Hack This Fall is one of India's most welcoming, inclusive, and thriving hacker communities. It was started in 2020 with a mindset of encouraging new hackers to build unique projects regardless of the technology or field. The primary focus of Hack This Fall is to create meaningful experiences using technology and enjoy the process of building them while solving societal and environmental issues through the projects.
We aim to help hackers succeed in their professional journey by giving them a platform to showcase their skills, meet like-minded people, learn in public, and grow together. The Hack This Fall community strongly embodies the values of inclusivity and diversity at its core and reflects these values across all its community events.
By giving beginners in the tech industry access to the right platform and resources, Hack This Fall aims to empower developers to succeed professionally.
By building a diverse and inclusive community of creative thinkers and innovators, Hack This Fall strives to harness the power of technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation for the betterment of society.
Our vision is to become the pioneers of a true hacker experience that the world recognizes as the gold standard for a successful, welcoming, and diverse platform for innovators to build groundbreaking solutions. Our hope for Hack This Fall is to break the bounds of gender biases in tech by promoting (and creating) equal opportunities for ALL.
We aim to inspire a new generation of problem-solvers with a thoughtful and human-centric approach.
We prioritize the well-being and safety of our community members above all else. Our focus is to foster an environment where every participant feels valued, safe, and supported to proactively collaborate, seek (and give) constructive feedback, and consistently adapt to meet the evolving needs of the community to ensure a positive and fulfilling hackathon experience for all.
We emphasize the importance of cultivating a flexible and open approach to problem-solving. We encourage members to consistently assess and adjust their approach based on previous learnings and feedback, embrace change, and build effective strategies upon both successes AND failures to foster a culture of resilience and innovation in the face of evolving challenges.
We strive to provide an inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for every individual involved, be it participants, mentors, judges, speakers, partners, volunteers, organizers, or any contributor. At Hack This Fall, it is one of our goals to empower everyone to participate proactively in fostering a collaborative environment for collective success.
We are committed to setting and upholding a high bar of excellence for the quality of our hackathon experience. We are dedicated towards creating an environment where excellence, innovation, and meaningful impact are not only encouraged but also expected from our team members and the broader community to deliver outstanding experiences consistently.
From our humble beginnings in 2020 to a thriving hub of innovation today, join us as we celebrate every milestone and dream bigger for the future!
The first Hack This Fall logo came to life, uniting 500 hackers from India in our inaugural virtual hackathon celebrating innovation and community spirit.
We found our leadership team, unveiled a new logo, and introduced our new tagline, "Innovate For Good," marking a new chapter in our community's journey.
We hosted second virtual edition with enhanced experiences, surpassing 4,000 registrations and attracting hackers from 55+ countries. As an MLH member event, we began earning recognition as a leading hackathon in India.
We announced our first-ever in-person meetup series, a first for any hackathon community. At our debut event in Jaipur, 60 people filled a room meant for 30, marking a successful start to our in-person journey.
We continued hosting in-person meetups in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore. Found better spaces to uplift experiences, virtual community members could finally network face-to-face. Each event saw an average turnout of 80-100.
We hosted our first-ever in-person Hacktoberfest event in Gurugram, promoting open source in collaboration with Solana. Due to the great community response, we also held a virtual edition.
We introduced a new event category: "Build With," where community members build on partner products and showcase their work. Our first "Build With" event was hosted with Nhost in Pune.
Finally, the hackathon that began online in 2020 went in-person with the first-ever 36-hour hackathon in Gandhinagar. Over 500 hackers from 90+ cities across India joined us to build innovate projects.
We introduced another in-person meetup series in eight new cities, including Indore, Raipur, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Gurugram. This series united our community from all corners of Indiaβeast, west, north, south, and central.
Leveling up our "Build With" event, we collaborated with Google Dev Library in Bangalore, welcoming developers to build on Google products and showcase their projects to the Google team.
We hosted another successful in-person hackathon, with nearly 600 participants from across India and attendees beyond borders. This season promoted greater diversity and collaboration for innovation.
We launched new branding for Hack This Fall with a refreshed logo featuring bold colors and dynamic patterns that represent our diverse, energetic, and innovative spirit. We also unveiled a new community website, sharing our mission, vision, and values that guide our community.