HackHQ
Purpose-Built for In-Person Hackathons

The Complete Hackathon
Management Platform

One platform replaces spreadsheets, forms, and voting tools. Launch professional hackathons with instant participation, automatic results, and freedom to mentor teams instead of managing logistics.

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14-day money-back guarantee • Self-service available • Expert support included

Stop Wrestling with Fragmented Tools

You're stitching together Google Forms, Spreadsheets, and Slack hoping nothing breaks when it's time to announce winners.
There's a better way.

Fragmented Tools

Juggling Google Forms, Spreadsheets, Typeform, Slack, and Airtable means constant context switching and manual data entry.

Manual Vote Counting

Spreadsheet formulas that break under pressure—especially stressful when leadership is watching the live results.

Data Scattered Everywhere

Teams in one spreadsheet, submissions in another, judge assignments in email threads. Connecting the dots takes forever.

Last-Minute Chaos

Changes come in right before the event. Updating multiple tools under pressure is a recipe for mistakes.

No Real-Time Visibility

During the event, you can't see what's happening—who's submitted, who's voted, what's the status.

Admin Work Over Mentorship

Spending energy on logistics instead of inspiring innovation, mentoring teams, and building community.

Flexible & Scalable

Where Innovation Happens

From corporate team sprints to university competitions, community events to partner challenges. Your hackathon, your rules, your scale.

Corporate Innovation

Drive breakthrough ideas across your organization. From small team sprints to company-wide innovation weeks.

  • Quarterly innovation programs
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Executive-ready insights
  • Culture building

University & Student Events

Empower student innovation and learning. From computer science hackathons to inter-university competitions.

  • Student coding competitions
  • Capstone project showcases
  • Club-organized hackathons
  • Educational discounts available

Community Hackathons

Build thriving developer communities. From local meetup competitions to nonprofit social good events.

  • Multi-day coding competitions
  • Open-source sprints
  • Local developer challenges
  • Social impact hackathons

Partner Ecosystems

Engage your developer community and API partners. From developer relations events to partner innovation challenges.

  • API partner challenges
  • Ecosystem expansion
  • Integration showcases
  • Developer relations events

One Platform, Zero Friction

Everything you need to run professional hackathons. Purpose-built features that work together seamlessly.

Event Page

Your Hackathon's Home Base

Create a professional event presence in minutes. Define your competition structure: grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges. Everything participants need to get excited about your hackathon.

  • Grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges
  • Professional cover image and branding
  • Schedule, location, and timezone details
  • Prize showcase with amounts and descriptions
  • Rich text event description editor
  • Shareable event link for promotion
Professional event page showing hackathon details, schedule, prizes, and registration for participants
Registration

Zero-Friction Participant Signup

Build custom registration forms in minutes. Share a link and participants join in seconds—no accounts needed. Set deadlines, participant limits, and collect exactly the information you need.

  • Multiple field types with smart validation
  • Shareable link with QR code generation
  • Optional registration deadlines and limits
  • Real-time participant count tracking
  • Searchable participant database with filters
  • Bulk actions and CSV export
Registration management with custom form builder, participant data table, and QR code sharing
Submissions

Collect Projects Effortlessly

Teams submit projects with custom fields and competition track selection. Track all submissions in one place with real-time status updates. Require registration first or allow open submissions—you control the flow.

  • Custom submission form with flexible fields
  • Team and member assignment tracking
  • Competition and track enrollment
  • Submission deadlines with enforcement
  • Searchable submission database
  • Detailed submission view with full history
Project submission form with team members, track selection, and custom fields for participants
Voting

Fair, Transparent Judging

Configure judge panels or enable audience voting with custom criteria. Live progress dashboard shows exactly who has voted and completion rates per criterion—no more wondering if everyone is done.

  • Judge-only, audience, or hybrid voting modes
  • Custom scoring criteria and weighting
  • Live voting progress dashboard
  • Judge participation rates at a glance
  • Mobile-optimized voting interface
  • Automated vote tallying and aggregation
Voting configuration with judge management, voting methods, and real-time participation tracking
Results

Live Rankings Everyone Trusts

Watch the leaderboard update in real-time as votes come in. Assign winners with flexible award options—shared prizes, honorable mentions, monetary and non-monetary awards. Export complete results for stakeholder presentations.

  • Live leaderboard with automatic ranking
  • Detailed per-submission scoring breakdown
  • Flexible awards: shared winners, honorable mentions
  • Monetary and non-monetary prize support
  • One-click winner assignment
  • CSV export for executive presentations
Live results dashboard with real-time rankings, voting scores, and winner assignment
Competition Structure

Submissions Organize Themselves

During submission, teams pick their track and opt into bonus challenges. You get pre-organized brackets with no manual sorting.

Grand Prizes

Everyone competes

Main awards that all submissions automatically compete for.

Examples

1st Place, Best Overall, Most Innovative

Automatic entry

Tracks

Pick one

Teams choose which track their project belongs to during submission.

Examples

AI/ML, Mobile App, Web Platform, Hardware

Select one track

Bonus Challenges

Opt into any

Sponsor prizes for teams using specific technologies. Check all that apply.

Examples

Best Use of AWS, Google Cloud Prize, Twilio Integration

Check any that apply

The Result for Organizers

All submissions arrive already sorted by track. Each sponsor challenge shows exactly which teams are competing. You just pick winners. No spreadsheet formulas, no manual tagging.

Simple Process

How It Works

One platform replaces spreadsheets, forms, and voting tools. Professional events with reliable results—so you can focus on mentorship and innovation.

10 min
Step 01

Create Event Page

Set up your hackathon's home base. Define grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges. Add branding, schedule, and location.

5 min
Step 02

Open Registration

Build your registration form, set deadlines if needed, and share the link. Participants join in seconds—no accounts required.

During Event
Step 03

Collect Submissions

Teams submit projects with custom fields and track selection. Monitor submissions in real-time as they arrive. Everything organized in one place.

5 min setup
Step 04

Run Voting

Configure voting methods, add judges, and open voting. Judges score via mobile-friendly interface. Track participation as votes come in.

One Click
Step 05

Announce Results

Watch the live leaderboard update in real-time. Assign winners to awards with one click. Export results for stakeholder presentations.

Setup once, run unlimited events

Built for In-Person Hackathons

Purpose-built for hackathon organizers at companies, universities, and communities. One platform with built-in registration, team submissions, judging, and transparent live results.

One Platform, Not Seven

Registration, submissions, judging, and results in one place—no more juggling spreadsheets and disconnected tools

Results You Can Trust

Automatic calculations, real-time updates, transparent scoring—no more spreadsheet formulas breaking during live ceremonies

High Participation Rates

Participants join instantly—no signup barriers, no passwords, no friction

Focus on Impact, Not Admin

One platform handles the logistics so you can mentor teams, build culture, and inspire innovation

Professional & Polished

Mobile-responsive design, custom branding, executive-ready analytics—look great to leadership and participants

Built-In CRM

Track participants with full audit trail - see every update and action

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about HackHQ features and capabilities. Have more questions? Contact our team for personalized guidance.

Ready to Focus on Innovation Instead of Logistics?

Launch professional hackathons where results calculate automatically and you focus on mentoring teams—not managing spreadsheets.

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