Thanks to our official partners and sponsors: Notion, Dumm Capital, Scalare Partners, Folklore Ventures, and Women in Technology USyd.

Welcome to FoundersHack Sydney 2025 💡

Are you eager to build something new or curious to understand what goes into building a startup? You’ve come to the right place.

FoundersHack is a 72-hour startup-focused hackathon designed to bring together students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers to build, test, and pitch bold new startup ideas. You’ll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, learn from industry mentors, build innovative solutions, and connect with a community of ambitious changemakers — all while competing for exciting prizes.

FoundersHack suggests six dynamic ideation tracks to help you channel your skills and creativity (but feel free to build whatever you wish):

Hackathon Timeline 🗓️

Timeline

Team Formation 🤝

To get you all acquainted with each other, we’ve launched this Hacker Directory on Notion! Your responses will be displayed and viewable in the linked public Hacker Directory below:

Build Phase @ Folklore Ventures 👥

We’re excited to open up Folklore’s Redfern office as our main in-person hacking hub across the Build Phase with Wi-Fi, hacker vibes, and some awesome talks.