HackOut: The World's Largest LGBTQIA-themed Entrepreneurship Weekend
September 10-13, 2020
a free event, hosted virtually
LGBTQ+ Startup Hackathon, Goes Virtual & Adds Prize Money
Built In Austin - August 19, 2020
🏆💰 With $5,000 in Cash Prizes! 💰🏆
Livestream recording of final pitches:
2020 HackOut Winning teams
We had 10 amazing teams present their business pitches at HackOut, however only 5 made it through to final presentations. Learn more about our final 5 teams:
TRID
1st place & Fan Favorite
Trid is a safe e-commerce platform revolutionizing the shopping experience by curating options to try on in your home, tailored to your style preferences independent of gender. All gender identities welcome!
Team: Graham Hawley, Joshua Walker, and Pavel Valishin
Queer Healers
2nd place
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Team: Bridget Conway-Taylor, Marisa Hall, Sky Davis and Gala Mukomolova
ARTAI
3rd place
ARTAI empowers both students and professionals of the fine art world by directly connecting them with clients. By showcasing products in a curated & modern online platform using VR technology to simulate the gallery experience.
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Team: Pauly Ramirez, Karlo Martin, Becs Prager, Amy Detwiler, Chan Heng Hong
Podium
Finalist
Break the echo chamber.
Team: Li bearden, Misha Kessler
Pride Dr.
Finalist
A safe place where telemedicine meets the LGBTQ+ community where they live.
Team: Justin Ayars, Illyana Bocanegra, Mario Nouel
HackOut 101:
seMINARS
Learn skills from industry experts that will be useful during HackOut
Fundraising as Underestimated Founders
Watch the recording on Youtube
Idea Validation
Co-Founder & President of Capital Factory
Maximizing Mentorship
CEO of The Mentor Method
How to Pitch
MBA Associate at Eniac Ventures
From Ideas to startups
#HackOut
🏳️🌈 STARTUP & STARTOUT 🏳️🌈
HackOut is the world's largest LGBTQIA-themed startup hackathon.
The hardest part of starting up is starting out, and the purpose of this event is to inspire potential entrepreneurs in the LGBTQIA community to learn the ropes of validating an idea for a startup or lifestyle business and turn that idea into a business venture.
Over an extended weekend, you'll meet and work with 100+ other LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs, validate your ideas, and learn how to create a real company.
Throughout the weekend you'll meet industry expert mentors, be exposed to sponsors from industry technology companies, and potential investors and successful founders — all of who will support you start out and start-up. Regardless of your professional background or experience, your community is here to support you! It'll be a weekend you'll never forget.
The weekend is also being organized in partnership with StartOut, the national nonprofit supporting LGBTQIA entrepreneurs.
#HackOut2020 will be hosted online!
LGBTQ Industry Experts & Headlining Performers
Robyn Exton - Judge
CEO & Founder of HER
Lindsay Nuon - Judge
Founder & CEO EmpirEqual (launched at HackOut 2018) & StartOut Board Memeber
Lindsay began her career in STEM in the US military 15 years ago and has since worked in the US Intelligence Community with government agencies including NCIS, the FBI, and HHS; Fortune 500 companies, and Cybersecurity start-ups.
Chad Palmatier - Judge
Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer
William Coombes - Judge
Head of Global Design, Visa
With teams in Austin, San Francisco, Seattle and New York City, Will is responsible for visual design, usability, design innovation and design engineering for all of Visa’s products and services.
Divinity Roxx - Performer
World Acclaimed Bassist. Composer. Producer. Former Music Director for Beyoncé.
Inspirational and genuine, Grammy-nominated musician and artist Divinity Roxx has earned the reputation of irrefutable front-woman of her own genre-bursting and compelling musical journey
Mustache Envy - Performance
Drag & Queerlesque
Carina Magyar - Performer
Mom, writer, comedian, content strategist, journalist, lesbian, other labels.
Carina Magyar has been performing stand-up comedy in Austin since 2010. She was the runner-up in the 2017 Funniest Person in Austin contest. Recently, she's performed at the Moontower Comedy Festival & roast battled at SXSW.
HackOut is run by an amazing team of volunteers
Co-Facilitator
Product Manager & iOS Developer
Lead Organizer
Community & Partnerships Manager - Walmart
Desmond was too humble to write a blurb for himself, so we wrote one for him: he's the most focused events and partnerships expert you'll meet.
Lead Organizer
Application Coordinator
Software Engineer - Senseye
Kayla Burkholder
Application Coordinator
Design Researcher - H-E-B
Kayla has a passion for product innovation and creating killer customer experiences. She has worked in both physical and digital product development, ranging from developing a medical device startup to working on digital products at Carmax and H-E-B Digital.
Mentor & Judge Facilitator
Director, Digital & MarTech - Silicon Valley Bank
I ❤️ tech, human centered design & digital. Passionate about equality & mentorship ✈️.
StartOut Liaison
Austin Chapter Lead - StartOut
Passionate about using technology and impeccable design to build software products that improve the businesses and lives of people.
Sponsorships
Development Director - StartOut
Volunteers
Our amazing staff of volunteers who help make the event a success
Sarah Sharif
Dedicated Advisor
Tracy Smith
Dedicated Advisor
Natalie Rose
Dedicated Advisor
Grant Carlile
Dedicated Advisor
Carly Johnson
Expert Mentor
Aayush Iyer
Expert Mentor
Adrianna Cantu
Expert Mentor
Hayley Netherton
Expert Mentor
Elizabeth Pranger
Expert Mentor
Drew Stern
Expert Mentor
Erica Prenga
Expert Mentor
Asher Diaz
Expert Mentor
Jenn Starr
Expert Mentor
Kelly Karsnia
Expert Mentor
Jenna Ritten
Expert Mentor
Michael Humphries
Expert Mentor
Radissen Ramoutar
Expert Mentor
Tony Pham
Expert Mentor
Steve Kramer
Expert Mentor
Ben Wilde
Expert Mentor
Ojas Patel
Expert Mentor
Daniel Senyard
Expert Mentor
Alex Edelstein
Expert Mentor
SCHEDULE
A weekend we promise won't be just a long zoom meeting
SCHEDULE
September 10-13, 2020
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
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Built In
Creating a safe digital space for LGBTQ+ Entrapanuers
SexTech Guide
The US’s only hackathon for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs is the latest to replace its in-person live events with a fully virtual lineup for its upcoming 2020 hackathon.
Built In Austin
Based on our reporting from every major U.S. tech hub, there’s a strong case for optimism in an uncertain year.
The Austin Chronicle
Since the inaugural weekend in 2014, HackOut has risen to an international scale
Crunchbase - June 5, 2019
Crunchbase coverage of 2019 HackOut and winner Solace
Spectrum News
Leaders in the Austin tech scene are doing their part to further LGBTQ inclusion in the industry.
Austin Business Journal
Social-business lessons are valuable and a way to connect with new people and new ways of thinking.
blog.HomeAway.com
Startup Weekend HackOut aims to teach potential LGBTQIA entrepreneurs how to launch their ideas.
KHOU 11 - khou.com
This weekend, members of the LGBTQ community in tech are learning how to grow their startups.
LinkedIn Pulse
"We wanted to keep the cost low and the diversity and inclusion high."
Austin Inno
Safenight connects well-vetted hosts who can offer a safe place to stay for queer youth in need.
Built In Austin
"I explained how I’m bisexual, how I’m trans ... and [my father] didn’t want me living in the house."
Dig South
LGBTQ entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas can tap into a growing support system thanks to StartOut.
CONTACT US
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#HackOut is a StartOut Event
The national nonprofit supporting LGBTQ entrepreneurs