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Pinch Me! I Want 50K Australia

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Fetched about 3 hours ago

Monday, June 22, 2026

to Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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1 month long

FintechArtificial Intelligence

Event Type

in person

USD50,000

Prize Pool

💰 $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.

Quality Score

Quality Score

72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
Operations12/15

Why this score

Strong organiser track record
Returning event
Well-sponsored

Missing data

Prize details
Code of conduct