EF Hack
Slack, Zapier, Loom, DoorDash, Meetup, Instacart, Brex—these are some of the great companies that exist today that were started at a hackathon.
Calling all builders, side-project hustlers, and 5-9ers - join us at EF headquarters for an intensive 48-hour hackathon where you'll get check ins and mentorship from the EF network to help bring you closer to building a globally-important company.
The winning prize isn’t just cash; it’s ongoing check-ins, office space, mentorship and the opportunity to pitch to one of the UK's most prolific angel investors, Chris Mairs.
Bring an idea you’ve been working on or work on something new. All we care about is that you want to build something great.
Apply as a team or as an individual - we'll help match you with other serious and brilliant innovators.
Winning team
£1500 cash prize
An exclusive Dinner with Matt Clifford on December 10th 2024
Two months worth of access to our EF office, along with advisory sessions, to keep working on your idea.
An exclusive opportunity to pitch for angel funding from one of the UK’s most prolific angel investors, Chris Mairs, at the end of the two months.
This is your opportunity to fast-track your journey to founding a globally important company. Apply now!
This is a fully in-person event.
Application Deadline: 29th November
Event Date: 6th - 8th of December
Agenda: Coming soon!
About Entrepreneur First:
Entrepreneur First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors.
Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2014, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent.
The startups cofounded on our programs are now worth over $10B, and include Tractable, Magic Pony Technology, Cleo, La Vie, Aztec, Sonantic, and many more.
EF is backed by some of the world's leading founders and investors, including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Tom Blomfield (GoCardless and Monzo), Sara Clemens (Whatnot and Twitch); Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind); and Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t.