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Oct 18 - 20

2024

The Metreon

San Francisco, CA

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Our Star Icon Mission

You Belong at Cal Hacks

Whether you've never coded or have participated in twenty hackathons, Cal Hacks is here to give you a platform to build, to learn, and to create– the world is your oyster!

As the world's largest collegiate hackathon, we recognize that tech spaces need to do more to create environments where hackers of all backgrounds can thrive.

If you're passionate about technology and looking to change the world, you belong at Cal Hacks.

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TheStarnumbersthat make our hackathon the largest—celebrating diversity, record-breaking participation, and a prize pool like no other.

$50,000+in prizes
1,500+hackers
300+projects
20+countries
200+universities

Thirty-sixClockhours. Thousands of hackers. The biggestDinosaurbrightestLightbulbnames in techScrew. Endless creativityStarinnovationStar. Did someone say the world's largest collegiate hackathon is here?

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Our Star Icon Story

Eleven Years of Impact

Year after year, we bring together the brightest minds to inspire breakthroughs. Scroll through to explore our history!

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Our Star Icon Speakers

Voices Shaping the Landscape of Tech

Alex Pall
Star  Alex Pall  

Alex Pall is a Grammy award-winning music artist, best known for his role in the duo the Chainsmokers. In addition to his musical career, Alex co-founded Mantis VC, an early-stage venture fund focused on backing technology-enabled startups.

Star  Aravind Srinivas 

Aravind Srinivas is the founder and CEO of Perplexity, the AI-powered 'answer engine' changing how we search for information on the web. He completed his PhD at UC Berkeley and previously worked at OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

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Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us at [email protected]