About us

Launch

On March 3rd, we ran San Francisco's first high school hackathon. It was an accessible event for high school students in the Bay Area. We saw various hacks ranging from simple websites to mobile applications and VR. Our success was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.

March 2018
Migrating to the Cloud

In July 2020, the organization launched our first online hackathon, Hack the Cloud. Although our initial target was Bay Area high school students, we scaled our outreach, reaching students across the world from places such as Canada, South Africa, Europe and India.

July 2020
We're Back Again!!!

This year we're back and better than ever. Join us and become part of an exciting hacking community where anyone can learn to program. If you're the advanced programmer or the beginner, we have something for all of you. Hack on!

~July 2021

Frequently asked questions

What is a virtual hackathon?

A virtual hackathon is an online event where high schoolers can learn, program and have fun. It will still have lots of the good stuff a physical hackathon has such as prizes and workshops.

What if I don’t know how to code? Can I still attend?

We love beginners at Hack the Cloud 2.0. We’ll have a plethora of workshops hosted by coders at several tech companies and startups in the Bay Area where you can learn skills people actually use in the industry. Have an idea but don’t know where to start? Our experienced staff and mentors will help guide you! DM us in the Discord or email us [email protected]!

How do I sign up?

Click the “Register” button on our home page to register on our Devpost! You will receive an email once you’ve been accepted, and you’ll get important announcements such as reminders, access to our Discord, and other stuff.

I don’t know any other hackers/coders...

Hack the Cloud 2.0 is a great chance to meet people like you who want to get into tech! Other than our Discord, where you can chat with people who will be attending the event, you can also use Devpost's built-in feature to find people who are looking for a team and connect with them.

What are the rules if I want to submit a project?

Hacks must be made by groups of up to four people, no more. Other than pre-made external libraries and tools, the code can only be made during the event. The project must be posted on Devpost before the end of the second day of the hackathon (July 12th 12 am PDT).

Other than the above rules, you’re free to do whatever you want as long as you use common sense - don’t make things that would potentially hurt people in any way. Hack for good!

I have a different question

Shoot us an email at [email protected].

Prizes

First Place

Raycon: Noise Cancelling
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Second Place

HyperX: Gaming Keyboard
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Third Place

Amazon: $50 Gift Card
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Fourth Place

Taskade: Lifetime Upgrade
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Fifth Place

AoPS: $125 Credit
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Sixth-Twelfth Place

Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

All Participants

Taskade: 1-Year Free Upgrade
Wolfram|One: 30-Day Access
Repl.it: Hacker Plan 1-Month Access
Sashido: $120 Credits

Best Design

Various Free Swag
Possible prizes are stickers, shirts, comics, etc.

Best Beginner

1Password: Family 6-Month Subscription
Angela Sun Consulting: SAT & ACT Test Prep
Wolfram|One: Personal Edition + 1-Year Subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
(One prize for each team member)

Sasido Prize

Machine Learning Challenge: Participants can register for SasiDo's 45-day free trial and freely create a project with Machine Learning and SashiDo.
Partipants must create a short overview of the project, the tech used, post to DEV Community, and submit the link to [email protected] for review.