Hack the Garage™ 2025

July 11-13 OR July 18-21, 2025

4 LIVE Look-In HQ Cities

Worldwide Exposure: 60 Hours

Live on Facebook, YouTube, GitHub, Discord

30-60 day marketing lead-up for all partners and sponsors

Partnership Opportunities Available

Your brand. 60 hours. Multiple audiences. ROI for all.

We need your help putting on Hack the Garage 2025 - to Celebrate Automotive and Technology, together.

Where 75-100 Developers worldwide will build iGot Receipts™ - The first driver enthusiast mobile App of its kind, in 0 to 60 hours.

Your brand gets 60 hours of livestream exposure, along with 4 venues with booths, and decision maker interactions.

Auto-tech's most strategic hackathon. Livestreamed worldwide. Four HQ cities with LIVE look-in updates. One mission.

Where Fortune 1000 technology innovation meets grassroots car culture — delivering authentic business results through automotive passion.

Timeline

Commitments needed in 30 days. Event launches in 60 days.

Call to Connect:+1-628-2306

What is a Hackathon?

What It Is

A hackathon is a fast-paced, collaborative build sprint (often 48-72 hours) where developers, designers, strategists, and partners come together to solve real problems and prototype new ideas.

It's not just about coding — it's about rapid execution, team collaboration, and brand-powered invention.

Why Hackathons Win

From Y Combinator to Google to Meta — the best ideas in tech didn't start in boardrooms. They started at hackathons.

Hackathons bring together the builders, the architects, the ones who ship. These 48–72 hour sprints aren't just coding contests — they're product accelerators, investor sniff tests, and cultural catalysts. The most enduring SaaS tools and creator apps we use today? Born from these sprints.

Hack the Garage™ fuses that same proven model with motorsports, lifestyle vendors, B2B tech, and real-world deployment. It's more than a launch — it's proof.

Hack the Garage™ is a Hybrid Hackathon with Car Culture, Fueled by MDF and Sponsors!

Cross-Pollination

Developers + Car Clubs + TSD Suppliers + Luxury Brands in one space

Real Usage

Brands logged into app, exported in resale PDFs during the event

Real Audience

Devs, decision-makers, affiliate users, HNWIs all in attendance

1,300-Vendor Engine

Event Locations

New York City

50 in-person hackers

Classic Car Club Manhattan

Location Highlights:

Tech hub proximity
Luxury venue
Financial district access

Miami

50 in-person hackers

University of Miami Cybersecurity Campus

Location Highlights:

Cybersecurity focus
University resources
International crowd

Chicago

50 in-person hackers

Navy Pier Technology Center

Location Highlights:

Most tech-advanced venue
Central location
Industry connections

Los Angeles

50 in-person hackers

TBD - Most Tech Advanced Location

Location Highlights:

Entertainment industry
Tech innovation
West coast presence

First 50 hackers to register get in-person invite per HQ location. Additional developers participate globally via livestream.

Event Schedule

Friday

6:00 PM

Hackathon Kickoff

Sponsored by Dutch Bros or automotive energy drink company. 60-hour sprint begins.

Sponsor Categories:

Dutch BrosEnergy drinksCoffee companies

Saturday

6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Car Show + Vendor Expo

200 cars per location, 100+ vendors, general public invited. Technology and automotive collide.

Sponsor Categories:

Automotive brandsVR demosDetail suppliesAuto parts

Sunday

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Family Day + App Launch

Car culture family day, cookout competition, 7 PM app finalization and prize ceremony.

Sponsor Categories:

Local restaurantsFood trucksCar clubs

Prize Structure

Grand Prize

$10,000

Developer winner

Runner-Up

$2,500

Second place

Innovation Award

TBD

Most innovative solution

Prizes funded by sponsors, vendors, and MDF partners

Infrastructure & Support

Connectivity & Tech

10GB dedicated fiber at all HQ locations
1GB coax + fixed wireless backup
GoTime Activate IT on-site support
Standing desks and treadmill desk sponsors

Amenities & Experience

Food trucks Saturday night
Breakfast burritos Sunday morning
Live DJ and entertainment
Spectator camping in parking lot (no alcohol)

Global Livestream

Streaming Platforms:

Facebook Live from all 4 locations
YouTube Live with telecast hosts
Discord community interaction
GitHub live code collaboration

Global Participation:

Developers worldwide can participate remotely
Live look-ins between all 4 cities
2-4 TV personalities hosting 60-hour coverage
Automotive hub streaming partnerships

Sponsor Deliverables

Logo placement in app launch stream

Vendor space at 4 city events

App listing and export placement

Fortune 1000 Hackathon Success Stories

The world's largest companies invest heavily in hackathons because they work. Here's proof from 2024:

Microsoft

Microsoft Build 2024 Hackathon

Winner:

AI-Powered Code Assistant

Focus Areas:

Teams from Microsoft, GitHub, OpenAI partnerships

Google

Google I/O 2024 Developer Challenge

Winner:

Gemini AI Integration Solutions

Focus Areas:

Firebase, Android, Cloud Platform innovations

Meta Reality Labs Hackathon 2024

Winner:

VR Collaboration Platform

Focus Areas:

AR/VR, Metaverse, Social VR applications

Amazon

Amazon Web Services re:Invent Hackathon

Winner:

Serverless AI Infrastructure

Focus Areas:

Cloud computing, Lambda, AI/ML solutions

IBM

IBM Watson AI Challenge 2024

Winner:

Enterprise AI Assistant

Focus Areas:

Watson AI, Red Hat, Hybrid Cloud solutions

Salesforce

Salesforce TrailblazerDX Hackathon

Winner:

CRM Automation Platform

Focus Areas:

Salesforce Platform, Einstein AI, Customer 360

These Fortune 1000 companies understand: hackathons deliver innovation, talent access, and authentic developer engagement that traditional marketing cannot match.