Build the most unethical startup you possibly can. You get sixty minutes. Then you pitch it to a morally flexible panel of judges.
“Unless someone like you exploits a whole awful lot, nothing is going to scale. It’s not.”The Lorax (I think…)
Two cities, two Tech Weeks, one hour each to build something terrible. Pick a city to see every winner, award, and pitch.
The next edition needs two things: deeply unethical startups and a place to pitch them.
Built something deeply wrong? Submit it to pitch live at a future event or get featured on the site and socials.
Bring a company name, a one-liner, and at least one link: a live product, a pitch deck, or a video of you pitching it.
Submit your startupWant the Unethical Hackathon in your city, your space, or your Tech Week?
We're looking for venues, co-hosts, sponsors, judges, and volunteers. Sponsors get to name their own special award.
Apply to host
Built something deeply wrong? Submit it to pitch live at a future Unethical Hackathon, or get featured on the site and socials.
Open the pitch formEvery edition hands out special awards. Tell us which one you’re built for.
Want the Unethical Hackathon & Pitch Competition in your city, your space, or your Tech Week? Tell us how you want to be involved.
Open the host formEvery sponsor gets a special award in their name, like The Theranos for Best Demo of Nothing or The Kalshi for Most Financialization of Humanity. Pitch yours in the form.
NY Tech Week drew 315 people and we had to turn people away at the door. Then we took it to SF Tech Week.