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We're committed to backing builders worldwide,
from the US to Europe and beyond. If you're building something wonderful on Photon,
we'll be there with merch, credits, and funds to help you go further.
$50,000 in cash support pool
Exclusive fundraising network
Up to $500k Photon credit
Build with Photon
Use Photon's Spectrum framework to build meaningful agents on any messaging platform - iMessage, WhatsApp, Phone Calling, Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more - for your hackathon project or side project.
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Share what you built on X (Twitter) or LinkedIn. Tell the story behind it and how you integrated Photon's services.
Get supported
DM us on X (Twitter) or LinkedIn, or email our cofounders directly. Share proof of your work and receive $50 - $50,000 in cash support, up to $500k in Photon credits, and exclusive merch. Want to take it further? We'll connect you to Photon's exclusive fundraising network.
We are hackers and we love hackathons
Photon actively sponsors hackathons around the world.
Check out what's coming up and explore our past events.
[Recent Event and Hackathon HackwithSeattle May 21, 2026, 9:00 - 17:00 GMT-7 Seattle, United States 🎉 HackwithSeattle – 8-Hour Hackathon at AWS Seattle 🎉 Learn more Explore more on Luma
[Recent Event and Hackathon Eazo.ai Hackathon. Win $300K in CASH. May 26, 2026, 11:00 - 18:00 GMT-7 Mountain View, United States IMAGINE INTELLIGENCE FOR EVERYONE. ​Superintelligence — for everyone who’s ever had an idea. Learn more Explore more on Luma
[Recent Event and Hackathon Agentic AI Hackathon June 5, 2026, 9:00 - 17:00 GMT-7 San Francisco, United States 🎉 Agentic AI Hackathon – 8-Hour Hackathon at AWS Builder Loft, SF 🎉 Learn more Explore more on Luma
We double your prize
Built something with Spectrum at a hackathon we didn't sponsor?
If you win, we'll double your prize, plus all the other support we offer to builders like you.
2000+ builders backed
We believe agents in the messaging channel are the future of human-agent interaction.
Join builders around the world and ship the future with Photon.
"Photon's support helped us go from hackathon project to real product in weeks."
Sarah Chen
MessageAI
"The Spectrum framework made building our agent incredibly easy. We shipped in 2 days."
Alex Rivera
TaskBot
Ready to build?
We believe agents in the messaging channel are the future of human-agent interaction.
Join builders around the world and ship the future with Photon.
import { Spectrum } from "spectrum-ts";
import { imessage } from "spectrum-ts/providers/imessage";
const app = await Spectrum({
projectId: "your-project-id",
projectSecret: "your-project-secret",
providers: [
imessage.config(),
],
});
for await (const [space, message] of app.messages) {
if (message.content.type === "text") {
console.log(`[${message.platform}] ${message.sender.id}: ${message.content.text}`);
await space.send("hello world");
}
}
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