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GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Math Discovery Center @ San Gabriel Building
NOVEMBER 15, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Did you know that Lyft and Tinder started as hackathon projects? Hackathons are where you 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.
This is a safe and fun space for you to build inventions with your friends! Come with your squad or meet a new friend to form a team. We will help you find teammates if you're interested.
This is your time to think about what you can build to help your community. Bring your BIG IDEAS! Our mentors will be available to help you brainstorm how to bring your ideas to life.
We will have Workshops and Mentor Office Hours on-site so that you can learn how to build games, mobile apps, prototype using electronics, and use artificial intelligence to work with data. This is the perfect time to get help with your resume during our Mentor Office Hours!
Ready to build? We've got your back! You'll have open lab time to work on your hackathon projects. Mentors will be going around to support you through any technical challenges.
The hackathon concludes with a demo! You'll have time to present your projects to a group of industry professionals from top technology companies.
You must check-in with the Hacker Fund team at the courtyard in front of the San Gabriel Building. Same-day registration is allowed. Find the hacker cat! 😸
Breakfast will be served for attendees in the courtyard in front of the San Gabriel Building. All attendees will be able to participate in a team-building workshop that is designed to help hackers form teams, if they do not have one already.
We will be joined by a guest speaker in the Math Discovery Center at the San Gabriel Building.
Tinder, Lyft, Meta's "Like Button", and Messenger all started as hackathon projects. You will learn how to create a hackathon project that serves either businesses (B2B) or consumers (B2C).
This workshop will teach you how to use AI tools to build software projects during the hackathon. Get ready to hack together a solution even if you have no programming experience.
Lunch will be served in the courtyard in front of the San Gabriel Building.
If you've ever wanted to build hardware like Tony Stark from the Marvel Avengers, this is your chance to get started with introduction to microcontrollers and hardware hacking.
Are you looking to get a job in the technology industry? Are you wondering what your resume or CV should look like? Come on down to this workshop where you'll learn how to build a personal website and develop a playbook for customizing your resume and CV for the job hunt in the age of artificial intelligence!
Want to learn the presentation secrets of Steve Jobs? This is the workshop where you'll learn the communication skills that prepare you for your hackathon demo, and for pitching to funders of your entrepreneurial career. This workshop will be led by Hacker Fund Founder & Executive Director Justin Brezhnev who was recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur and has raised millions of dollars in grant funding for startup founders and technologists.
Dinner will be served in the courtyard in front of the San Gabriel Building.
You must upload your projects via Devpost by 6:15pm PT in order to be considered for judging at the hackathon.
All hackathon participants will receive the opportunity to demo their projects to judges who are entrepreneurs, recruiters, and top executives from the technology industry.
The top hackathon teams will be receive awards during the Closing Ceremony, along with trophies, medals, and certificates.
The Closing Ceremony ends at this time and you'll receive parting gifts in celebration of your completion of the hackathon. If you are under 18 years of age, you must make sure Legal Guardian is at Glendale Community College to pick you up.
THIS HACKATHON IS SUPPORTED BY
This program is being funded by a State Grant awarded through the City of Glendale Economic Development Division.
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