DoraHacks launches BUIDL AI 4.0: Starting the era of fully automated DevRel

In September 2025, the global hackathon and developer ecosystem platform DoraHacks announced the launch of BUIDL AI 4.0: The DevRel AI. This is another significant leap following the comprehensive promotion of the fully automated hackathon community with BUIDL AI 3.0, marking the entry of developer relations (DevRel) into the era of automation.

In the past few months, BUIDL AI 3.0 has helped global organizations significantly lower the organizational threshold for hackathons—from page setup, automatic review of participating projects, to AI scoring and judging. Hackathons have transformed from a high-load operational task into an innovative activity that any organization can easily initiate. However, after the hackathon ends, how to convert the temporary enthusiasm into long-term developer relationships and ecological contributions has always been a core challenge faced by organizers.

hackathon: The Most Effective Developer Relations (DevRel) Tools

Hackathons have long been proven to be an efficient tool for attracting new developers, quickly validating ideas, and fostering community. They ignite participants' enthusiasm in a short period and demonstrate technical strength. However, to transform this short-term excitement into long-term ecological value, organizers still face many systemic challenges: difficulties in scaling mentorship, lack of post-event support, and high operational costs.

BUIDL AI 4.0: The DevRel AI

DoraHacks officially launched BUIDL AI 4.0: The DevRel AI, achieving a paradigm shift from "hackathon automation" to "relationship automation", with the core mission of making every hackathon an engine for a long-term developer ecosystem.

Core Features Highlights

• BUIDL Hub: DevRel strategic command center. Organizers can create BUIDL groups, aggregate potential projects, and set clear growth goals.
• BUIDL AI Agent: A project-specific AI collaboration partner. It can automatically follow up on project progress, provide targeted feedback and guidance, and help developers iterate quickly and continue to grow.
• Full lifecycle support: From pre-match recruitment and education to in-match companionship and feedback, and then to post-match continuous follow-up, BUIDL AI 4.0 ensures that developers do not drop off after the hackathon, but instead gradually become long-term contributors to the organization.

Reshaping Developer Relationships

Developer relations are the core mission of every platform's technical organization and determine the success or failure of ecosystem development. DevRel work has long faced challenges such as difficulty in scaling, lack of sustainability, and high costs, which limit the efficiency and depth of community building. BUIDL AI 4.0 is fundamentally addressing these challenges through new solutions:

• Scalable Interaction: BUIDL AI 4.0 can maintain deep communication with hundreds of projects simultaneously, elevating the efficiency of DevRel work to a new height.
• Efficient operation: Automate the handling of repetitive tasks, significantly reduce operational costs, allowing organizers to focus their efforts on high-value strategic decisions.
• Deepening ecological sedimentation: Through continuous AI guidance and follow-up, more outstanding BUIDL can grow into valuable results after the competition, ultimately transforming into sustainable ecological assets.

Conclusion

Hackathons have always been the most effective tool for developer relations. BUIDL AI 4.0 extends this value from short-term hackathons to long-term growth and value engines, enabling any organization to continuously build developer communities and technical ecosystems.

BUIDL AI 4.0: The DevRel AI is not only an important expansion of the hackathon but also a redefinition of the developer relations model. In the future, DoraHacks will continue to promote the global developer movement, allowing every organization to embrace innovation faster and more broadly through intelligent tools.

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