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ONLY TWO DAYS REMAINING TO APPLY TO OUR HACKATHON ‼️ Hacker applications for DubHacks 2026 officially close this Wednesday, October 7th, at 11:59 PM PST. DubHacks is the largest PNW tech hackathon, happening October 17–18th! Join us for a weekend of ideation, prototyping, and creating alongside other students. 🌶️ Open to undergraduate students only 🥕 Applicants must be 18+ by October 17th 🥦 Welcoming hackers at every level 🥑 Applications close October 7th @ 11:59 PM PST It’s time to get in the kitchen 🔥 Apply now → apply.dubhacks.co ❓FAQ: → Are travel stipends available? Unfortunately, we’re unable to provide travel stipends for DubHacks 2026. → Can I apply as a Master's student? Only current undergraduate students who will be 18+ by October 17th can apply. → Do I need prior hackathon experience? Nope! Hackers of all experience levels are welcome. → How can I stand out in my application? Put thought into your essays and show us your passion! → Who can I contact with questions? Reach out to hello@dubhacks.co!

The kitchen is officially open: applications for 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀, and 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 are now live! 👩🍳💻 On 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴, the Pacific Northwest’s largest hackathon returns to the University of Washington for a weekend of fresh ideas, creative collaboration, and projects built from scratch. You don’t need a fully developed idea, or even a perfect recipe, to apply. Whether you’re an experienced hacker bringing the secret ingredient, a first-timer ready to experiment, or someone who wants to help make the weekend possible, there’s a place for you at our table! Gather your team, fire up your creativity, and get ready to cook up something unforgettable! 🍳 Hackers apply here: https://apply.dubhacks.co ⚖️ Judges apply here: https://lnkd.in/g8grxNKf 🙋 Volunteers apply here: https://lnkd.in/gdm3iUwp 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP What role are you bringing to the table this year: hacker, judge, or volunteer? Tell us in the comments! 👇 #DubHacks2026 #Hackathon #ApplicationsOpen #UniversityOfWashington #Tech #Innovation

Something exciting is cooking at DubHacks. This year’s theme is 👩🍳 “Let’s Get Cookin’!” 🍳 DubHacks is heading into the kitchen! On October 17–18, the Pacific Northwest’s largest hackathon returns to the University of Washington for a weekend of fresh ideas, creative collaboration, and projects built from scratch. Whether you’re bringing the secret ingredient or figuring out the recipe as you go, there’s a place for you at DubHacks. Applications open this September: stay tuned! Follow DubHacks for updates and get ready to bring your ideas to the table! 🔗 Learn more: 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gPfzPte5 #DubHacks2026 #Hackathon #UniversityOfWashington #Tech #Innovation

🚀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Meet William D. and Sidiq O., the team behind 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲. Optivise automates A/B testing for websites. It generates different versions of a page, runs experiments, compares the results, and helps teams put the best-performing version into production. They arrived at DubHacks focused on building a strong project. The Next track made them step back and think about whether they were building something people would actually use. “𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝.” That meant thinking about customers, product-market fit, and what would make someone choose Optivise outside of a hackathon. The experience stuck with them. Since DubHacks, they’ve continued building products and using many of the same ideas that helped shape Optivise. “𝙄’𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚.” Congratulations to William and Sidiq for building a project they were proud to pitch, and for sticking with the founder mindset long after the weekend ended. Thinking about joining us this year? Applications for 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 open this fall. Follow our page for updates! 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP #DubHacks #DubHacksNext #Hackathon #Entrepreneurship #StudentInnovation

🐾 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 One weekend at the largest hackathon in the PNW and you’ll be amazed at how much you can take away! We’re spotlighting T-Mobile’s experience at the hackathon, which shows 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. We chatted with Christina Claure, who gave us some insight into what it was like sponsoring. "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩.” With some of PNW’s strongest contests, T-Mobile was able to observe that passion up close while increasing their brand visibility. “[𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙨] 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩.” What’s valuable about DubHacks is that we bring together students from all over the West Coast. "𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨, 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚.” And for any team curious about sponsoring, this was her key takeaway: “𝙈𝙮 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣-𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨.” A huge thank you to T-Mobile, Christina Claure, João (Tex) Teixeira, and Therasa Cha for your involvement. A shoutout to Kevin Lau, UW ECE Alum and last year’s incredible speaker. We’re so thankful for everyone’s energy, spirit, and avid support of UW programs that continue to highlight student voices! Interested in sponsorship opportunities and want to take part in DubHacks 2026? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP #DubHacks2026 #DubHacks #Hackathon #Sponshorship #Recruiting #TMobile

🚀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 Rome wasn’t built in a day. 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘀. Meet Kai Black, David Gesl, Sebastian Torresola, and Trenston Ricks, the team behind 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗺, winner of the 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 T-Mobile 𝟱𝗚 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲. The idea began after team members traveled to Japan and repeatedly struggled to find accessible Wi-Fi. They wondered: what if local businesses could offer their internet connection to nearby customers for a small fee? Roam allows businesses to add their Wi-Fi to a shared network and offer access for preset time periods. Customers can view participating businesses through Google Maps, choose a nearby location, pay through the app, and connect when they are within range. But they did not exactly start the weekend at full speed. “𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙭 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙍𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛𝙛.” Using the Raspberry Pi provided by T-Mobile, they built the backend of the service and paired it with a mobile app, an interactive map, and a payment system. They also experimented with an AI tool that could eventually help business owners understand and manage their Wi-Fi networks using simple commands. Their biggest takeaway? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘄, but being ambitious can still take you surprisingly far. “𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏-𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙞 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙭 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮.” Congratulations to Team Roam for turning six hours of doomscrolling, a frustrating travel experience, and one Raspberry Pi into an award-winning project. We’re impressed! What would you build with a Raspberry Pi in 24 hours? 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP #DubHacks #DubHacks2025 #Hackathon #TMobile #RaspberryPi #StudentInnovation

🚀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 What happens when students are given a real-world challenge, industry support, and 36 hours to build? They create ideas like 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆, winner of the 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Visa 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸! Built by Violette D., Owen Krause, and Havel Konda, Minty turns brushing teeth into a game where consistency builds value. Using Gemini Vision to verify brushing in real time, children can watch their “tooth portfolio” grow after every successful brush. Parents set the reward rate through a dashboard, and when a tooth falls out, the child receives a payout based on the value they built through healthy habits. The result is more than a fun app! Minty combines dental hygiene, financial literacy, and compound growth in a way children can understand. “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” The team designed the experience in Figma and built it using Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Tailwind CSS, Gemini Vision, and Stripe. When technical obstacles disrupted their original plan, they adapted quickly, changed direction, and still delivered a functioning full-stack product before the deadline. That is what sponsors get to witness at DubHacks: how students solve problems, respond to constraints, collaborate under pressure, and turn ambitious ideas into working technology. For the Minty team, the best moment came when every part finally connected. “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝘼𝙄 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.” Thank you to Visa for creating a challenge that encouraged technical creativity, thoughtful product design, and real-world problem-solving. Interested in seeing what students could build with your company’s technology, mission, or challenge? 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! Have questions or want to get involved? Message us, we’d love to connect! 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP #DubHacks2026 #Sponsorship #Visa #Hackathon #Fintech #StudentInnovation

🐾 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 You can learn more about a candidate in 36 hours than in five interview rounds. 𝗔𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, Visa 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. “𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥—𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵‐𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.” Last year, 1,000+ students took on Visa’s challenge, “𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗣𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁: 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.” The winning submission, Minty, by Violette D., Owen Krause, and Havel Konda, blended childhood nostalgia, financial literacy, and modern payments. “𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵.” During workshops, students asked thoughtful questions about fraud prevention and inclusive products. 𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘢’𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥.” Sponsoring DubHacks makes all the difference. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. Thanks to Visa and Lisa Kappil for investing in the next generation of talent. 👇 We'd love to hear: - What tech stack are you reaching for first? - Drop a 🚀 if you're excited for the Visa track! Interested in sponsoring DubHacks 2026? Send us a message. 📩𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼@𝗱𝘂𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼 🌐 Website: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗹𝗻𝗸𝗱.𝗶𝗻/𝗴𝗥𝗤𝗞𝘃𝗥𝗴𝗣 #DubHacks2026 #Sponsorship #Visa

🚀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 We’re launching our Pack Builders Spotlight series with 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗢𝗽𝘀, winner of the 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸! Meet Robert Palazzi, Hudson Kass, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Chase Houser from 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. At their first large-scale hackathon, they spent 36 hours building 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗢𝗽𝘀, an AI-powered DevOps platform that uses 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 and 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁 to analyze GitHub repositories and generate infrastructure as code. “𝙈𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚-𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚-𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜.” They explored everything DubHacks offered. “𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨, 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙒 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 (𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙩), 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨.” They almost didn’t present. “𝙄 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩.” Soon after, DubOps was named the 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, with each member receiving an HP EliteBook 14” laptop. The impact continued. “𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.” DubHacks allows hackers to challenge themselves, learn from industry experts, meet talented builders, and create something they’re proud of. This is one of many stories from DubHacks 2025. Stay tuned as we highlight more builders and projects that made this year unforgettable. Congratulations, DubOps! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? Applications for 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 open this fall, with 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Follow our page for updates! 👇 Join the conversation: - 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 🙋♀️ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁! - 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀? - 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! Have questions or want to get involved? Message us, we’d love to connect! 📩 hello@dubhacks.co 🌐 DubHacks '26 site: https://lnkd.in/gRQKvRgP