Hashed to Host ‘Nitro Track Day’ for AI Founders, Developers in Seoul

Hashed, a global digital-asset and frontier-tech venture capital firm, said on Oct. 19 that it will host Nitro Track Day at Hashed Lounge in Seoul on Oct. 22. The event will bring together founders, developers and specialists building AI-based products to share experience and lessons from the development process.

Nitro by Hashed is the firm’s community for founders and developers interested in AI-based product development. It is a rebranding of Hashed Vibe Labs, a startup support program launched earlier this year, and includes fellows with expertise across various fields.

Hashed is expanding Nitro from a short-term support program for selected teams into an always-on community where participants can continue exchanging ideas. The goal is to share challenges and trial and error in product development and look for solutions together. To support that effort, the firm has also stepped up community operations, including hiring dedicated DevRel, or Developer Relations, staff to communicate with developer communities.

Hashed’s existing portfolio companies will also take part in Track Day, sharing their experience using AI with founders and developers in the Nitro community while exploring potential collaboration. The event will open with remarks from Hashed CEO Simon Seojoon Kim, followed by sessions on changes in work processes driven by AI tool adoption and decision-making during product development. A networking session will follow.

Presentations and discussions will look at real-world cases under the theme of what can be built now that would have been difficult to create six months ago. Sessions will cover the process from initial product development to feature improvements based on user feedback and reviews of market viability. Participants will also discuss what values remain constant in a fast-changing AI era, including identifying user needs, defining the problems to solve, and the importance of trust and collaboration.

Nitro had previously provided participating teams with product feedback, weekly reviews and mentoring. At Game Day on April 30, it unveiled products from four teams: KYRO, GPTO, Elyn and GGUI.

Products that would have remained at the idea stage just six months ago can now be built over a weekend, Kim said. As AI has made building easier, the more important question is no longer what to build but why it should be built. He added that he hopes Track Day will become a forum where participants share trial and error and think through the next experiment together.