Best Design without code

Best design in a project that is no-code or low-code.

Best Startup Idea

The most promising startup idea will receive a $500 cash prize to use towards making that idea a reality. Consider it a contribution towards your dreams from SacHacks!!

Best Design with code

Software development project with the best design.

Best Social Impact using IBM zSystems (2)

The most socially impactful idea that uses IBM zSystem's software tools efficiently will receive a set of Beats Studio Cancelling Earbuds each.

Note: In order to be eligible to compete in this category, your project must use IBM zSystem as its cloud platform.

All three winning teams will be provided a 3-month ML instance extension on the L1CC platform (valued at 7.5K) and mentorship with IBM SME for that period in addition to the below prize:

Each team member of the winning team will receive Beats Studio Cancelling true wireless earbuds.

Best use of IBM zSystems (3)

Awarded for the project that makes the best use of IBM zSystems.

Note: In order to be eligible to compete in this category, your project must use IBM zSystem as its cloud platform.

All three winning teams will be provided a 3-month ML instance extension on the L1CC platform (Valued at 7.5K per team) and mentorship with IBM SME for that period in addition to the below prizes.

(The following will be provided to each team member of the winning teams)

1st Place: Sennheiser 450BT Noise Cancelling Headphones

Runner up: Logitech G213 Prodigy Gaming Keyboard and Gaming Mouse

Second Runner up: 2 Airtags (or) 2 Galaxy tags (or) 2 Tile trackers. (You can pick any one of the above)

Best Local Hack

Awarded for the best overall project

(The following will be provided to each team member of the winning teams)

1st Place: Six Flags Tickets & Passes | Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA

Best Overall Hack (2)

Awarded for the best overall project which includes code.

(The following will be provided to each team member of the winning teams)

1st Place: 32" TCL Smart TV

Runner up: Keychron K2 Version 2

[MLH] Best Use of DeSo

DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While blockchains like Avalanche or Solana cost $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain! In order to qualify for the contest, you must launch an app that writes to the DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo identity. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. For inspiration on project ideas, you can check out some of the existing 200+ apps already live on DeSo at Bithunt.com as well as our DeSo APIs. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler!

[MLH] Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!

[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

[MLH] Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity

At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

[MLH] Most Creative Use of Github

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Best Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!