🍌Platanus
At Platanus we accelerate early-stage tech startups.
We select the best founders from Latin America (acceptance rate below 1%) and provide them with investment.
Then, for three months we help them grow together with mentors from tech startups like Fintual, Cornershop, Buk, and Runway.
🧑💻The Event
The second edition of Platanus Hack brings together 200 of the best software engineers / techies in the country to build impactful solutions. From 0 to product in 36 hours.
The event is inspired by the best hackathons in the world and has a unique format in LATAM: 36 hours non-stop. Hackers stay overnight for two nights at the office, and end up presenting a solution.
The hackers are mentored by founders from our community and finish by presenting their project to the judges and to the world, in a live stream.
The event will start on Friday, November 21, 6:30 PM and end on Sunday, November 23, 3:00 PM.
📍Location
Oficinas de Buk
MUT Tobalaba, Santiago
Inicio
Friday, November 21, 6:30 PM
Final
Sunday, November 23, 3:00 PM
👥 Attendees
High-potential young people between 20 and 35 years old. Software engineers, inventors, and technical founders. We seek to create a tech community and identify founders with potential who can be part of our portfolio in the future.
2024
The 2024 edition was a great success. 367 hackers applied and we accepted 122, grouped into 26 teams. We received hackers from Chile 🇨🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, and Singapore 🇸🇬.
Fintual, AWS, and Buk were the main sponsors. The event venue was Palacio Droguett and we welcomed hackers on Friday night, November 24th, finishing on Sunday at 3pm.
Teams chose between 4 main themes: Finance, Health, Education, and Tech. They developed throughout the weekend and finished by presenting the product they built.
The result was 25 solutions that later had public voting on our platform.
After the event, each team shared their project on social media, where a total of 2,200 votes were received.
💥 Impact
The event generated great impact on social media. Several hackers shared their experience in different formats.
Dozens of hackers shared their experience on LinkedIn. Here are some examples.
You can see more posts here.
⏰Important Deadlines
First Deadline
October 17, 2025
- •Logo on t-shirts, banners and merchandising guaranteed
- •Sponsor mention in early event promotional posts
- •Maximum visibility
Last Call
October 31, 2025
Final deadline to close sponsorship. Logo presence on all merchandising not guaranteed.
📦Sponsor Packages
🫶Basic
$5,000 USD
- •Company logo on the event landing page
- •Company logo on official event merchandising, small size
- •Company mention at opening and closing events
Confirmed sponsors:
🚀Partner
SOLD OUT!
- •Everything from the 🫶 Basic plan
- •Company mention in event LinkedIn posts
- •Company logo on official event merchandising, large size
- •Possibility to bring 3 company representatives to the event
- •Access to participants' contact information, along with their projects
Confirmed sponsors:
👑Exclusive partner
SOLD OUT!
- •Everything from the partner plan 🙌
- •Prominent positioning in merchandising, alongside Platanus
- •2 three-minute spots during the event (opening and closing)
Confirmed sponsor:
* The partner and exclusive partner plans can be adjusted according to each company's specific needs.
* VAT will be added to all prices.
💬Contact
If you're interested in being sponsors, contact rafael@platan.us