Awarding over $7,000 in Prizes!

All Hack City Attendees earn complimentary access to our VERGE Accelerate program on Tuesday November 13.

Each member of a winning team will earn a complimentary full conference pass to VERGE SF ($1,000 value).


Additionally, we will grant prizes in the following categories:

Best Overall

$1500 Cash Prize

Collecting the Right Data

$750 Cash Prize

Building Energy Management

The winning team will receive a $2,000 grant for the best use of the Panoptix platform APIs based on:

  1. innovation/novelty (wow factor)
  2. commercial potential
  3. market readiness
Note: Johnson Controls employees not eligible for this prize.

Parking & Sustainable Mobility

$750 cash prize

Tapping into the Smart Grid

Best Use of OnStar API

Winner(s) will receive the new OnStar FMV aftermarket product, along with installation and six months of OnStar’s Directions & Connections service. OnStar FMV provides drivers of most vehicles with navigation, hands-free calling, roadside assistance, and OnStar’s safety and security technologies.

Best re-use of an existing code base

$500 cash prize

Best Use of Data

$750 cash prize

Best UI

$750 cash prize