List of hackathons organized by startherenow in 2018

Join us for the 2018 Pitch & Prize Reception for StartHereNow 2018, the women's startup weekend.  This is the culmination of the 3rd annual StartHereNow women's startup weekend. Join us to see ten outstanding women-led startups pitch & receive $50,000 in prizes!  Open bar and light refreshments follow. Agenda 3:00 - 5:00 pm: Competing startups give their final pitches & demonsrations in a high-energy format. Five minutes to pitch & demo, 3 minutes Q&A from judges Prizes awarded 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Reception, open bar & light refrehments 2018 Judges:  Gabriella Rowe | Managing Director, Station Houston Samina Farid | Entrepreneur & Investor Barbara Burger | President, Chevron Technology Ventures Juliana Garaizar | Angel Capital Association, Investment Committee at TMC Fund, Kauffman Fellow Stephanie Campbell | Managing Director, Houston Angel Network Amanda K. Edwards | Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4 Diana Murakhovskaya | Co-Founder at Monarq / Investor / Advisor / Entrepreneur 2018 Sponsors:  Sustaining: Silicon Valley Bank  Gold: Quorum Software Silver: AECOM, Chevron Bronze: OPEN Houston, Rice Alliance, Strahan Cain In-Kind: Vela Wood, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The Doerr Institute for New Leaders, KIT, Rebellion Photonics, Madhatter Coalition, Orange River Advisors, Rena O Productions, the City of Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity, Bonanza Marketing, Carbono Dev, Fifteen Media, Growthlii, and Nordstrom. About StartHereNow StartHereNow is a startup weekend for women. Part incubator, part pitch-day, brainstorming session and hackathon, we help you Start your business. Here. Now. Our mission is to create a supportive and collaborative environment where women can bring to life ideas that they are passionate about and build companies that solve big problems. FAQ: - The location for the finals is the Liu Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice University.  - The Liu Lab is on the ground floor of the Cambridge Building on the Rice University Campus, located at the corner of Main and Cambridge Streets, Houston, TX 77005.  - Parking is available in the basement of the Cambridge Building. - Please check in at the front desk upon arrival. - For more information, see www.startherenow.org. 

Curious about starting a business? Try it for a weekend! Want to help amazing women launch their startups? Join us!  Want to launch your own business? This is the weekend for you. StartHereNow 2018 is a start-up weekend for women. Part incubator, part pitch-day, brainstorming session, and hackathon, we help you Start your business. Here. Now. Our mission is to create a supportive and collaborative environment where women can bring to life ideas that they are passionate about and build companies that solve big problems. How does it work? Founders submit their ideas and apply to lead a team. Passionate, interested women with diverse backgrounds apply to work on a team and bring an idea to life. Who should apply? Anyone is welcome. No prior experience or particular skills are needed. Past participants have been developers, designers, personal trainers, MBAs, moms, engineers, marketers, fashionistas, operations experts, data scientists, event planners ... if you're curious about entrepreneurship, this is for you! For more information, see www.startherenow.org  Purchase your ticket to confirm your participation in StartHereNow 2018! Remember, you also need to complete the application form to enable us to match you to a team.  It only takes a minute.  See here. If you only want to attend the pitch finals (and not participate on a team), you may find the tickets for the final here. FAQ: - Free parking is available on-site, either on Commerce Street or in the lot behind Rebellion Photonics.  - The competition is held on the second floor of the Rebellion Photonics building (Suite 200).  - You can enter from either the front or the back of the building.