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No. 01 · October 2026An Anduin build festApplications open

AgentIn
the
Shell

  • $1,000+in prizes
  • 5–10 seatsinvitation only
  • Founding teamAnduin Cybernetics is choosing its first builders

A two-week AI challenge on a realistic business problem. The best builders win a place on our stage on 22 October.

22.10Fest night · 4–9 pm · Ho Chi Minh City
Sign up by 16 Oct
AITS 2026 1022

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You may not know our name.

The world's biggest financial firms do.

Anduin is the technology partner for private markets, serving global clients like Blackstone, KKR, EQT, Carlyle and Sequoia Capital. The product is built here in Vietnam. Our team uses AI in every function, every day.

$265B+raised on Anduin
worldwide

Visit anduintransact.com ↗
Client regionsNew: Anduin Cybernetics, Ho Chi Minh City
Breaking newsLive

We're opening a new

Business-centric AI Unit

in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City

Anduin Cybernetics

People and machines, building together.

That's what cybernetics means, and “Agent in the Shell” is how we find the people to build it: two weeks on a realistic business problem, then the best builders demo at Fest night for $1,000+ in prizes.

Apply to meet us5–10 seats
Anduin Cybernetics

grep -i "you" who-should-join.md

For the new generation moving into AI.

01

The builder

You write code, maybe early in your career, and you want to stay relevant by building where tech meets business.

02

The business mind

You work in operations, analysis or client work, and you already use AI to change how the work gets done.

03

The forward thinker

You read everything about AI, you ask why, and you're seriously weighing a career in it.

Sounds like you? ApplyAny background welcome. Finalists demo in English.

./how-it-works --timeline

Sounds like you? Here's exactly what happens next.

You are here
Now → Fri 16 OctSign up
Email and phone. GitHub and CV can wait. Pick your problem later.
Due 18 Oct
Sign-up → 18 OctoberPick, build, submit
  • Pick a problem
  • Open a repo, send the link
  • Submit by Sun 18 Oct, 11:59 pm

Submit early, get a closer look.

By Tue 20 OctFinalists
We review every build. Maybe a short call.
22 Oct · 4–9 pmFest night
Dinner and a 10-minute demo.
Start with step 1The sign-up is right below.

agent apply

This is your ticket in.

Fest night 22.104–9 pmHo Chi Minh CitySign up by 16 Oct5–10 seats

RSVP · No. 01Open now

Request your invitation

Sign up by Fri 16 Oct. Pick your problem later; build and submit by Sun 18 Oct, 11:59 pm. * required

Your handle is the name after github.com/

You're on the list.

Check your inbox within two working days. Next: pick a problem and open your event repo.

ls challenges/

Pick one business challenge from our shortlist. Build a working answer.

  • OperationsTeam workload
  • SalesFaster quotes
  • FinanceContract renewals
  • +2 moreUnlocked at sign-up

The challenges are hypothetical scenarios with made-up data. You own what you build.

Questions? Ask the agent

What to hand in

Small and working beats big and imagined.

If it doesn't run, it doesn't count. We'd rather you ship an MVP.

01A live app

A link judges can open. Any host.

02Its GitHub repo

Full source, shared with the judges.

Doesn't countSlides, mockups, chat or AI artifact pages.

How we judge
  • 30%Depth of the solution
  • 20%Architecture
  • 20%Product quality
  • 15%Problem complexity
  • 15%Use of AI

./checklist

Your checklist 0 / 3 ready

Three things must be in place before your build counts. Tick them off as you go; this page remembers.

Key dates

  1. 16 OctSign-ups close · pick your problem later
  2. 18 OctFinal build in your repo · 11:59 pm HCMC time
  3. 20 OctFinalists told
  4. 22 OctFest night · 4–9 pm · Ho Chi Minh City

Submit early. The sooner your build is in, the more time we have to review it properly.

Most people will read about AI this year. A few will build with it. Be one of the few →

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Not ready to build? Keep tabs on us.

Curious about AI but new to building with it? Answer four quick questions. We'll send you what fits: tutorials, open sessions, or the next challenge.

01 · Where are you with AI?
02 · How confident are you building with AI tools?
3 · getting there
03 · What would help you most? (pick any)
04 · Where should we send it?

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Questions? Chat with the agent.

If she can't answer, someone on our team will: careers@anduintransact.com

The agent The AgentOnline · Anduin Cybernetics

AI agent. Answers come only from our published event guide and are not an offer, contract or official terms. Anything else goes to a person.