Hayden Kong

Hayden Kong is a 15-year-old digital designer & developer based in Australia. His work centres on building useful products that pair thoughtful design, seamless user experience and frontier technology.

I founded PixelVerse Digital , a digital web agency re-thinking modern design, development, and AI solutions, and Perspective Global , where we're experimenting with a wide range of products and platforms. I've also built award-winning apps like Nibbl , and HelloAI .

I've worked with clients globally, including Trueblood Band , a Mercury/UMG artist with 10+ million followers and over a billion views. I also work as a Web & Shopify Developer at TITOL™ , the world's leading independent artist brand and merchandise company.

I'm also part of FRC #6996 Koalafied , having qualified for the FIRST World Championship in Texas. I'm also a volunteer and ambassador for Hack Club , a global network of teen developers.

Ventures

PixelVerse Digital

Digital agency for design, management, AI & eCommerce.

Global digital services company specialising in web design and development, custom web platforms, AI, and the management of digital infrastructure, content, and media.

PixelVerseAI

Building safe, accessible AI platforms.

Working to democratise frontier AI access for all of humanity through intuitive and cost-effective tools.

Nibbl App

Your intelligent kitchen companion.

Award-winning app to fight food waste. Nibbl tracks when your food is expiring, and plans out what to cook.

HelloAI

Frontier AI, made for everyone. YICTE Australia 1st Place

Everyday AI for everyday people. Ask, and it gets done.

3d Prints Australia

Custom designed & manufactured 3D printed products.

Personalised prints and branded products.

Projects

Peelback - See past the label.

Scan any product to get a plain-language breakdown of every ingredient. AI-powered.

PixelVerse Forms

A fast and intuitive platform to build custom forms, manage submissions, and seamlessly integrate your data workflows.

Cognition - Discover Understanding

A research preview of AI in education. Discover understanding, not AI.

Experience & Involvement

Developing websites and Shopify stores for TITOL™ (Time Is The Only Luxury) - the world's leading independent artist brand and merchandise company, serving a high-profile roster of globally recognised artists.

creating digital experiences with a different perspective

Robot operator(#9976) and team member for Team Koalafied (#6996). Competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Part of the support team for High Seas, helping out and moderating a community of 20,000+ teen developers in Hack Club's open-source network.

Hack Club is a network of 20,000+ teen coders, backed by people and companies like Elon Musk, Framework, GitHub, and Flipper Zero. I volunteered on Arcade as an hour reviewer and served on both the support and fraud teams.

Designed, built, and programmed autonomous LEGO robots to complete a set of missions.

Awards & Certifications

Nibbl App won 1st Place at the Unley Fish Tank Entrepreneurship Competition, Launching on the App Store in August 2026 globally.

Awarded 1st Place in South Australia and 1st Place Nationally for building an accessible, affordable platform providing frictionless access to cutting-edge frontier AI technologies.

Awarded 2nd Place in South Australia after transforming Nibbl from an abstract idea into a fully functional public beta, directly addressing localized food waste.

Certified to GitHub Foundations, validating comprehensive knowledge in version control, branch management, CI/CD, and collaborative software development workflows.

Qualified for the FIRST World Championships after placing 3rd at the Southern Cross Competition. We ranked 18th out of 75 in a highly competitive division, the highest placement for an Australian team at Worlds.

Competed extensively at the Melbourne Robotics Tournament, serving as the Robot Operator for the off-season drive team, UnKoalafied (#9976).

Awarded 2nd Place in South Australia for developing educational and practical AI platforms aimed at demystifying advanced machine learning for the general public.

Awarded 1st Place in South Australia and Highly Commended Nationally for an innovative application concept directly addressing modern grocery and food waste challenges.

Awarded 1st Place in South Australia and 2nd Place Nationally for designing the foundational prototype and early architectural concepts of the SmartFoods platform.