About Us
We're a nonprofit organization composed of students passionate about
fostering a culture of hacking, entrepreneurship, and social good
via the empowerment of technology.
Our mission is to empower others with technology to create solutions
to better the world.
Thanks so much for stopping by to say hi!

Initiatives
Hackathon
Our annual hackathon, hosted at UC Berkeley's beautiful campus, is where the technology of the future is born.
Cubstart
A program for new hackers designed to make the hackathon experience less intimidating but more accessible!
Fellowship
A program that hosts hackathon teams after the event to continue building and growing their projects to where they want to take it next.



Virtual Experiments

Hack Month
In Fall 2020, Cal Hacks hosted a month long initiative to foster a love for creating and rediscover the fun in building for university students during the virtual semester.

hack:now
In Spring 2020, Cal Hacks launched a global online hackathon to foster innovative and technical solutions to challenges faced around the COVID-19 pandemic.