HackSaigon: Innovation Sprint - Interest Form Now Open!
2027 HackSaigon: Innovation Sprint
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Welcome to the 2027 HackSaigon: Innovation Sprint, a virtual hackathon running February 19–21, 2027. It's built for ambitious high school and undergraduate builders. Over three intensive days, you'll get an international-standard stage to turn bold ideas into impactful minimum viable products (MVPs).
HackSaigon is a student-led initiative founded by Vietnamese students at universities in the US and Vietnam. We exist to close the gap between theory and practice: hands-on experience with modern technical workflows, and a real shot at competing on a global stage.
Competition theme: Supply Chain Optimization
Supply chains feed, build, and move the world. Pick one of four tracks. Each has an open prompt, so your team chooses the real-world pain point you want to solve.
Agricultural: increase production and innovate in how food is grown.
Industrial: increase output and optimize production time.
Logistics: streamline storage management and shipping.
Business: optimize how organizations run internally.
What to expect
Lean virtual infrastructure. We run on Discord, Zoom, and Devpost. That keeps talent density high, costs low, and as much of our budget as possible in the prize pool.
Impact-driven tracks. Work in intercollegiate and interscholastic teams on complex, real-world challenges across four industry tracks.
Comprehensive builder support. Five specialized workshops, two exclusive fireside chats, and dedicated mentor office hours help you take your project from idea to execution.
Rigorous evaluation and a live finale. Every MVP and pitch package gets one thorough round of review. The sprint ends in a high-stakes finale where only the top three teams present live on the main virtual stage.
Global networking. Connect with innovators worldwide, including campus ambassadors and participants from institutions like Purdue, the University of Minnesota, and UEL.
Who can join
High school students in Grades 10–12 and undergraduate students.
Teams of 1-4 members. No team yet? Find teammates in our Discord before the event.
Fully online, so you can join from anywhere.
Event agenda
All times are GMT+7 (Vietnam time). Any small changes will be announced on Discord.
Day 1, Friday, February 19: Kickoff
18:30: Zoom main room and Discord check-in open
19:00–20:00: Opening Ceremony
20:00: Hacking begins, starting the 36-hour sprint
20:30–21:30: Sponsored Workshop / Showcase 1
22:00–23:00: Sponsored Workshop / Showcase 2
Day 2, Saturday, February 20: Build day
02:00–03:30: Clash Royale Tournament (optional, hard end at 03:30)
08:00–08:30: Devpost Workshop (mandatory)
09:00–18:00: Mentor office hours (book 15-minute slots on Discord)
10:00–11:00: Sponsored Workshop / Showcase 3
12:00–13:00: Sponsored Workshop / Showcase 4
15:00–16:00: Fireside Chat 1 and Q&A with Industry Experts
17:00–17:30: Kahoot Break
18:00–19:00: Pitch-Prep Workshop on decks, demos, and business proposals
19:30–20:30: Fireside Chat 2 and Q&A with Industry Experts
Day 3, Sunday, February 21: Submit, judge, celebrate
08:00: Submission deadline, when the Devpost portal closes
09:00–13:00: Judging round
13:30: Top three finalists announced on Discord
14:00–15:00: Live Finale, where the top three teams pitch in the Zoom main room
15:15–16:00: Closing Ceremony, with the winner announcement, a keynote speaker, and our future events announcement
What to submit
Before the 08:00 deadline on Sunday, each team submits on Devpost:
A slide deck. Cover the problem, your team, your product (features, unique selling points, and development cost), how it solves the problem, and the business case (scalability and implementation strategy).
A code repository.
A business proposal.
A video that pitches and demos your product.
How projects are judged
Judging happens in two stages.
Judging round (Sunday, 09:00–13:00). A panel of industry and academic judges reviews each team's pitch and demo video alongside the submission package. They score it on a 65-point rubric and leave written feedback.
Live Finale (Sunday, 14:00–15:00). The three highest-scoring teams pitch live to the judges in the Zoom main room, followed by Q&A.
Projects are scored on:
Impact: how well the solution solves a real pain point for real communities and businesses.
Technical execution: whether the MVP works and is well built.
Innovation: how original the approach is.
Market viability: whether it can be deployed, scaled, and sustained at a realistic cost.
We reward validated, deployable MVPs over novelty prototypes.
Stay connected
Discord: Coming Soon
Devpost: Coming Soon
Website: hacksaigon.org
Instagram: @hacksaigon
LinkedIn: Coming Soon
Email: contact@hacksaigon.org
See you at the sprint!