WELCOME TO THE LA TECHWEEK HACKATHON!
Los Angeles is the birthplace of the student hackathon movement in the West Coast and our team helped build the hackathon ecosystem that continues to drive the city forward. In celebration of LA Tech Week, we are bringing together 250 designers, engineers, and data scientists for a week-long hackathon to create meaningful solutions to the challenges Angelenos face.
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE TRACKS:
- helping the disadvantaged: this track will solicit projects that engage foster youth, low-income communities, underrepresented business owner, and more.
- educating the community: this track will solicit projects that increase the personal and professional capacity of Angelenos, including financial literacy, and more.
- protecting the environment: this track will solicit projects that solve the city's challenges with climate change, recycling, the blue economy, and more.
Please watch this kickoff video (pw: JX5*bve8) to learn more about the hackathon requirements.
The hackathon expo will take place at Bioscience LA.
Links to office hours, workshops, and panels will be offered via Slack.
Requirements
WHY ARE WE HERE?
The purpose of this hackathon is to build meaningful tech for Angelenos. Please review the website here for more information about the tracks.
Prizes
$20,000 in prizes
COOLEY GRAND PRIZE
The winning team will receive $5000 in in-kind legal services by Cooley LLP.
CHAMPION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
The winning team will receive in-kind professional fundraising services from A1 Management Group.
CHAMPION FOR EDUCATION
The winning team will receive in-kind professional fundraising services from A1 Management Group.
CHAMPION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The winning team will receive in-kind professional fundraising services from A1 Management Group.
LA TECHWEEK TOP 10
(10)
The top ten teams that are selected will receive an interview with the Hacker Fund accelerator.
SONOS BEST DESIGN
The winners will receive a speaker from Sonos.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Krystle
TikTok
Andrei
Coinbase
Lilly
i.am Angel Foundation & FYI
Jason
Popl
Sean
Google
Brandon
Primary Ocean
Lindsey
Snap, Inc.
Dana
KidsX
Frederick
Forbes
Carolyn
Grid110
Priscilla
30 Miles North PR
Matt
Cooley, LLP
Dave
BioscienceLA
Raychel
Alliance for Southern California Innovation
Taj
Include Ventures
Judging Criteria
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Impact
How does the project (1) help the disadvantaged, (2) educate the community, or (3) protect the environment in Los Angeles? -
Relevance
How relevant is the project with respect to the challenges Angelenos face? -
Innovation
How does this project demonstrate a technical innovation?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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