Built Young Teen Hackathon — Build for Good

Built Young Teen Hackathon — Build for Good 🗓️ Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 1:00–5:00 PM 📍 Richmond Hill, ON 🎟️ Ages 12–18 · No coding experience needed Build a startup that matters — in one afternoon. In four hours, you'll go from an idea to a working product. We'll teach you to vibe code with AI, you'll team up, build a real app around a problem worth solving, and pitch it to the room. No experience required — just come ready to build. This isn't a coding class. It's a startup sprint. You'll find a real problem, build a real solution, and learn to pitch it like a founder. Build around one of four themes: 📚 Education Access — make learning work for more people 🧠 Mental Health — help people feel better and cope stronger 🌍 Climate & Sustainability — build for a livable planet ♿ Elderly & Disability — design for people the world overlooks Why this theme? These four themes mirror the challenge areas of the Diamond Challenge — one of the world's leading high school entrepreneurship competitions. This hackathon is a chance to test-drive a real venture idea in the same problem spaces top student founders compete in, and to walk away with a working product and a pitch you could take further. How the day works: By 5 PM, you'll have built and pitched a real startup. Some of the best ideas won't stop here. What to bring: a laptop, a charger, and one problem you wish someone would solve. Spots are limited. Register now to claim yours. About Built Young Built Young (builtyoung.org) helps teens aged 12–18 build real ventures with AI — before college. Through hands-on labs and live coaching, students learn to design, build, launch, and sell products that matter. Build before everyone else.