Mexico City, México
Hackathons and innovation programs in Mexico City
Mobil3 is based in Mexico City. We design and run hackathons, innovation challenges, university and government programs and developer adoption programs here for companies and public institutions, and free programs for the founders, developers and students who take part.
Companies that support us
People in our programs get credits, tools and support from this network.
Programs in Mexico City by audience
Why Mexico City
Mexico City concentrates the country's fintechs, corporate headquarters, investors, federal agencies, embassies and largest universities. Mobil3 ran its 2025 hackathon here with the Monad Foundation, Hacktoberfest México takes place here during Mexico Tech Week, and we work with Mexico City's Ministry of Economic Development (SEDECO) and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN).
Mobil3 events in Mexico City
Mexico City is our home base: it is where Mobil3 runs its hackathons and open events for developers, founders and students.
Coming up
Mobil3 2027
Hackathon and builder residency: building days, a closing day to present what was built, a summit for company leaders and a residency for a small group of builders. Dates coming soon.
Technovation
Mobil3 runs both categories of the global program where students ages 8 to 18 learn coding, AI and entrepreneurship: Technovation Girls and a mixed category. Free for participants.
Already held
Hacktoberfest México 2026
A free hackathon on open source AI and open-weight models during Mexico Tech Week: the opening on the 27th, then Build Day and Demo Day on the 28th, with mentors, challenges and prizes.
Monad Blitz Mexico City #2
A one-day hackathon for the Monad Foundation: teams built on Monad's testnet with mentoring from Frutero, and an external technical jury picked TuFi, Concordia and Nodemesh.
Monad Blitz Mexico City
The first Monad Blitz México: Monad 101, team formation and a full day of building with Monad Foundation mentors. FanSlayer, Betwhisper and Hemato Watch took the top three places.
Mobil3 Hackathon 2025
Five days of building with the Monad Foundation: 644 check-ins, participants from 12 countries and USD 75K in prizes.
What we run in Mexico City
Photos from Mobil3 programs in Mexico City
Hackathons and innovation challenges in Mexico City
Single-day or multi-day hackathons and corporate challenges, with recruitment, mentorship, judging, demo day and follow-up.
University and government programs in Mexico City
Campus activations, workshops and institutional programs with universities, public innovation offices, NGOs and embassies.
Developer adoption in Mexico City
Workshops, credits, starter kits, office hours and project showcases that get developers using your product.
Events and activations in Mexico City
Roundtables, founder and operator dinners, meetups, summits and brand activations, next to the open events we run in the city, such as Hacktoberfest México (October 27-28, 2026, during Mexico Tech Week).
How a program runs
Discovery
Which audience, which outcome, and which constraint cannot move. Usually two weeks.
Design
Program format, participants, KPIs and deliverables, agreed in plain terms before anything is booked.
Run
Recruitment, operations, mentors and judges, with our team on the ground.
Report
Who took part, what got built and what came out, measured against the KPIs agreed at the start.
Institutions we work with in Mexico City
Mexico City's Ministry of Economic Development (SEDECO) and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN): the public office and the university we run programs with in Mexico City.
Frequently asked questions
What does Mobil3 do in Mexico City?
Mobil3 is a Mexico City company that designs and runs hackathons, innovation challenges, university and government programs, events and developer adoption programs. Companies and public institutions run programs with Mobil3; founders, developers and students join them for free.
When is the next hackathon in Mexico City?
Mobil3 2027, a hackathon and builder residency, takes place in Mexico City; its dates go on the hackathon page as soon as they are confirmed. Hacktoberfest México 2026 (October 27 and 28, Mexico Tech Week) is our latest hackathon here. Founders and developers can join the list on this page to hear about every new call first.
Are Mobil3 programs free for students and developers?
Yes. Programs are free for students, developers and founders, and Mobil3 never takes equity. The company or institution behind the program covers its cost. Participants get mentorship, prizes when the program includes them, startup perks from partner programs and direct access to the companies involved.
Does Mobil3 already run programs in Mexico City?
Yes. Mexico City is our base: we run the Mobil3 Hackathon, with participants from 12 countries in its 2025 edition, in-person build sessions for developers and open coworks for builders, along with programs for companies, universities and government.
Where do Mobil3 programs take place in Mexico City?
It depends on the format. The latest hackathon was Hacktoberfest México 2026, on October 27 and 28, 2026, at Dev Townhouse in Colonia Juárez and Sandbox Hub by Igeneris in Polanco; the Mobil3 Hackathon 2025 was at Publi.co Reforma. Build sessions and coworks run in city venues confirmed at registration, and programs with companies or government run where the audience is, including university campuses.
Plan a program in Mexico City
Tell us the goal, the audience and the timing. We reply by email within two business days.
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