Meet Rishul Chanana, the 17-Year-Old Building the Platform Behind Modern Hackathons
Rishul Chanana, a 17-year-old Indian founder, is building Maximally, a fast-growing hackathon platform redefining how innovation events are organized across India. What began as a response to chaotic, inconsistent hackathon experiences has evolved into a full-stack hackathon infrastructure system now trusted by schools, colleges, startups, communities, and a growing network of over 15,000 builders around the world.Today, when someone thinks, “I want to host a hackathon,” more and more people think Maximally — a platform that is slowly becoming the operating system behind modern hackathons.How Rishul Chanana Started Building Maximally’s Hackathon PlatformBefore founding Maximally, Rishul Chanana spent years inside India’s hackathon ecosystem as a participant, volunteer, and organizer. The d...









