About ourevent

We will bring together the entrepreneurial environment around two defining pillars: tourism and green tech.

When: On the 7th and 8th of October 2022

Where: Hotel Aro Palace, 27 – 29 Eroilor Boulevard, Brașov, Brașov County, România

Prizes: Fitbit watches & Two winning teams will receive a cash prize of 3000 RON each

This event is organized by consolid8 Festival in partnership with Digital Nation.

For participating teams, consolid8 Hackathon offers an acceleration environment through acces to mentors and specialists, a platform to promote their ideas, and follow-up with potentital partners and investors.

For corporate partners, the hackathon offers access to new and innovative, locally developed solutions, and a pool of young engineers and entrepreneurs from a human resources perspective.

Eligibility conditions:

Only the following can participate in the Competition:

  • candidates proposing solutions that cover the areas of interest of the competition: tourism and green tech (solutions can be at the idea/prototype/startup stage launched with a funding of no more than EUR 50,000);
  • candidates with complementary skills, who want to participate in the consolid8 Hackathon teams;
  • candidates who correctly complete the entire Application available here and submit it to the Organizers until September 30, 2022, 23:59, Romanian time.

The organizer will select the participants according to the following criteria:

1. For the first type of candidates:

  • The product/service presented
  • The commercial potential of the proposed solution (market opportunity)
  • Long-term financial and technological feasibility
  • The motivation and capacity of the management team

2. For the candidates who are applying to join a team:

  • Personal motivation
  • The skills and knowledge which can contribute to the teams participating in the Hackathon

Terms and conditions can be found here.

The competition will take place according to the following calendar:

  • September 6 – October 5, 04:00 pm: period of completion and submission of the application (UPDATE: 30.09.2022)
  • October 7 – October 8: consolid8 Hackathon
  • October 8: consolid8 Hackathon pitch and winner announcement

consolid8 Hackathon Agenda, 7-8 october 2022

Day 1:

  • 09:00 – 10:00: Registration open
  • 10:00 – 10:20: Welcome
  • 10:20 – 10:30: Intro
  • 10:30 – 12:30: Let the hack begin
  • 12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30 – 16:30: Mentoring & feedback session
  • 17:00 – 17:30: Progress Report

Day 2:

  • 10:00 – 11:00: Reopen, pep talk
  • 11:00 – 11:30: Book your demo slot
  • 11:30 – 13:00: Pitch training
  • 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00 – 16:00: Final Pitch Prep
  • 16:00 – 17:00: Pitch sessions
  • 17:00 – 17:30: Jury decides
  • 17:30 – 17:40: Announcing the winning teams
  • 17:40 – 18:00: Conclusion