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
hello:world
In Spring 2021, we said hello to the world - virtually, of course. Hackers from all over the world created, innovated, and designed in this 36-hour hackathon.

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.