Where ideasget built.
HackPad is a hackathon series that turns real problem statements into production-grade solutions. Built in days, carried into production.
What is HackPad
A launchpad for ideas worth building
HackPad exists to compress the distance between a problem and a working solution. We gather builders, hand them real challenges, and give them the space, mentorship, and momentum to turn an idea into something tangible, fast.
What gets built doesn't disappear when it ends. Solution lives on in our library as a reference, a starting point, and proof of what a focused team can do.
Real problems, real owners
Every challenge comes from a person or organization that actually owns it. Real solutions for real challenges
Collaboration over competition
Cross-discipline teams of engineers, designers, and domain experts. The room is the advantage.
From prototype to production
Solutions come out of the event production-ready, built and shipped on BuildPad and Chocolate Factory.
A lasting library
The top solutions are kept. Each solution documented here serves as a reference for the next builder.
How it works
From problem to product in days
A simple, repeatable arc that every HackPad build follows.
The problem
Real problem statements from those who own the outcome.
The team
Cross-disciplinary squads of student developers, designers, and visionaries.
The build
A week of creation, mentorship on tap, and a hard deadline.
The ship
Working solutions. Production-ready and set to ship.
Highlights
Built at HackPad, shipped for real
A look at standout solutions from past editions, from privacy infrastructure to live delivery routing.
Next up
The next build is open
HackPad x GDGoC UI 2026
Applied AI for the Government
Bigger stage, bigger problems.
Get involved
There's a way in for everyone
Participants
Form a team, pick a problem, and ship something real. All skill levels are welcomed.
Register to buildSponsors
Put your problem statements in front of hundreds of builders and back the solutions that emerge.
Become a sponsorPartners
Co-host an edition, mentor teams, or adopt solutions from the library into your own roadmap.
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