Case Study
KNOTiC × Agora
Three programs that got developers building with Agora's voice and conversational AI.
Agora and KNOTiC have run three developer programs together: HackFest in 2025, then EchoSphere and Build with Agora in 2026. Each one put Agora's real-time and conversational AI tech in developers' hands through a hackathon or buildathon.
Client / Partner
Agora
Challenge
Agora wanted developers to do more than discover its technology. It wanted them building with its real-time engagement and conversational AI tools.
Objective
Keep developers coming back to Agora's tech across different formats, from large hackathons to smaller, hands-on buildathons.
KNOTiC's role
How we designed the partnership.
- 01
Developer Acquisition
Brought developers in through our community, social media and targeted outreach.
- 02
Program Execution
Ran a different format each time, so developers could get involved in different ways.
- 03
Builder Experience
Set up each build floor so developers could experiment, build and demo something that worked.
- 04
Community & Social Reach
Shared each program across KNOTiC's community and social channels.
Programs
Three programs so far.
HackFest · 2025
- 3.5K+ registrations
- 5+ countries
- $1,750 prize pool
Developers registered from 5+ countries, bringing international participation to the HackFest program.
EchoSphere · 2026
- 6K+ registrations
- 200+ projects created
- 34 finalist teams
- $3,000 prize pool
- Grand Finale: Microsoft, DLF Downtown, Gurugram
Prize pool split across four teams: $1,100 winner, $800 1st runner-up, $600 2nd runner-up, $500 3rd runner-up.
Build with Agora · 2026
- 1K+ registrations
- 90 participants
- 8 mentors & judges
- $200 total prize pool
- Paytm Office, Noida
Prizes: $100 winner, $60 first runner-up, $40 second runner-up.
Winning builds · EchoSphere 2026
Four builds took the EchoSphere prize pool.
Voice and conversational AI projects built on Agora, judged at the Grand Finale and sharing a $3,000 prize pool.
Winner
$1,100EasyEV AI
Voice-first EV buying assistant
CodeHackersJatin · Shivam · Satvik
1st runner-up
$800OmniPanel AI
CTRL SHIFT RRenesha · Sagar · Madhav Gairola
2nd runner-up
$600Reson AI
Incident commander
ResonShubham · Himanshi
3rd runner-up
$500ARIA & SRE-Zero
Sales agent + incident commander
AR Voice & Power Rangers
Winning builds · Build with Agora 2026
Three builds stood out.
Picked by the jury after a full day of building, mentoring and live demos.
1st prize
$100Athena
Highlight anything on a page and ask about it
Agora Conversational AI EngineSyna Agarwala
2nd prize
$60Kisan Saathi
Hindi-first crop triage voice agent for farmers
Agora Voice AISwapnil Baranwala
3rd prize
$40Kaun Katega Taarpati
Live Hinglish voice game show
Agora Hindi Voice AgentSubin S K
Developer & community impact
Over three programs, developers went from first hearing about Agora to building working prototypes with it and demoing them live.
Technology focus
Results
Results & impact.
Partner testimonial
It was great partnering with KNOTiC on the Agora Conversational AI Hackathon. Their strong execution and developer engagement helped us bring together thousands of builders from across India. A fantastic partner in growing the Conversational AI developer ecosystem.
Gallery
From the floor.
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