💰 $50,000. One weekend. One idea.
The Founders Union and Pinch Payments are launching Pinch Me! I Want 50K — a national hackathon with $50,000 cash for the winning team.
👥 Form a team of 2–4⚡ Build on 25–26 July🚀 Refine through to 31 July🏆 6 finalists pitch live on 10 August
Founders, developers, designers, product thinkers, creatives and builders are all welcome.
AI tools are welcome too. However you build it, what matters is whether you're solving a real problem.
Judged by Ben Cull (Co-founder, Pinch Payments) and Carolyn Breeze (CEO, Scalare Partners).
📅 Registrations close 22 July.
Judge Accessibility
Organizer email available25/25
Student-run event15/15
Actively looking for judges25/25
Small event (120 participants)10/10
No corporate sponsors10/10
New or emerging organizer10/10
Public registration available5/5
Online format (judge from anywhere)10/10
Top signals
Organizer email available
Student-run event
Actively looking for judges
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Estimated Audience
Mostly Students
ExperienceStudent
OccupationStudents
Beginner Friendly
Women in Tech
Technical Focus
AI95%
Web80%
Mobile25%
Industries
Healthcare
Education
Climate
Technologies
Python
React
OpenAI
Why this estimate
• Hosted by a university
• Open to students
• MLH member event
Estimate inferred from event metadata, not actual attendee data.