VanHacks

{{COI|date=June 2020}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}

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| genre = Hackathon

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| venue = BCIT

| location = Vancouver, Canada

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| years_active = 2016 - Present

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VanHacks is an annual hackathon that is part of Vancouver Startup Week.{{cite web|author=Daily Hive |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-startup-week-2019 |title=Here's everything you can expect at Vancouver Startup Week |publisher=Daily Hive |date=2019-07-18 |accessdate=2020-06-02}} The focus of the hackathon is creating solutions for local non-profit organizations from the Vancouver area over the course of 36 hours.{{cite web|author=Canadian Business |url=https://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/vanhacks-2016/ |title=Vancouver's tech startups are hosting a charity hackathon | publisher=Canadian Business |date=2016-03-02 | accessdate=2020-06-04}} Sponsors of the event have included KPMG, Best Buy, Slack (software), Lighthouse Labs,{{cite web|author=Lighthouse Labs |url=https://www.lighthouselabs.ca/blog/vancouver-s-future-forward-tech-community-startup-week-in-a-nutshell |title=Vancouver's Future-Forward Tech Community: Startup Week in a Nutshell |publisher=Lighthouse Labs |accessdate=2020-06-02}} Nespresso, and Red Bull.