build stuff • get stuff • meet new people • travel the world • be inspired • learn • take initiative • create • explore • build stuff • get stuff • meet new people • travel the world • be inspired • learn • take initiative • create • explore •

How it works

Build

That project you're already working on? That idea you've always wanted to make?

Work on it and track the time you've spent on it with Hackatime.

Whatever you do, you must demo and document it. Blogs, YouTube videos, Reddit posts, anything works. Build your idea in public!

Ship

Ambitious people ship fast and ship often.

Ship a proof of concept or even better, a working prototype. Your project has to be open source.

Fly to San Francisco

Join other teens for a 2-day hackathon in San Francisco, the tech capital of the world.

Earn Funding

Hosting credits. Domains. Hardware. Resources for your projects. Whatever you need to make your next project become real.

Is this real?

In short, yes. In the past three years alone, we've ran:

2024.

Canada's largest high school hackathon • Worldwide, online event with GitHub • Our second (!) hackathon on a train, this time across the Rockies • Game jam hackathon in 50+ cities worldwide

2025.

Game jam cafe in Shanghai • 'Stupid stuff' hackathon in 50+ cities worldwide • Largest high school hardware hackathon • Hackathon on an island • Game jam in 100+ cities worldwide • Video game arcade in Tokyo • Largest all-girls high school hackathon in New York

2026.

Murder mystery hackathon in Vienna • Gamified game jam in Singapore • Dozens more to come

Rules

There aren't many, but this is what we ask of you.

1

Teenagers only! You must be 18 or under at the time you sign up.

2

Build something real. No tutorials or low-effort AI slop. If you're a beginner, simple creative projects are okay as long as you're putting real effort in!

3

Legitimate work only. (And yes, we can tell when you're frauding hours.)

4

Whatever you make has to be open source. It's in our blood.

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