Announcing the Zohotshots of the ZDC Hackathon 2024

Announcing the Zohotshots of the ZDC Hackathon 2024


Hey everyone!

After 46 days of innovation, collaboration, and intense competition, the first-ever Zoho Developer Community (ZDC) Hackathon has officially concluded! 🎉

With 1079 participants, 797 teams, and representation from 45 countries across 6 continents, this was a truly global celebration of creativity and problem-solving. A huge shout-out to our community of students, independent developers, customers, and partners who participated with full enthusiasm! 🔥

After rigorous evaluation by our 14 expert judges, we are thrilled to announce the winners!

🥇 Nagarajan M – CliqPicky
🥈 Logesh M G – API-Outlet Application
🥉 Alex Dillon – OpenAI-powered Smart Emails for Zoho CRM Leads

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Visit our website to check out all the category-wise winners🎖

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who made this hackathon a success! See you in the next challenge. 

Cheers,
Team
Zoho Developer Community

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