Aleph Hackathon aimed to be the biggest hackathon in the history of Latin America. Not necessarily by number of participants or prize pool, but by its impact on builders and local communities

🤗  Growing a diverse and open community

Thanks to the addition of an AI track and our partnerships with universities and projects like dev3pack, this edition of the Aleph Hackathon set a milestone for diversity and inclusivity.

• 35% non-technical profiles
• 49% beginners
• 34% women
• 26 nationalities (85% of participants came from Latin America (54% from Argentina) and 15% from Africa)

🌎  Expanding regional participation

Federalization and decentralization were a top priority for Aleph Hackathon. This was only made possible thanks to the support of local communities and universities, bringing an in-person experience to participants who normally wouldn’t have access.

• 25 chapters: local physical hubs organized by communities and universities, where participants could hack together (see the full list here)
• 12 universities invited their students and sometimes even hosted their own chapters
• 50+ local communities, from LATAM and beyond, helping with outreach, mentoring, and chapter organization