The TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon is going global! Join developers around the world to build great software and compete for cash, tickets to Disrupt, and glory!

  1. The top 100 teams will be given free Innovator passes to Disrupt SF 2018
  2. Of those, the top 30, as well as any Sponsor favorites not in the top 30, will be offered a spot in the Hackathon Pit to demo for the public, press, investors, and judges.
  3. From the demo pit, 10 will be chosen to present on stage, and one winner will earn $10,000 in cash and additional prizes and exposure!

Disrupt SF 2018 will take place September 5 - 7, 2018 in San Francisco, CA.

Note: travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the winners. Any semi-finalist who can not travel to Disrupt SF 2018 will forfeit their prize.

Requirements

Main Requirement: Build functioning software using any developer tools. We encourage you to build with our sponsor APIs!

 

Submit the following assets:

  1. A demo video (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku). Your video should include a demo of your working application via a step-by-step visual demo.
  2. Images. Please submit at least one image/screenshot of your application.
  3. A way to access your working application for judging and testing by providing

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$154,620 in prizes

Best in Show

• $10,000 USD
• Meeting with TechCrunch exec
• Limited edition TechCrunch swag bag

Semi-Final Prize (30)

• Innovator Pass to Disrupt SF 2018 with an opportunity to demo in the hackathon pit (up to 5 passes per team) -
• To win this prize, submitters must be able to attend and cover the cost of accommodations to SF between Sep. 5 - 7, 2018

Best App using TomTom Maps APIs

• $7,500 USD
• Innovator Pass to Disrupt SF 2018

BYTON - First Place

• $5,000 USD
• An invitation to a BYTON Co-creation Event to meet the creators of BYTON Life

BYTON - Second Place

• $2,000 USD

Viond - First Place

• $1,000 USD
• 12 month Viond Enterprise license

Viond - Second Place

• $500 US
• 12 month Viond Professional license

Viond - Third Place

• $250 US
• 12 month Viond Professional license

Viond - Honorable Mention

Best App using the HERE Mobility SDK

• $6,000 USD

Visa - First Place

• $8,000 pre-paid card
• Innovator Pass to Disrupt SF 2018 for each team member

Visa - Second Place

• $5,000 pre-paid card
• Innovator Pass to Disrupt SF 2018 for each team member

Visa - Third Place

• Oculus Rift (one per team member)

Sony Pictures - First Place

• $9,000

United Airlines - First Place

• Round trip ticket voucher, eligible for anywhere United flies, for all members of the winning Hackathon (up to $2,400 value per voucher)

Amazon Alexa - First Place

• $5,000 USD
• 10 Echo Spot devices

Amazon Alexa - Second Place

• $2,000 USD
• 10 Echo Spot devices

Amazon Alexa - Third Place

• $1,000 USD
• 10 Echo Spot devices

Amazon Alexa - Honorable Mention (2)

Novartis - First Place (Hackathon Challenge)

• $12,000 US
• Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt
• Up to $500 in travel reimbursement to attend Disrupt SF

Novartis - First Place (Extended Innovation Challenge)

• $12,000 US
• Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt
• Up to $500 in travel reimbursement to attend Disrupt SF

Novartis - Second Place

• $3,000 US
• Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt
• Up to $500 in travel reimbursement to attend Disrupt SF

Novartis - Third Place

• $2,000 US
• Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt
• Up to $500 in travel reimbursement to attend Disrupt SF

Novartis - Fourth Place

• $1,000 US
• Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt
• Up to $500 in travel reimbursement to attend Disrupt SF

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

  1. Register for the hackathon on Devpost.
  2. Build any app you want. If you need a place to start, review the sponsor contests and APIs.
  3. Find a teammate (optional) by reaching out to other developers on the Participants tab or joining the dedicated Slack channel.
  4. Shoot your demo video and take screenshots of your functioning app.
  5. Provide access to your app to Devpost for judging and testing.
  6. Submit your application on disruptsf2018.devpost.com by August 2nd, 2018 at 5pm ET for consideration in the hackathon!

Judges

Sha Sha

Sha Sha
Android Platform Technical Lead, Pinterest

Wendy McKennon

Wendy McKennon
VP of Product and User Experience, Color

Jen Taylor

Jen Taylor
Head of Products, Cloudflare

Marily Nika

Marily Nika
Product Manager, Google

John Agan

John Agan
Head of Partner Engineering, Slack

Jonathan Shieber

Jonathan Shieber
Writer, TechCrunch

Judging Criteria

  • Quality of the Idea
    (Includes creativity and originality of the idea.)
  • Implementation of the Idea
    (Includes how well the idea was executed by the developer.)
  • Potential Impact
    (Includes the extent to which the solution can be widely adopted.)

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