CAMPUSX PRESENTSMARKATHON 2026 12-HOUR GO-TO-MARKET CHALLENGE
You Built It. Now Take It to the Market.
A high-energy, real-world startup challenge designed for idea-stage innovators, prototype builders, and early-stage startups to validate their ideas, reach real customers, and make their first sales.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Markathon 2026 is not another hackathon. It is a market-driven startup challenge where participants move beyond building products and focus on selling them.
In this challenge, participants will turn their ideas into marketable offers, identify their target customers, interact with real users, promote their startups, and work towards generating their first sales.
Whether you have just an idea, a working prototype, an MVP, or an early-stage product, Markathon gives you an opportunity to test your startup in the real world.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Build Your Offer: Turn your idea or product into something customers want to buy.
- Identify Your Customers: Define your target audience and ideal customer profile.
- Talk to Real Users: Understand customer needs, pain points, and feedback.
- Market Your Startup: Promote your product and experiment with marketing strategies.
- Make Your First Sales: Convert customer interest into actual sales and validate demand.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
- Students with innovative startup ideas.
- Hackathon teams ready to validate their projects.
- Founders with prototypes or MVPs.
- Early-stage startups looking for customers.
- Aspiring entrepreneurs who want practical market experience.
EVENT FORMAT
Online Prelims: Registration and preliminary evaluation.
Main Challenge: A 12-hour go-to-market challenge focused on customer discovery, marketing, product validation, and sales.
Participants will be challenged to take action, interact with potential customers, and test their startup ideas beyond the classroom or development environment.
EVENT DETAILS
Event: Markathon 2026
Organized by: CampusX
Challenge Duration: 12 Hours
Online Prelims Registration Fee: ₹99 per team
Last Date to Apply: 25 December 2026
WHY PARTICIPATE?
- Gain real-world startup experience.
- Learn customer acquisition and sales.
- Validate your idea with potential customers.
- Understand market demand and customer behaviour.
- Develop practical marketing and pitching skills.
- Take your startup one step closer to the market.
REGISTER NOW
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/2Vn3zmunTQ1wsFxE8
Contact: 6383785126
12 HOURS. REAL CUSTOMERS. REAL SALES.
MARKATHON — WHERE STARTUPS MEET THE MARKET.
Presented by CampusX
Students, research scholars, and faculty members from relevant engineering, science, management, and technology disciplines.
Ready to participate in MARK-A-THON(HACKATHON) 2026 (12-HOUR GO-TO-MARKET) CHALLENGE?
Secure your pass before registration closes. Connect with the organizing committee for group discounts or queries.