We are back with (virtual) MenloHacks 5.1, one of the most popular in-person hackathon in the Bay Area. Started in 2016, MenloHacks 5.1 is the latest iteration of the MenloHacks 24-hour hackathon, except we're going virtual one more time. Every year, more than 250 high school students come together to produce a wide array of amazing projects using the simple power of coding. Over the years, MenloHacks has always included top-notch support, workshops, and food. Our judges have included Former Apple SVP of iOS Scott Forstall and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki.
Our website is at https://2021.menlohacks.com/
Eligibility
Ages: High School (College/Middle School Participants should check-in with the organisers at the event).
Team Size: Up to 4
Countries: Any! Virtual Hackathon!
Requirements
Make your project, submit your hack to Devpost, record a 1 minute demo and present to our panel of judges to show off what you built. You must make a demo, present and submit on Devpost in order to be eligible for prizes. You must also include the Discord Usernames of the whole team in the submission.
After the project is sumitted to Devpost, we will add you to the judging schedule, and contact you with a 5 minute timeslot for presentation during the scheduled judging. This 5 minute slot can be used to give a presentation, or to show a video of 5 minutes or less. We recommend you leave at least a minute or two for QnA with the judges.
Prizes
$2,565 in prizes
First Place
$500 Cash Prize
Second Place
$300 Cash Prize
Third Place
$200 Cash Prize
Best Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning
$100 Cash Prize
Best All-Girls Team
$100 Cash Prize
Best Hardware
$100 Cash Prize
echoAR: Best AR/VR Application
PRIZES: By creating a project with echoAR you will enter to win:
1. A $50 Amazon gift card (per team);
2. 3-month free Business Tier access (per team member); and
3. Selected projects will be featured on our “Inspiration” page
MLH: Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .tech, .space, or .online domain name using Domain.com during the weekend.
Prize: PowerSquare Qi Wireless Chargers and Backpacks
MLH: Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key
(2)
Build a hack using your preferred hardware or hardware emulator. We will select two winning teams for this category.
Prize: Grove Beginner Kit
Livermore Airport Challenge
$1000 Cash Prize
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mpcJfe2oS4HIJs-48zjHmosBlfbZ-su-MhuZA7MFS28/edit
Honorable Mentions
(3)
$50 Cash Prize
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Diaz Nesamoney
Founder & CEO, Jivox
Harpinder Singh
General Partner, Innovation Endeavors
Byron Deeter
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Fred Wang
Partner, Adams Street Partners
Joe Beninato
Co-Lead At X, Moonshot Factory
Stacey Bishop
Partner, Scale Venture Partners
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
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Technical Difficulty
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Execution
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Presentation
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Real World Usefulness
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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