LIGHTSPEED FINAL PITCHES

​You don’t have to spend 48 hours building to experience the best part of Lightspeed- you can come watch the final pitches.

​Over the course of the weekend, developers, designers, and builders will form teams and tackle real startup + investor-provided challenges. On Sunday, they’ll bring their prototypes to the stage.

​This is where you get to see the magic: brand-new ideas, customer validation, and working MVPs—built in just one weekend.

​What to Expect

• ​🚀 Live Pitches: Teams present their working prototypes

• ​🏆 Judging + Awards: $2,500 Judges’ Pick + $2,500 Audience Favorite

• ​🔥 Challenge Winners: Each sponsor (VCs + startups) selects a team for 6 months of mentorship

• ​🎉 Community Energy: Join founders, investors, engineers, and startup fans cheering them on

​Why Attend?

• ​See the next wave of startup talent in action

• ​Connect with founders, investors, and builders shaping Nashville’s tech scene

• ​Get inspired by what can be built in a single weekend

​📅 Schedule for Pitch Attendees

​Sunday, September 7

• ​2:00 PM – Live Pitches Begin

• ​4:00 PM – Awards Ceremony (Judges’ Pick + Audience Favorite + Challenge Winners)

• ​4:30 PM – Networking & Wrap-Up

​👉 This is your chance to be part of Nashville’s builder culture, even if you’re not coding all weekend.

​We are thrilled to partner with Cline for this event, where they will offer $50 in credits to all hackathon participants!

​​Cline is an open-source AI coding agent that seamlessly integrates into your IDE and allows you to use any AI model that you'd like. Whether you're a seasoned programmer or a vibe coder, it pairs with your team to plan, write, and debug end-to-end.