Sticky Startup Day Party

It's an all-day Saturday event with hackathon, party, food, drinks, & music. Join the celebration with creators, founders, hackers, entrepreneurs, startup fans, & investors. All ticket proceeds go to our local nonprofit partner, GirlStart.

What: Party, hackathon, food, drinks, music, friends, & fun

Where: Native Hostel, 807 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78702

When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

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HACKATHON IN MAIN ROOM

10:00 am - Hackathon Welcome, Snacks, Coffee

10:30 am - Hackathon Session I

12:30 pm - Lunch Mixer

1:15 pm- Hackathon Session II

3:30 pm - Awards - $1,000 (equity free)

4:00 pm - After Party - Music & Drinks

6:00 pm - Party continues at Native

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PARTY IN THE VIP ROOM

12:30 pm - Lunch, Drinks, DJs

2:00 pm - Investor Mixer

3:30 pm - Hackathon Awards

4:00 pm - After Party - Music & Drinks

6:00 pm - Party continues at Native

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HACKATHON GUIDE:

1. Creators / Founders / Designers / Hackers are all invited to come work on their projects and startups.

2. Simple mode - you can work on your product, features, etc. Come build and have fun.

3. Competition - you will share your work in short videos on the Gum app (TikTok for Startups)

4. Winning - The app has a scoreboard, and the startup with the most points will win the hackathon, a trophy, bragging rights, and $1000 dollars

5. Awards - Our judges panel will also select their favorite startups at the hackathon and on Gum, for an Investor’s Choice award

Meet our hackathon judges / startup investors:

Adam Valenta, Investor Relations, Capital Factory

Amanda Eakin, Venture Associate, Sputnik ATX

Mychal Richardson, Senior Analyst, Radicle Impact Partners

Danny Tamez, Venture Partner, GoingVC (Founder, Gum)

More TBA!

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Covid Policy

If you feel unwell, you can get a remote ticket and stay home! We kindly request that you be vaccinated or test negative 24 hours before the event. Masks are recommended and provided to all attendees for free. You can also stay home and attend the event via livestream and the Gum app.

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Support GirlStart

Girlstart is our official nonprofit partner for the event. They aspire to be the national leader in high quality STEM education programs that inspire girls to transform our world. Gum partnered with GirStart because we believe in diversity in tech and supporting girls and young women in STEM. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to this cause. Thank you for your support!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Native, 807 E. 4th St., Austin, United States