PitchIllinois is a hackathon created by high school students for high school students across Illinois and the Midwest. For 5 hours, participants collaborate to build projects from scratch and gain valuable experience in a startup-like environment. Afterwards, participants pitch their ideas to the audience and are given feedback from a panel of judges. We hope to build a welcoming community with PitchIllinois, and to help students to bridge the gap between learning computer science and using it to make a difference.
PitchIllinois 2025 will be held on April 13, 2025 from 1pm-6pm at the Champaign Public Library in Urbana, Illinois. More details to come.
12:30-1 | Event Set-up + Check-in |
1:00 | Event Starts! |
1:00-1:15 | Opening Ceremony |
1:15 | Form Teams (4 per team) |
1:30 | Start Hacking! |
3:30 | Snack Break! |
5:15 | Deadline for Submission |
5:15-5:45 | Team Pitch Presentations |
5:45 | Judging Begins |
6:00 | Winners Announced, Prizes Given |
6:30 | Clean-up |
Interested in Sponsoring? Reach out to us by emailing wepitchillinois@gmail.com!
Or consider donating to help support our event!
Interested in Judging, Supervising, or Mentoring? Reach out to us by emailing wepitchillinois@gmail.com!