List of hackathons in Palo Alto, United States in 2019

Launch Hacks is a 24 hour, 200-participant hackathon hosted by Monta Vista High School students. The event brings Bay Area high school students together to convert ideas into reality. In addition to helping students improve their design and development skills, they also get support to help them improve business and presentation skills -- not just to pitch a successful project, but also to inspire the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Food, workshops, prizes, and swag will be provided to all participants for free!

Blockchain enthusiasts in and around the Bay Area! Blockchain Founder Club (BFC) and INT9 Solutions invite you to participate in the "Enterprise Ready" hackathon. Register with a team, or join one on crowdforge. You'll be challenged to develop and pitch a proof of concept (POC) blockchain solution to an enterprise use-case provided by a corporate partner of the event.

Special Thanks to Showdown, Blockchain Gamer, and Mousebelt! Hackathon Prizes: 1st Place $1,000 cash prize for team by Mousebelt Meeting with Atari Meeting with QTUM Pre-sale Atari VCS console Meeting with Draper Associates, Draper Dragon,  and Draper U Ventures $6,000 scholarship to Draper University for non-DU students (each individual team member) One day free pass at Hero City (each individual team member) One hour free gameplay at Hero Hangout (each individual team member) 2nd Place $3,000 scholarships for non DU students (each individual team member) One day free pass at Hero City (each individual team member) One hour free gameplay at Hero Hangout (each individual team member) 3rd Place $1,000 scholarships for non DU students (each individual team member) One day free pass at Hero City (each individual team member) One hour free gameplay at Hero Hangout (each individual team member) FAQ What is the challenge? The challenge is to build an application on QTUM that inspires the future of gaming and entertainment. While we want you to build something that is tailored to the above sentence, participants are free to build whatever they want. The judging and prizes will be based off of the challenge listed. What ticket should I get? All tickets are free because we want anyone interested to come. Choose what type of person you are based on the tickets listed. If you aren't any one of them, please choose the most relevant one. This just gives us an idea on who we can expect to come. What level of experience do I need to attend? Absolutely none! Although it's nice if you have some prior experience we do not require any experience to attend the hackathon. We want everyone and anyone interested to attend. Bring your friends as well! Do I need a team to attend? No, you do not need a team and don't need to know anyone! We will have plenty of time to meet people and form teams before the hackathon officially begins.  Draper University is happy to announce its first public hackathon, the HEROthon, sponsored by QTUM with special guest Sickick. By getting involved you will be joining hackers, product developers, marketers, business leaders and Draper University entrepreneurs in reshaping the future of decentralized gaming and entertainment. The HEROthon is held simultaneously with Draper University's Spring Pre-Accelerator program. Challenge  Build an application on QTUM that inspires the future of gaming and entertainment Details Join a Draper University entrepreneur in hacking and pitching within 40 hours. You must build on the QTUM blockchain. Teams will have a chance to pitch to Draper U Ventures, Draper Associates, and the QTUM team. Winning teams get prizes and will be published on Draper University and QTUM social channels. Must be over 18 to participate. QTUM Workshops and other opportunities to learn Mentors available to help you with your project Prizes given to winning teams Snacks available throughout the day QTUM QTUM is defining the blockchain economy. Qtum is an open sourced public blockchain platform, leveraging the security of UTXO while enabling multiple virtual machines including EVM and the revolutionary x86 VM. Qtum is PoS based and boasts a Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP) allowing specific blockchain settings to be modified by making use of smart contracts. For instance, the block size of Qtum can be increased without the need of a hard fork. Decentralized Governance Protocol Abstract Account Layer x86 Virtual Machine Global peer to peer network Wallet ecology Development resources For developer resources and more information visit: qtum.org Sickick With over 1.5 million followers, Sickick is quickly building his name and presence in the industry. His blend of musical genres creates an atmospheric, otherworldly auditory experience that so many fans have come to adore. The iconic mask represents his deepest and darkest of fears. Wearing this mask as a symbol allows him to overcome his fears and befriend his demons. Sickick uses his newfound confidence as a way to inspire his fans, known as the Sickick Army, to pursue their dreams and face their fears. With his increasingly populated touring calendar, Sickick continues to spread his message around the world: Everyone has a dark side, find the beauty in yours. Recommended that everyone new to QTUM goes to (qtum.org/en/developer) reads the whitepaper, goes through the source code, and goes through the Developer's guide. Schedule *Schedule is subject to change Friday, April 19th 4PM - 6PM | Check-in at Draper University - Networking and Games 6PM | Opening Ceremony - QTUM Presentation 7PM | Networking and Team Formation 9PM | HEROthon Hacking Begins! 9:30PM | QTUM Presentation Saturday, April 20th (Hacking all Day!) 12AM | Midnight Snack 9AM | QTUM Presentation 3PM | Draper University Pitch Presentation Sunday, April 21st 12AM | Midnight Snack 12:30PM | Submission Deadline 1PM - 3PM | Round 1 Pitching (3 min pitches) 2:30PM | Doors Open to Spectator Ticket 3:00PM | Closing Ceremony - Announce Top 10 Teams 3:15PM | Round 2 Judging (4 min pitches) 4:30PM | Winners Announced 4:45PM - 7PM | BBQ and Pool Party If you have any further questions please email alex@draperuniversity.com  Looking forward to hacking!

Hackers in the San Francisco Bay Area! If you're interested in using technology for social good and care about the current situation of Venezuela, then you're invited to participate in the Code for Venezuela SF hackathon. You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to leverage technology to solve real-life challenges including using data to analyze, understand and communicate the Venezuelan crisis, and connecting the Venezuelan diaspora with the country using digital products and platforms.

Stanford University students from all degree programs and departments! If you're passionate about clean energy, then you're invited to participate in the first-ever Stanford Cleantech Challenge -- clean energy hackathon! This is not a traditional computer science hackathon. You'll have 24 hours to develop a creative, innovative solution proposal to a challenge of your choice, drawn from a variety of disciplines, including engineering, finance, and policy. Collaborate and compete for cash prizes awarded to the top winners!

Want to build a clean energy startup in less than 24 hours with a chance at $10,000 in cash prizes? Powerhouse is hosting the sixth annual SunCode Hackathon on May 17-18 at the Citizen Engagement Lab in Downtown Oakland. SunCode is your opportunity to create solutions that will accelerate clean energy around the world. SunCode success stories include startups such as UtilityAPI, Swing Electric, and OhmConnect. No clean energy experience is required!

We have limited seating for this event. Please only register if you plan to be in San Francisco and can attend in person. Find collaborators and build projects at the FindCollabs Hackathon! The FindCollabs Online Hackathon is already under way. We are meeting at App Academy for an in-person Meetup where you can find collaborators and put together your project to compete for the first place prize of $4000. FindCollabs is a place where you can meet engineers, designers, artists, musicians, and business people. Put together your business idea, your artistic vision, or an open source project. FindCollabs is for online collaboration.

A hackathon working towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations

Join School of AI on March 30th for a 24-hour global health hackathon! Don't miss out on this opportunity sign up now!

High school students -- 13 or older -- in the San Francisco Bay Area! If you're interested in natural language processing -- think Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant -- then you're invited to participate in LingHacks II. LingHacks II is the second iteration of the world's first computational linguistics hackathon for high schoolers. Come with a team of up to 4 people -- or join one at the event. You will be challenged to collaborate with a team to design and build a software project that integrates computational linguistics and solves a scientific or social problem.