Session A — Online (168 hours)

CodeFest: Edition Dec 2025 / Two Competitions, One Event

Website: CodeFesthack.vercel.app
Volunteers & More Hackathons: HackUniversity.vercel.app

CodeFest | Edition Dec 2025 — Two Sessions

• Session A — Online (168 hours)

• Session B — Fully In-Person at FIU (12 hours)
  

CodeFest features two parallel competitions:
1. Code/Hardware Hackathon (Tech Track)
2. Business Venture Arena Competition (No-Code Track — business pitch, venture design, and market strategy)

Theme: Marketing, Business, Finance, and AI
Open to: All Majors, All Universities, and High School Students (16+)

Dates

Session A — Online (Worldwide)

Nov 28 – Dec 6, 2025
A flexible 168-hour online hackathon sprint with virtual mentor hours and asynchronous submissions.

Session B — Fully In-Person at FIU

Saturday, Dec 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM ET
Location: Florida International University (On-Campus)

Overview

Join CodeFest: Edition Dec 2025, an innovation challenge that brings together builders, analysts, strategists, and founders. Hosted by Hack University and partner organizations, CodeFest empowers participants to build real-world solutions at the intersection of business, finance, marketing, design, and AI.

Participants may choose to work through the 168-hour online session (A) or compete in the high-intensity, one-day sprint (B) on campus at FIU.

Session B — Fully In-Person

Date: Sat, Dec 6
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM ET
Location: Florida International University

This 12-hour in-person sprint includes:

• Live workshops

• Mentor support

• Team formation & collaboration

• AI, analytics, and strategy labs

• Final presentations to a panel of judges
  
  

Teams in either competition track (Tech or Business) will build, validate, and pitch their solutions for prizes and recognition.

Access & Perks

Participants gain access to:

• API credits

• Software tools & dev resources

• Business modeling templates

• AI credits (when applicable)

• Startup pitch guides

• Cloud resources
  

These unlock after completing the Hack University Participant “One-Stop Form” using your Google Account sign-up at HackUniversity.vercel.app