Hard Tech Hackathon Kickoff
The Hard Tech Week Hackathon puts builders up against live challenges from Utah’s hard tech ecosystem. Each sponsor brings a real business problem, defines what winning looks like, and puts a cash bounty behind it.
HOW IT WORKS
Kickoff: Monday, October 26, 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Teams get their challenge briefs, meet the sponsor companies, and start building.
Build: You have 48 hours, from the end of kickoff until judging.
Judging: Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Each team presents its solution one-on-one to the sponsor judges. Register for judging
Winners: Thursday, October 29. Finalists are notified after judging, and winners are announced on the main stage at Zero Gravity Summit.
TEAMS
Compete on your own or as a team. We recommend up to three people per team, and teams can have no more than five.
BOUNTIES
The challenge briefs will be released at kickoff.
KICKOFF AGENDA
Welcome: Tyler Jennings
Keynote - Juan Lizarazo - “How I Build Quickly” - Winner of Multiple Hackathons
Bounty Overview: Torus and Nucleus
Split off for Q&A
Happy Building!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Engineers, developers, designers, founders, and students who want to solve real problems for companies building at the frontier.
Register now to secure your spot.
Hosted by 47G, Utah Tech Week, and Nucleus. Venue provided by Aernata.
Thank you to the sponsors that have supported 47G and Utah Tech Week in putting Hard Tech Week on:
OTW Safety, Nucleus, Silicon Slopes, University of Utah, Torus, Traeger, Drip Swag, Gunderson Dettmer, Tanner, Snowflake, Kickstart, Aernata, US Health