Sequoia Capital announces its first ever Hackathon

BANGALORE, INDIA: Venture capital investors, Sequoia Capital has announced the first hackathon in Bangalore.

Bangalore::Hack 2013 aims to bring together Bangalore's finest developers, programmers and designers to showcase their ability to create innovative products.

Divided into teams, these hackers will compete to create and develop cool coding hacks in tracks that involve mobile applications, web apps and systems and cloud infrastructure, said a press release.

The aim of the hackathon is to facilitate the creation of a strong network of developers, committed to experiment, innovate and create new age technology. Through this hackathon, Sequoia Capital along with its portfolio companies aims to connect with the developer community and provide a forum to the ecosystem as they build cool world changing technology.

The format of the hackathon is informal. It is meant to showcase talent and ideas and collaborate to code in an intense 24 hour burst. The event will also have some of the best designers, technical architects, distinguished engineers and chief scientists of various companies from India and abroad to help guide efforts and mentor hackers.

Bill Coughran, partner, Sequoia Capital will be the chief guest for this event, and also be available as a mentor and guide to the participants. Bill was VP of the centre that invented C/C++/UNIX in Bell Labs. He was SVP of Engineering with Google when they built Chrome, Maps and Youtube.

Click here to find out more about and register for the Bangalore::Hack 2013!

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