Scoop AI has named Seoul as the next stop on its global hackathon tour, scheduling the “Seoul Bowl” for December 20–21, 2025. The two-day event, which brings together developers and researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and Web3, will be co-hosted by Neo, the Layer-1 blockchain, and SpoonOS, a chain-agnostic, agentic operating system powered by Neo.
Organizers say the weekend will focus teams on three tracks that reflect immediate, high-impact areas for agentic AI: Agentic Infrastructure and Productivity AI; AI for Science and Engineering; and Autonomous Finance, FinTech and Quant AI. Competing teams will vie for an $8,000 local prize pool, anchored by a $2,000 grand prize for the top overall project and $1,000 awards for winners in each track, alongside additional recognition for standout submissions. The format is explicitly built to help teams produce functional prototypes through mentorship and hands-on resources.
The schedule is crafted for fast, collaborative development: Saturday will open with registration, networking and idea pitches before teams begin hacking, with meals and late-night support arranged so work can continue into the evening. Sunday will be devoted to final development, demo preparation, formal submissions, presentations and judging, closing with an awards ceremony. Organizers emphasize that the tight two-day cycle is intended to maximize momentum while giving teams the structure needed to turn concepts into working demos.
Seoul Bowl will be staged at 3F, 44 Sapyeong-daero 57-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, and is backed by a mix of cloud, AI and local partners, including Google Cloud, Kite AI, Aegis Venture, Gridge, Habsida, Digital Nomads Korea and CodeSeoul. Organizers expect a mix of seasoned developers and newcomers curious about agentic systems and Web3-native AI.
AI-Enabled Web3 Innovation
The Seoul stop is part of a wider Scoop AI series that has already traveled to multiple global tech hubs this season, positioning itself as a platform for builders to explore how agentic AI can reason, transact and interoperate across decentralized networks. The broader series has attracted significant industry partners and a growing prize pool aimed at seeding projects that blend large-model reasoning with blockchain primitives.
SpoonOS, which the event spotlights as a core runtime for entrants, bills itself as a living, evolving agentic operating system that provides a toolkit and integrated ecosystem for developers building Web3 AI agents. Neo, founded in 2014, presents itself as a developer-friendly, open-source blockchain designed to support smart contracts, decentralized storage, oracles and other infrastructure services that teams can leverage when moving prototypes toward production.
Together, the two projects are being pitched as the technical backbone for the next wave of AI agents that must act, learn and transact in decentralized environments. For developers and researchers interested in joining or following outcomes from Seoul Bowl, the registration page contains event logistics and sign-up details. Organizers say mentorship, compute credits and targeted resources will be made available on-site to help teams polish demos and accelerate post-hackathon development.
