The Complete Platform for
Hackathons & Competitions
Participants join in seconds - no accounts, no passwords, no barriers. One platform handles registration, submissions, judging, and live results so you can focus on what matters.
14-day money-back guarantee • Self-service available • Expert support included
Stop Wrestling with Fragmented Tools
You're stitching together Google Forms, Spreadsheets, and Slack hoping nothing breaks when it's time to announce winners.
There's a better way.
Fragmented Tools
Juggling Google Forms, Spreadsheets, Typeform, Slack, and Airtable means constant context switching and manual data entry.
Manual Vote Counting
Spreadsheet formulas that break under pressure - especially stressful when leadership is watching the live results.
Data Scattered Everywhere
Teams in one spreadsheet, submissions in another, judge assignments in email threads. Connecting the dots takes forever.
Last-Minute Chaos
Changes come in right before the event. Updating multiple tools under pressure is a recipe for mistakes.
Low Participation Rates
Requiring accounts and passwords means fewer signups. Every friction point between 'interested' and 'registered' costs you participants.
Admin Work Over Mentorship
Spending energy on logistics instead of inspiring innovation, mentoring teams, and building community.
Where Innovation Happens
From corporate team sprints to university competitions, pitch events to community challenges. Your event, your rules, your scale.
Corporate Innovation
Drive breakthrough ideas across your organization. From small team sprints to company-wide innovation weeks.
- Quarterly innovation programs
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Executive-ready insights
- Culture building
Pitch Competitions & Demo Days
Run pitch competitions, demo days, and startup showcases with structured judging and live results.
- Structured judging criteria
- Live audience voting
- Startup showcases
- Demo day presentations
University & Student Events
Empower student innovation and learning. From computer science hackathons to inter-university competitions.
- Student coding competitions
- Capstone project showcases
- Club-organized hackathons
- Educational discounts available
Community & Developer Events
Build thriving developer communities. From local meetup competitions to nonprofit social good events.
- Multi-day coding competitions
- Open-source sprints
- Local developer challenges
- Social impact hackathons
One Platform, Zero Friction
Everything you need to run professional hackathons. Purpose-built features that work together seamlessly.
Your Event's Home Base
Create a professional event presence in minutes. Define your competition structure: grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges. Everything participants need to get excited about your event.
- Grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges
- Professional cover image and branding
- Schedule, location, and timezone details
- Prize showcase with amounts and descriptions
- Rich text event description editor
- Shareable event link for promotion
Zero-Friction Participant Signup
Build custom registration forms in minutes. Share a link and participants join in seconds - no accounts needed. Set deadlines, participant limits, and collect exactly the information you need.
- Multiple field types with smart validation
- Shareable link with QR code generation
- Optional registration deadlines and limits
- Real-time participant count tracking
- Searchable participant database with filters
- Bulk actions and CSV export
Collect Projects Effortlessly
Teams submit projects with custom fields and competition track selection. Track all submissions in one place with real-time status updates. Require registration first or allow open submissions - you control the flow.
- Custom submission form with flexible fields
- Team and member assignment tracking
- Competition and track enrollment
- Submission deadlines with enforcement
- Searchable submission database
- Detailed submission view with full history
Fair, Transparent Judging
Configure judge panels or enable audience voting with custom criteria. Live progress dashboard shows exactly who has voted and completion rates per criterion - no more wondering if everyone is done.
- Judge-only, audience, or hybrid voting modes
- Custom scoring criteria and weighting
- Live voting progress dashboard
- Judge participation rates at a glance
- Mobile-optimized voting interface
- Automated vote tallying and aggregation
Live Rankings Everyone Trusts
Watch the leaderboard update in real-time as votes come in. Assign winners with flexible award options - shared prizes, honorable mentions, monetary and non-monetary awards. Export complete results for stakeholder presentations.
- Live leaderboard with automatic ranking
- Detailed per-submission scoring breakdown
- Flexible awards: shared winners, honorable mentions
- Monetary and non-monetary prize support
- One-click winner assignment
- CSV export for executive presentations
Submissions Organize Themselves
During submission, teams pick their track and opt into bonus challenges. You get pre-organized brackets with no manual sorting.
Grand Prizes
Everyone competes
Main awards that all submissions automatically compete for.
Examples
1st Place, Best Overall, Most Innovative
Tracks
Pick one
Teams choose which track their project belongs to during submission.
Examples
AI/ML, Mobile App, Web Platform, Hardware
Bonus Challenges
Opt into any
Sponsor prizes for teams using specific technologies. Check all that apply.
Examples
Best Use of AWS, Google Cloud Prize, Twilio Integration
The Result for Organizers
All submissions arrive already sorted by track. Each sponsor challenge shows exactly which teams are competing. You just pick winners. No spreadsheet formulas, no manual tagging.
How It Works
One platform replaces spreadsheets, forms, and voting tools. Professional events with reliable results - so you can focus on mentorship and innovation.
Create Event Page
Set up your hackathon's home base. Define grand prizes, tracks, and bonus challenges. Add branding, schedule, and location.
Open Registration
Build your registration form, set deadlines if needed, and share the link. Participants join in seconds - no accounts required.
Collect Submissions
Teams submit projects with custom fields and track selection. Monitor submissions in real-time as they arrive. Everything organized in one place.
Run Voting
Configure voting methods, add judges, and open voting. Judges score via mobile-friendly interface. Track participation as votes come in.
Announce Results
Watch the live leaderboard update in real-time. Assign winners to awards with one click. Export results for stakeholder presentations.
Setup once, run unlimited events
Built for Hackathons & Competitions
Purpose-built for organizers of hackathons, pitch competitions, and innovation challenges at companies, universities, and communities. One platform with built-in registration, submissions, judging, and transparent live results.
One Platform, Not Seven
Registration, submissions, judging, and results in one place - no more juggling spreadsheets and disconnected tools
Results You Can Trust
Automatic calculations, real-time updates, transparent scoring - no more spreadsheet formulas breaking during live ceremonies
High Participation Rates
Participants join instantly - no signup barriers, no passwords, no friction
Focus on Impact, Not Admin
One platform handles the logistics so you can mentor teams, build culture, and inspire innovation
Professional & Polished
Mobile-responsive design, custom branding, executive-ready analytics - look great to leadership and participants
Built-In CRM
Track participants with full audit trail - see every update and action
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about HackHQ features and capabilities. Have more questions? Contact our team for personalized guidance.
Ready to Focus on Innovation Instead of Logistics?
Launch professional events where results calculate automatically and you focus on mentoring teams - not managing spreadsheets.
14-day money-back guarantee • One platform, zero friction