AngelHack
AngelHack is a global hackathon organization founded by Greg Gopman and Sabeen Ali in 2011.[1] AngelHack hosts an annual global hackathon competition where entrants compete to build, test, and launch new software solutions over the course of a weekend.
AngelHack also facilitates corporate hackathons and has partnered with organizations like Comcast-NBC Universal,[2] Hasbro,[3] IBM,[4] Hearst,[5] Cisco and MasterCard[6] to run themed events designed to prototype ideas.
AngelHack's community consists of approximately 97,000 members. [7] Currently, it is a female-owned, female-majority company.[8]
AngelHack HACKcelerator
AngelHack also runs the HACKcelerator,[9] a pre-accelerator program that provides mentorship to entrepreneurs and showcases companies to investors. Notable AngelHack HACKcelerator teams include WeFunder and Microryza,[10] both of which have been inducted to Y-Combinator.[11] Another HACKcelerator project, Waigo Translate, has been inducted into 500 Startups.[12] Two HACKcelerator graduates have been acquired by Google: SlickLogin[13] and Appetas.[14] Another team, Osper, was able to raise over $10 million in seed-funding. In 2015 AtumSoft secured their first $100,000 in funding from Lab360 and facetime with Y-Combinator.[15]
History
AngelHack was founded by Greg Gopman, Greg Osuri[16] and Sabeen Ali in 2011 in the Bay Area, California.
In 2014, Gopman stepped down as CEO after a suit was filed against him.[17]
Controversy
AngelHack co-founder Greg Gopman was criticized by the San Francisco media for a Facebook rant he made against the city's homeless.[18]
References
- ↑ Mackin, Scott (15 November 2013). "AngelHack Barcelona: Join the Largest Hackathon on the Planet". BarcInno.
- ↑ "Comcast and NBCUniversal Look Ahead at Inaugural Hackathon" (Press release). Comcast. 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hackathon at Hasbro HQ in Pawtucket RI". MakeZine. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Krish, Brinda. "India's Biggest Hackfest!". developerWorks India. IBM.
- ↑ "Hearst Magazines Announces 2013 "Hearst Fashion Hack" During New York Fashion Week February 9 and 10 at Hearst Tower in NYC" (Press release). Hearst. 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "MasterCard's Masters of Code leaps to the Lion City in March" (Press release). MasterCard. 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "AngelHack: Changing the World One Hackathon at a Time". August 2016.
- ↑ Carlstroem, Paul (25 May 2016). "AngelHack interview: Changing the World One Hackathon at a Time". CloudAcademy.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony (21 March 2013). "AngelHack Launches A Startup Accelerator, Bringing Its Hackathon To 30+ Cities This Spring". TechCrunch.
- ↑ "Y Combinator Backed Microryza is a Kickstarter for Science". Crowdfund Insider. 25 February 2013.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan (19 March 2013). "Y Combinator-Backed WeFunder Launches To Bring Crowdfunding Startups To The Masses". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Millward, Steve (17 December 2012). "Waigo App is a Pair of Eyes That Helps You Get a Bellyful of Chinese Food". TechInAsia.
- ↑ Kumparak, Greg (16 February 2014). "Google Acquires SlickLogin, The Sound-Based Password Alternative". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (7 May 2014). "To Battle Yelp, Google Buys Appetas, A Website Builder For Restaurants". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Venturella, Patrick (25 February 2016). "There and Back Again: Atumsoft's Journey from #StartupCincy to Global Demo Day". Cintrifuse.
- ↑ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/angelhack
- ↑ "Lawsuit For Greg Gopman, SF Techie Who Bashed Homeless". Nbcbayarea.com.
- ↑ Dickey, Megan Rose (11 December 2013). "Startup CEO who said San Francisco is Overrun by 'Homeless, Drug Dealers, Dropouts and Trash' Says He's Sorry". Business Insider.