Hackabull is Tampa’s biggest hackathon and it’s back!

Get ready for 36 hours of innovation, learning, and collaboration alongside students from all backgrounds. Whether you’re a first-time hacker or a seasoned coder, Hackabull is the place to turn your ideas into reality.

Explore new technologies through interactive workshops, connect with mentors and fellow hackers, and build projects that make an impact. Meet recruiters from top tech companies, score swag, win awesome prizes, and maybe even land your next opportunity.

This isn’t just a hackathon. It’s your launchpad into tech. So bring your creativity, your curiosity, and your laptop, and let’s build something amazing together.

 

Requirements

Participants should build an innovative project that solves a real-world problem using technology. Projects can include web applications, mobile apps, AI/ML solutions, hardware integrations, or other creative tech solutions. Teams are encouraged to focus on originality, functionality, and impact while building something within the hackathon timeframe.

Teams or individuals must submit their project through Devpost including a project title, description, and the problem they are solving. Submissions should include a GitHub repository link, a short demo video (2–3 minutes) explaining the project and how it works, and any additional documentation or presentation materials that help judges understand the solution.

 

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$992 in prizes
Track #1: Tech For Good | Apple AirPods 4
$354 in cash
1 winner

Each team member receives 1× Apple AirPods 4.

Track #2: Hardware |
$209 in cash
1 winner

Each team member receives 1× Sony SRS-XB23 Speaker.

Track #3 The design of everyday life | Premium Keyboards
$233 in cash
1 winner

Each team member will receive either a 1x Keychron K2 Keyboard, Redragon K681 or a RK ROYAL KLUDGE R75.

Hello World | Nintendo Switch Lite
$196 in cash
1 winner

Register and attend Hackabull for the possibility of winning a Nintendo Switch Lite. The results of the raffle will be given at the closing ceremony.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Nima Karimian

Nima Karimian
Professor @ USF

Maho Pacheco

Maho Pacheco
Senior SWE @ Microsoft

Linda Nguyen

Linda Nguyen
SWE @ Microsoft

Jose Ramirez

Jose Ramirez
SWE @ Meta

Ijlal Sultan

Ijlal Sultan
SWE @ Bank of Amerika

Mrunal Gangrade

Mrunal Gangrade
SWE @ JP Morgan Chase

Shalini Sivasamy

Shalini Sivasamy
Senior AI Engineer @ Western Bank

Shashank Singh

Shashank Singh
SWE @ Bank of Amerika

Linh T. Phan

Linh T. Phan
SWE @ Whatnot

Tony Nguyen

Tony Nguyen
SWE Intern @ Tesla, Microsoft

Maria Zapata

Maria Zapata
SWE Intern @ Apple

Samuel Gonzalez

Samuel Gonzalez
SWE Intern @ Github

Yukti Goyal

Yukti Goyal
Lead Software Developer

Hung Truong

Hung Truong
SWE Intern @ Microsoft

Judging Criteria

  • TBA

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