NextGen Startup Hackathon

🚀 Startup Hackathon: May 23-24, 2025

Looking to meet like-minded innovators, bring your startup ideas to life, and maybe even find your co-founder? Got big ideas but don’t know where to start? This is your moment!

Join us for an epic two-day hackathon that’s all about unleashing your creativity, solving real-world problems, and turning groundbreaking ideas into tangible solutions. Whether you’ve got a killer idea or just want to surround yourself with awesome people, this event is the place to be.

A hackathon is an intensive, fast-paced innovation marathon – the perfect launchpad for future innovators, problem-solvers, and changemakers.

Any university enrolled students across all disciplines who are eager to solve real-world problems, develop solutions, and work in dynamic, collaborative teams. Whether you’re skilled in coding, design, marketing, business strategy, or research, your unique talents will be crucial to creating impactful innovations.

If you keen to come along, you can bring yourself or a team to work with. We will cover the rest!

Who Should Join?
This event is open to university students across all disciplines—whether you’re studying business, marketing, finance, health, computer science, project management, or research.

Whether you’re a:
💻 Technical Wizard – You’re in charge of the computer!
🎨 Creative Visionary – Design and storytelling are your superpowers.
📊 Strategic Thinker – Business strategy is your game.
🤝 Organiser Extraordinaire – Project management is where you shine.

We need YOU! Bring yourself, or a team, we’ll handle the rest.

Why You Should Join:

🔥 Meet incredible people: your future co-founder, teammates, or even your next mentor.
🔥 Learn how to turn your idea into reality: or build skills that set you apart.
🔥 Mentorship opportunities: work with industry experts to refine your ideas.
🔥 Free food, great vibes, and a chance to pitch your first startup.
🔥 Win awesome prizes: including coworking space access and a $200 gift card!
🔥 Develop your skills: take an idea from concept to reality in just two days.

SCHEDULE:

Friday 23rd : 4pm – 9pm

• Meet and greet
• Event intro and logistics
• Ice breaker activity
• Idea Pitch Event
• Team formation
• Planning for Saturday

Saturday 24th : 9am – 9pm

• Check in [teams work on ideas
• Customer Discovery workshop
• MVP/ Prototype workshop
• Pitching workshop
• PITCH EVENT 🎤
• Wrap-up & Awards

📍 Location: Cohort Innovation Event Space, Southport Gold Coast

Whether you’re here to pitch, learn, or simply connect, you’ll leave inspired, empowered, and ready to take on the world. Register here! 

Supported by Advance Queensland and in collaboration with Griffith University, this event is open to all university students!

✨ Don’t miss your chance – join us for a weekend of innovation, learning, and fun!