Organization · Event Organizer
StarterHacks
StarterHacks is a Canadian organization that fosters innovation and collaboration through hackathons and events, focusing on inclusivity and diversity in tech.
Overview
What StarterHacks does
What StarterHacks is
StarterHacks is a Canadian organization that fosters innovation and collaboration through hackathons and events, focusing on inclusivity and diversity in tech.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2017
- Approximate age
- About 9 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 3, 2026
Official channels
Find StarterHacks elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
StarterHacks as a community
Community overview
StarterHacks is an organization focused on fostering innovation, collaboration, and impactful entrepreneurship through events and experiences. It is based in Canada and has a community that includes high school and university students, industry mentors, and entrepreneurs.
Community focus
StarterHacks invests in building communities and organizing events that promote technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The organization emphasizes inclusivity, aiming for diversity in participation, including a commitment to having 50% women at all events.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a vibrant community of peers and mentors, opportunities to work on innovative projects, and participation in events that enhance their entrepreneurial skills.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 7,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students · Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Canada
Community activity
Events and activity
StarterHacks organizes various events that bring together students and industry professionals to collaborate on projects and foster innovation.
Capability profile
StarterHacks as an event host
Event focus
StarterHacks invests in building communities and organizing events that promote technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The organization emphasizes inclusivity, aiming for diversity in participation, including a commitment to having 50% women at all events.
Participant value
StarterHacks has impacted over 4,000 students and empowered more than 450 projects, fostering a community of 7,000 members that includes students and industry professionals.
Format and cadence
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students · Founders
- Regions
- Canada
Common questions
What to know about StarterHacks
Upseed classifies StarterHacks under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 3, 2026
Known limits
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