VISION HACK: SOUTH LA
WHAT IS VISION HACK?
A 12-hour hackathon in South LA on Saturday September 6th, 2025 at the SoLa Tech & Entrepreneurship Center at The Beehive for students ages 14-30.
Students will learn to build inventions under the guidance of mentors from the technology industry and then demo to judges who are venture capitalists, entrepreneurs from the Forbes 30 under 30 List, and elite engineers from Fortune 500 companies.
WHO ARE THE MENTORS?
Hacker Fund mentors are industry leaders and innovators from 150+ top-tier companies like Apple, Google, Tesla, SpaceX, and more. They are experts in AI, software engineering, gaming, hardware design, and advanced technologies, as well as seasoned entrepreneurs who have launched successful startups and pioneered groundbreaking solutions. Combining technical mastery with creative vision, these mentors bring real-world expertise and a passion for teaching, empowering students with hands-on guidance, practical knowledge, and the inspiration to innovate boldly and succeed in today’s tech-driven world.
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
The hackathon schedule is outlined below:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Check In & BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Team Building & Ideation
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Intro to Coding & AI / Intro to Hardware
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Career Fair Begins (until 5:30pm)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Building with AI - Gaming & Mobile
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Mixed Reality
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM: Devpost Submissions Due / Pitching 101
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM: DINNER
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: DEMO EXPO
7:00 PM - 7:50 PM: Finalist Judging + Closing Ceremony
8:00 PM - Check-out!
WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?
We have an FAQ here!
You can also attend PARENT NIGHT that takes place on September 5th, 2025 via Google Meet at 7pm PT so you can ask any questions that you have — click here. Se habla español.
AM I IN LOS ANGELES CD 8, 9, OR 10?
Use this tool from LA Forward to find out if your home, school, or community center is in Los Angeles City Council District 8, 9, or 10.
Public Communications Statement: This project received $120,000 from a grant awarded under the Community Project grant, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.