MatadorHacks is a hackathon for high school students in the Bay Area organized by Monta Vista students. It will be held at Hacker Dojo (3350 Thomas Road Suite 150, Santa Clara) on April 6-7, 2019. MatadorHacks provides students with food, mentors, workshops, prizes, activities, and more for free. Whether you're a beginner at coding or a hackathon veteran, this is an event that you can't miss! By attending, you will have the chance to win more than $80,000 in prizes.
Eligibility
Any high school student is eligible to attend.
In college but want to attend? Email [email protected] to see if you are eligible to become a mentor.
Prizes
1st Place
- $25,000 in benefits (mentors, co-working spaces, classes, credits, and more) for the winning team
- Paid & unpaid internship opportunities with FutureHack and EXLskills for each team member (interview required)
- Automatic acceptance into Thrive5 accelerator program for the winning team
- Free startup incorporation for the winning team
- Sketch license for each team member
- $500 in Bugsee credits for the winning team
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition and Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each member
- Priority selection and 33% off for FutureHack Global Innovators Bootcamp @ MIT for each team member
- Power bank for each team member
2nd Place
- $15,000 in benefits (mentors, co-working spaces, classes, credits, and more) for the winning team
- Paid internship interview with Audiomack for each team member
- $300 in Bugsee credits for the winning team
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition and Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each member
- Priority selection and 20% off for FutureHack Global Innovators Bootcamp @ MIT for each team member
- Power bank for each team member
3rd Place
- $15,000 in benefits (mentors, co-working spaces, classes, credits, and more) for the winning team
- $200 in Bugsee credits for the winning team
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition and Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each member
- Power bank for each team member
4th - 10th Place
- $2,500 in benefits (mentors, co-working spaces, classes, credits, and more)
- Wolfram|One Personal Edition and Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each member
Best Beginner Hack
- Pair of GUNNAR Intercept Gaming/Computer glasses for each member
- Glasses case & lense wipes for each member
- GUNNAR flat-brim hat for each member
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To qualify for this prize, ALL your team must be first time hackathon attendees.
Best Web App
- $100 Amazon gift voucher
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To qualify for this prize, your project must be a web app.
Best Game
- Intel Edison Kit for Arduino for each team member
- 2 Grove Starter Kit Plus Intel IoT Edition for the winning team
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To qualify for this prize, your project must be a game.
Best Mobile App
- Intel Edison Kit for Arduino for each team member
- 2 Grove Starter Kit Plus Intel IoT Edition for the winning team
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To qualify for this prize, your project must be an application built to run on a mobile device.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Registration and other information is all located at matadorhacks.com
Judges
Dani Arnaout
Forbes 2018, 30 UNDER 30
Allan Zhang
Google
Wesley Budziwojski
Yahoo Inc.
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is your project original? Is it something that's never been done before? Did you use a creative approach to solve the problem? -
Difficulty
Did your project use advanced algorithms and technologies? Did you build create your project from scratch? Was your project hardcoded? -
Impact
How impactful is your project? How many lives can your project change, and to what degree?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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