Upcoming events

  • Friday 11/7

    5:00 - 7:00PM

    It all begins with an idea. Participants will have a chance to pitch their ideas, with 8 - 10 teams emerging to compete in a pitch competition. All attendees on Friday are invited to join a team for the weekend (total commitment: 15 - 20 hours).

    MC: Rae’Mah Henderson (techstars)

    Dinner included

  • Saturday 11/8

    9:00 AM - 4:00PM

    Teams meet to validate market demand, design MVPs, build business cases, and draft pitch decks. Optional workshops bring experienced entrepreneurs to share critical skills. Just what you need to progress quickly.

    Lunch included

    Some teams may decide to keep working into the evening/ Sunday morning. Saturday programming is open to those participating on a pitch team.

  • Sunday 11/9

    1:00 - 3:00PM

    Teams will pitch to a panel of judges, competing for prize $$$.

    Spectators are welcome to attend for only the Sunday pitch competition.

    MC: Raven Johnson

    Snacks included

12 hours over 3 days to change the world

Sign up

Day 1 (2 hours) - select ideas + form teams

Day 2 (7 hours) - build! build! build!

Day 3 (3 hours) - pitch competition

“Hackathon” with a Magic City twist…

Build your pitch deck, talk to customers, eat pizza, drop into workshops led by some of the leading innovators in Birmingham, and meet with an experienced coach.

Work

shops

Journey mapping & prototyping

Customer discovery & concept validation

Building a business case with AI

Pitching your concept

Entrepreneurs

in residence

Keyona Meeks - Scholar Track

(ReRev)

Karan Khanna

(Harmony Venture Labs)

Donald Smith

(Builders + Backers)

Meet  the

judges

Doug Watson,

Investor & ecosystem builder (Measured Capital; Measured Access)

Sherry-Lea Bloodworth Botop,

Social & public sector innovator

Edgar Ortiz,

Founder (Promex Technologies)

Shawna Young,

Investor & ecosystem builder (Camelback Ventures)