Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I am so excited to finally share HackMates with you all today! As a developer, I’ve participated in dozens of hackathons, and I always ran into the exact same problem: Finding a committed team is incredibly hard. You join a random Discord channel, hope someone replies, and pray they don't ghost you halfway through the event. I got tired of this broken system, so I built HackMates, India's premier (and globally available) AI-powered hackathon community platform! 🚀 Instead of random guessing, HackMates solves team building with three core features: 🤖 AI Synergy Scoring: We use Gemini AI to match you with teammates based on your tech stack, goals, and actual working style. 🛡️ Reliability Badges: No more ghosting. Users earn trust levels (Newbie → Reliable → Finisher → Legend) based on real post-hackathon feedback. 💬 Real-time Collaboration: Built-in direct messaging, team announcements, and project tracking so you don't even have to leave the platform. I built this with React, Tailwind, and Firebase, and I am actively iterating on it every single day. I would absolutely love your raw feedback! Have you struggled to find teams in the past? What features would you like to see added to HackMates? I’ll be hanging out in the comments all day to answer your questions! 👇 Thank you so much! 🎉

HackMates

AI-powered team matching for your next hackathon

AI-powered team matching for your next hackathon