LA Hacks 2025

LA Hacks is the largest collegiate hackathon in Southern California, and this year, we're celebrating being bigger and better than ever. LA Hacks is excited to celebrate its 13th year back at Pauley Pavilion. With the ever changing and fast growing world of tech, our theme this year is New Horizons. Our team is excited to welcome 1,000 participants, mentors, and sponsors back to LA Hacks to learn, develop, and innovate on this journey. Since its inception, LA Hacks has always been about community—the organizers, the sponsors, the hackers, the mentors, the volunteers, and all the people we hope to impact. And we plan on keeping it that way. As students, we understand that juggling academic commitments, job searches, and extracurriculars is overwhelming enough as it is. From our karaoke nights to sessions with trailblazers in the tech industry, LA Hacks is a space for you to take a break from all of that. Find inspiration in the people you meet and the projects you create. Come join us April 25-27, 2025 for 36 hours of building cool things, meeting cool people, and making cool memories with friends, both new and old. All hackers must apply at https://lahacks.com/ and be accepted to participate. PRIZE DISCLAIMER: All cash values listed down below is the monetary value of the prize(s) and are strictly listed just for the total prize pool calculation on this page. See prize description for the actual prize(s). Tentative Prize Pool for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Tracks: https://bit.ly/4i9xiZC All Company Challenges: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19ajEVatdSunUKzneLGXjZUbikbvhT5LnnLNelKh0fVs/edit?usp=sharing