Important Dates:
- Opening Ceremony: July 11th, 2025 at 7:00pm EST
- Submissions Due: July 13th, 2025 at 12:00pm EST
- Closing Ceremony: July 13th, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST
- The link to the live streams will be posted in our discord server.
How To Register:
- Sign up on this devpost.
- SIgn up through this Google Form
- Join Our discord, as its our primary method of communication with participants.
Workshop Schedule
- Workshop Schedule
- All workshop links will be posted in our discord, and are hyperlinked on the schedule
Our Theme
Entertainment: This theme challenges teams to develop solutions that enhance how people create, consume, or interact with entertainment. Whether through emerging technologies or novel user experiences, the goal is to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the entertainment industry.
General Track: United Hacks is a platform where innovators can unleash their creativity without limitations. If you choose to compete in the "General" track, you have the freedom to explore diverse topics—from accessibility to mental health and beyond, nurturing the potential of your ideas!
Requirements
What to Submit
- Public Github/Alternative Repository
- Demo Video of your Project (2-5 mins)
- Written Explanation of your Project (Done via Devpost)
- Optional (However helpful): Link to Live Demo of your Project
Other Criteria
- Your submission MUST be a NEW project (All code must be written during the given time frame)
- We will NOT accept submissions to other hackathons (Your creation must be original for United Hacks and not reused)
- You may ONLY work with ONE TEAM for the duration of the Hackathon
Prizes
Best Solo Hack
Best project developed by an individual rather then a team. In order to be eligible for this prize, your project MUST be based around the theme!
- Airpods Pro 2 ($250)
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- Hack United Swag Pack
- All Participant Prizes
Best Pitch
This prize is given to the team with the most compelling video presentation.
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- Hack United Swag Pack
- Digital Camera for EVERY Team Member.
First Place - General
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- $250 Cash Prize
- Hack United Swag Pack
- 1 Year VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($180)
- Chance to Pitch for a 50k investment from Switchon Capital
- All Participant Prizes
First Place - Theme
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- $250 Cash Prize
- Hack United Swag Pack
- 2 Year VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($360)
- Chance to Pitch 50k investment from Switchon Capital
- All Participant Prizes
Second Place - General
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- $100 Cash Prize
- Hack United Swag Pack
- All Participant Prizes
Second Place - Theme
- Certificate of Achievement
- Featured and Praised in Online Article
- $100 Cash Prize
- Hack United Swag Pack
- 6 Month VIP CodeCrafters Membership ($90)
- All Participant Prizes
Moonshot Prize
Build a hack that is way too ambitious for a weekend, yet you dared to dream big anyway.
- Chance to Pitch with SwitchOn Capital for a $50,000 investment
Participant Prize
- Certificate of Participation
- 2 Months of Balsamiq Cloud Pro ($24)
- 1 Month Interview Cake License ($249)
- Free .xyz domain for 1 year ($13)
- Wolfram 1 Access 6 Months ($50)
Grub Giveaways
Clash Royale Tourney
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Looking for Judges!
want to be a judge? email humans@hackunited.org
Aniruddha Joshi
Izripov Yusup
VK
Danil Temnikov
EPAM Systems
Rahul Maliakkal
Meta
Bharat Tiwary
Amazon
Archita Sajjan
VISA
Rohith Varma Vegesna
Seven-11
Rakesh Kumar
Lyft
Laxman Vattam
Salesforce
Shammah Matasva
Amazon
Anshul Gandhi
Apple
Hatim Kagalwala
Amazon
Krishna Ganeriwal
Meta
Steve Ahn
Blizzard
Bhanu Sekhar G.
Capital One
Yevhen Vytvytskyi
Digital Stack
Yanina Shynhelska
Salesforce
Harpreet Kaur Chawla
Amazon
Kavitha Thiyagarajan
Ascendion
Alex Nikolenko
TikTok
Sowmiya Govindaraj
Torc Robotics
Sathiesh Veera
Bill
Omkar Bhalekar
Tesla
Hari Sankar
ServiceNow
Ravi Teja T
Hopper
Chidambaram Bhat
Integral Technologies
Jing Dong
Microsoft
Arunchalam Rajkumar
Rust-Oleum
Naman Ajmera
Envoy
Pradyumna Kodgi
Oracle
Manish Anand
Medline Industries
Nidhi Mahajan
VISA
Sairam JalakamDevarajulu
Auradine
Kostyantyn Bondar
Darin X
Amit Prasad
TCS
Milankumar Rana
FedEx
Teimur Gasanov
Speechify
Aidan Guo
Fern & PremeProfits
Julian Windeck
Interaction.co
Rajesh Vakkalagadda
Meta
Aarohi Tripathi
CVS
Shaghayegh M.
LinkedIn
Ahmed Ibrahim
OpenAI
Lokesh Lagudu
Walmart
Sandeep Shivam
Tavant
Harvendra Singh
Publix Super Markets Inc
Navneet Tyagi
Finance Of America
Abhik Sen Gupta
Hakkoda
Vishi Singh Bhatia
TCS
Ashish Anand
Marriott International
Christo Todorov
Superwall
Vlado Vojdanovski
Hillsphere Technologies
Mars Xiang
Interaction
Shahbaz Magsi
Zurons
Nikitha Edulakanti
Fresenius Medical Care
Mohammad Haris Zia
Neurotone AI
Parikshit Sharma
Meta
James Murrell
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Pooja Mehta
Microsoft
Elif Sen
Estuary
Dani Palma
Estuary
Teodor Zhekov
Boston Consulting Group
Rohit Tewari
Unysis
Abhishek Kumar Verma
Elevance Health
Vivek Venkatesan
Vanguard
Akshay Mittal
Paypal
Sol Lee
CreatorCore
Naga Sai Mrunal
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Hemanth Reddy Sankaramaddi
UFlorida
Shubh Prabhat
GlobalLogic
Skanda Suresh
Tinder
Karl-Gustav Kallasmaa
Pistachio
Nirav Kamdar
CEO, Neev Finance
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is the project a new idea? Does the project provide a new experience or simplify an existing workflow? -
Practicality
Could this idea actually be implemented in real life? Would people be motivated to use it? Is it a functioning solution that can scale in the real world? -
Presentation
Is the project pitched in a convincing and engaging manner? Is the idea presented clearly and in a way that's easy to approach? Does the team include a working demonstration of the project? -
Design
Is the UI design user-friendly and intuitive? Does the design enhance user experience and engagement? -
Technical Complexity
Does the project involve complex technologies or intricate systems? How relevant are the solutions your project presents?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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