FoundersHack Sydney 2025

About

FoundersHack is a 72-hour startup-focused hackathon designed to bring together students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers to build, test, and pitch bold new startup ideas. You’ll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, learn from industry mentors, build innovative solutions, and connect with a community of ambitious changemakers — all while competing for exciting prizes.

FoundersHack suggests six dynamic ideation tracks to help you channel your skills and creativity (but feel free to build whatever you wish):

• Edtech


• Quick commerce


• Healthtech


• Sustainability


• Blockchain


• AI

Detailed Information

Hacker Hub - Notion Page

Event Schedule

• Pre-Hackathon Build Workshop 1 (May 8)


• Pre-Hackathon Build Workshop 2 (May 15)


• Opening Ceremony (May 22)


• Hacking Commences (May 23)


• Hacking Concludes (May 25)


• Pitch Night (May 30)

Official Partners

Partners: Notion, Folklore Ventures, Scalare Partners, Dumm Capital, Women in Tech USyd

Societies: Startup Link (USyd), Google Developers Group (USyd), South Asian Business Society (USyd), Artificial Intellligence Society (UNSW), GCG (UNSW), CSESoc (UNSW), MechSoc (UTS).

May 22, 2025 - May 25, 2025

NextGen Ventures

Level 1/16 Eveleigh St, Redfern NSW 2016, Australia

$3,000