Violet Hacks

Bring an idea to life with ambitious people just like you! Learn what it takes to build a startup, meet investors, and join a community of aspiring female & non-binary founders.

Violet Hacks is a 2-day startup-focused hackathon for female & non-binary individuals in technology. Never been to a hackathon before? Not even sure what they are? No sweat!

Get ready for an awesome weekend of creating, learning, and connecting. You'll work on a team with 4-5 other talented techies who have a variety of roles & backgrounds — Engineering, Design, Product, Marketing, Biz Dev, Talent, Community, Success, and more — who want to start a startup. There will be workshops, talks, and resources to help you put together a brand-new business concept, prototype, and pitch. You'll have delicious meals and fun swag included in admission. Finally, on Sunday you'll demo your creations to a panel of judges (accomplished investors & founders) and compete to win awesome prizes! Thank you our generous host & partner, Domino Data Lab, for providing our venue!

Our judges are accomplished founders & investors:
- Selene Cruz, Founder & CEO at RE:STORE
- Amy Sun, Partner at Sequoia Capital
- Harshita Arora, Founder of Crypto Price Tracker (acquired by Redwood City Ventures)
- Morgan Lai, Investor at Foundation Capital
- Sampriti Bhattacharyya, Founder of Hydroswarm
- Jennifer Kaehms, Investment Associate at Canvas Ventures 
- Ellen Chisa, CEO/Cofounder of Dark Inc
- Kinjal Shah, Investment Associate at Blockchain Capital LLC
- Charu Sharma, CEO of Next Play

Stay tuned for more announcements of workshop leaders, speakers, and more. 

FAQ:
- Your ticket includes connections to dozens of companies, 10+ founders and investors, 5 meals plus snacks, 4-6 workshops, and potential for prizes worth hundreds of dollars!
- The event will be Saturday, Nov 3 from 10am-10pm and Sunday, Nov 4 from 10am-3pm. No overnight stay is allowed in Domino Data Lab.
- This is an 18+ event, no minors will be allowed, sorry!
- No travel reimbursement is available; if you'll be coming from out of town, please arrange your own overnight stay
- Attendees must be female or non-binary.
- Terms of Participation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y_Nss-eO5psGO8qqp3UDf4kbrJNh3rfNTkYYAUnGCx0/edit?usp=sharing 

Violet Hacks is run by The Violet Society, a startup sisterhood for future founders. We run high-touch, face-to-face programs for ambitious women in the first 10 years of their career who are aspiring and early-stage founders. The Violet Society gives members the confidence and skills they need to launch and grow a successful startup. Learn more about upcoming events, subscribe to our email list, and follow us on social media via our website: http://thevioletsociety.com/