, while crossing 30,000 members
  • Sept 2024: our first exclusive hackathon, with Mastercard
  • Nov 2024: our first hiring hackathon, with InvoLead, and the launch of Geek Suite
  • Mar 2025: our first global hackathon, with Pears Technology
  • Oct 2026: Code Cubicle 6.0 closes at 3,700+ builders and 1,631 teams

What's next

This platform is the next step: one place to discover every Geek Room program, register with your team and follow the schedule, built by the community for the community.

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