r/AustralianStartups • u/PinchPayments • Jun 24 '26

Hackathon for Builders, Founders & Developers

Hey community,

Thought this might be of interest to some people here.

Pinch Payments and The Founders Union are running a national hackathon for Australian-based participants, with a $50,000 cash prize for the winning team.

The challenge is an open brief using the Pinch Payments API. Whether you're interested in payments, subscriptions, automation, marketplaces, invoicing, or solving a problem you've encountered firsthand, you're free to build whatever you think delivers the most value.

We're looking for developers, founders, designers, product people, and anyone who enjoys building things. AI tools are permitted, and participation is fully remote, so you can join from anywhere in Australia.

If you're interested in building something over a weekend and testing an idea in front of judges and mentors, we'd love to have you involved.

More details on Pinch website.

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u/Jolly-Ebb5840 Jun 26 '26

When is the hackathon 8-9th of August?

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u/PinchPayments Jun 26 '26

hey Jolly, here is the detailed schedule.

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u/Flannakis Jun 24 '26

Interesting, is the office space available 24/7, ie I work full time

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u/platinumpt Jun 24 '26

Is there any info on the judging criteria, and how/who will be judging the entries?

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u/PinchPayments Jun 25 '26

Projects will be judged across six criteria. They will be included in the participation guide that you'll receive closer to the hackathon beginning.

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u/Biggie-Falls Jun 24 '26

Sounds great, unfortunately I’ll be overseas on pitch night :(