Hackfrontier: Borderless Builders
Hackfrontier brings together the brightest developers, designers, and innovators from across Southern California for 16 hours of intensive collaboration and creation. This year's theme, "Borderless Builders," celebrates the cross-border tech ecosystem that makes our region unique.
Join 100+ developers creating innovative solutions and startups with cutting-edge tools & technologies at the Brain Corp HQ in Sorrento Valley, happening July 9-10, 2025! Technical Challenges presented by Hackfrontier organizers, ArkusNexus, Startup San Diego, & Data Science Alliance.
EVENT DETAILS
Location: Brain Corp
Dates: July 9-10, 2025
💰 CASH PRIZES
🥇 1st Place:
$1,000 worth in cash
Startup SD annual memberships for all members.
🥈 2nd Place:
$500 usd worth in cash
Two Startup SD annual memberships.
🥉 3rd Place:
$250 check/gift card
One Startup SD annual membership.
And more exciting prizes to come! Stay tuned for updates.
WHY JOIN?
Build Something Great: Push the limits of AI using technologies from our Technical Partners
Learn from Industry Experts: Get feedback from our distinguished panel of judges including:
Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova – Co-Founder, Good Face Project
Andrey Martsenyuk – Director, Software Engineering, Brain Corp
Irene Giannoumis – ML Inference Senior Technical Program Manager at Google
Dr. Marianne Halloran – Data Science Manager at GenMark Diagnostics, a Roche company,Foster lasting relationships with the mega region's developer & startup community.
Gain access to technical expertise with the possibility of finding technical founders/development teams.
AGENDA
July 09, 2025
3:00PM - 4:00PM Check-In | Registration | Networking
4:00PM - 4:30PM Opening Remarks
4:30PM - 5:00PM Org Intros | Technical Challenges Presentation
5:00PM - 12:00AM Hacking Session
6:00 PM - Dinner
July 10, 2025
7:00AM - 8:30 AM Second Hacking Session (Optional)
8:30AM - 9:00 AM Coffee & Lightning Talks
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Preparation for Pitch & Demo signup
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Demos & Pitch presentations.
10:30AM - 11:00 AM Judging
11:00AM - 11:30 AM Prizes & Closing Remarks
📣 CALL FOR SPONSORS & TECHNICAL PARTNERS
If you're interested in sponsoring or becoming a Technical Partner for this event, contact us via email:
community@arkusnexus.com
erika.gastelum@startupsd.org
ryan@datasciencealliance.org