Goa Shackathon 2026
Goa’s first ‘Shackathon’ turned Baga beach shacks into co-working spaces for two days. Startups, creators, students and remote workers attended sessions on AI, robotics, company-building and the creator economy, alongside networking. CM Pramod Sawant inaugurated it as part of a push to brand Goa as a work-from-anywhere hub. Startup Goa promoted it to the Goa Web Folks community.
When:
21–22 May 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Venue:
Beach shacks, Baga Beach
Highlights:
· Day 1 ‘Hustle and High Tides’: AI, robotics, storytelling, building companies in Goa
· Day 2 ‘Creators and Coastlines’: AI for design, creator economy
· Inaugurated by CM Pramod Sawant
Who was there:
· Keynote: Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld
· Akanksha Anand, Director, Sirena Technologies (AI and robotics session with the humanoid robot Nino)
· Joydeep Rakshit, Co-founder and Director, TAWAI (AI workshop)
· Samar Farooqui, Founder, Slacklife Inc. (talk and live demo)
· Panel “Building Companies from Goa”: Mohit Dubey, Daniel Imhoff (Lumber & Leaf), Adrian Schmidt, Dr Sunny Satpati, Pranay Gupta, Sairaj Dhond and Ruhain Amin, moderated by Vijetha Shastry
· Panel “Designing from Goa”: Mukund Athale, Deepak Pathania (Creative Community of Goa), Mridula Sharma, Richa Shrivastava and Arjun Sagar (COCO LENI), moderated by Darpana Athale
Exhibitors:
Powerland Agro Tractor Vehicles, Afonso Spatialcraft, Quidditch Innovation Labs, Sirena Technologies, Nirmitsu Design Labs, COCO LENI Eyewear, Flam and DroneLab Technologies.
Now hiring on Startup Goa – COCO LENI:
· Senior Manager – Franchise Operations & Expansion (Goa)
· CAM/CAD CNC Operator (Pilerne Industrial Estate)
· Field Executive (Pilerne)
· Full Stack Web Developer (Dona Paula)
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Organised by:
Department of IT, Electronics & Communications (DITE&C), Government of Goa
More info:
dip.goa.gov.in/goas-first-ever-shackathon-to-bring-together-
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