AngelHack explained

AngelHack
Type:	Private
Industry:	Organizing hackathons
Founder:	Gregory Gopman^[1]
Hq Location City:	San Francisco, California
Hq Location Country:	U.S.
Num Locations:	164 cities hosting hackathons
Num Locations Year:	2022
Area Served:	U.S.
Website:	angelhack.com

AngelHack is an American company based in San Francisco that primarily organizes and hosts hackathons for other companies.

History

Founded in 2011, AngelHack distinguished itself from other hackathon organizers by coordinating global hackathons which took place simultaneously in different places.^[2]

The company now brands itself as a developer ecosystem. As of 2023, it is headed by Justin Ng.^[3]

Users

AngelHack claims over 200,000 members^[4] and hosts various educational events for developers.

Controversies

One of AngelHack's co-founders, Greg Gopman, was sued in 2014 by a fellow AngelHack co-founder for allegedly using the company's finances for "elaborate vacations" in Thailand and Colombia.^[5] After leaving AngelHack, Gopman has since garnered controversy for referring to homeless people in San Francisco as "hyenas."

Notes and References

1. Web site: AngelHack - GREGORY GOPMAN. 27 July 2022.
2. Web site: AngelHack Launches A Startup Accelerator, Bringing Its Hackathon To 30+ Cities This Spring . 2022-07-27 . TechCrunch . en-US .
3. Web site: 2023-03-03 . Building the tech communities of tomorrow: Q&A with Head of AngelHack Justin Ng . 2023-05-30 . KrASIA . en.
4. Web site: AngelHack - Innovation Powered by Code Creators and Change Makers . AngelHack.
5. Web site: 2016-10-18 . [Update] Greg Gopman, Former AngelHack CEO Who Called Homeless People 'Hyenas', Fired By Twitter: SFist ]. 2022-07-27 . SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports . en . 2022-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704091616/https://sfist.com/2016/10/18/twitter_hires_greg_gopman_former_an/ . dead .