ABOUT SacHacks

SacHacks is the first major intercollegiate hackathon in the Sacramento, California area. We provide the place, you bring your ideas, and we have a friendly competition between all creative coders to launch their ideas into action during a 24-hour hackathon.

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Requirements

Requirements: 

  • All submissions must be listed on Devpost by Sunday, 10:30AM Pacific Time.
  • Currently enrolled in a university/college or recently graduated
  • Judge decisions are final with no appeal process. We will not tolerate any cyberbullying of any form regarding decisions. Incidences will be reported to and investigated by our team.
  • In order for each person to receive a prize, EACH PERSON must be listed on Devpost. Team members not submitted in Devpost will NOT be able to receive a prize. No exceptions will be made.
  • Minimum of one (1) person and Maximum of four (4) people per team.
  • Submissions should include a video of up to 3 minutes max that showcases the project. 

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Prizes

6 non-cash prizes
Best Overall Hack
2 winners

The CodeCrafters VIP Membership is granted to the team with the best overall project, recognizing outstanding code quality, innovation, and execution.

The first-place team will receive a Samsung Soundbar with a Subwoofer System, providing an immersive audio experience for each team member.

The runner-up team will be awarded a Blinori Drone with a Camera, allowing them to capture stunning aerial footage as a reward for their exceptional project.

Best Local Hack
1 winner

Awarded for the best overall project (The following will be provided to each team member of the winning teams)
1st Place: Portable Monitor

Best Design without code
1 winner

Best design in a project that is no-code or low-code. Each team member receives a $25 Amazon gift card as per their choice and CodeCrafters VIP Membership

Best Design with code
1 winner

Software development project with the best design. Each team member receives Skullcandy Headphones

Best Technical Implementation
3 winners

Best technical implementation of software development.
1st Prize: Each team member will get a Smart RokuTV 40" and CodeCrafters VIP Membership
Runner Up: Each team member will get a Fitbit Inspire 3
Second Runner Up: Each team member will get a 25$ Apple Gift Card

Best Startup Idea
1 winner

The team with the Best Startup Idea (code not required) will win an investment of $500 from SacHacks and CodeCrafters VIP Membership

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Megan Brown

Megan Brown
Co-Founder of SacHacks, Ex-Meta Software Engineer

Akshey Nama

Akshey Nama
Engineer, Developer, and Researcher, Former President of SacHacks

Adityaa Ravi

Adityaa Ravi
Software Engineer at PayPal, Former President of SacHacks

Shyam Agarwal

Shyam Agarwal
Founding Engineer @ Stealth Startup

Anirudh Venkatachalam
President of SacHacks

Bishal Thappa

Bishal Thappa
Software Engineer at PayPal, SacHacks Alumni

Sujith Katakam

Sujith Katakam
SWE @ Robinhood

Riyya Hari Iyer

Riyya Hari Iyer
Software Engineer @ Brooks Automation

Yuqi Cao

Yuqi Cao
Product/UX Designer

Manish Kumar Keshri

Manish Kumar Keshri
Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Meta

Derek Lee

Derek Lee
Founder of Lovelace Hacks

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
  • Polishness
  • Originality
  • Usefulness

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