about this event
General Catalyst is co-hosting a one day hackathon in Waterloo where builders ship something real, demo it to the room, and compete for prizes.
Join solo or with a team of up to 4. Expect a full day of hacking, mentorship, demos, and good food.
Judging + Prizes Demos start at 3PM, career fair style: you present at your station while judges and other teams walk the room Everyone in the room votes for Audience Favourite Winning teams pick from the prize pool, first place picks first
Day of Schedule 10:00 AM - Doors open: coffee, networking, find your people 10:30 AM - Kickoff from General Catalyst 11:00 AM - Hacking starts 12:00 PM - Lunch 3:00 PM - Demos + awards ceremony 4:30 PM - Wrap up
What to Expect Open track, build anything, any stack Mentors and judges from GC and the Waterloo tech community Bring a laptop + charger
Who Should Join Students and recent grads in CS, engineering, math, or anything adjacent Builders of any experience level, teams of 1-4 welcome Able to attend in person in Waterloo
schedule
General Catalyst Hackathon @ Waterloo
Doors open at 10:00 AM, kickoff at 10:30 AM, hacking starts at 11:00 AM, lunch at 12:00 PM, demos and awards ceremony at 3:00 PM, wrap up at 4:30 PM.
◍ Waterloo, ON