Hey, there! I’m Swift. 👋
CEO & Co-Founder of Major League Hacking (MLH).
My first name is “Mike”, but I go by my last name “Swift”.
Aspiring lawyer who became a developer instead.
Empowering technologists for 10+ years now.
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My first hackathon
changed my life.
Without this community,
I’d be a lawyer.
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Back then I used to think
my story was unique.
It ends up, my story
wasn’t unique at all.
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We empower hackers.
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550,000+
MLH Community Members
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92%
Learning skills through MLH
that they can’t learn in class.
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87%
Learning skills through MLH
that will lead to a job.
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41%
Joining the MLH community
changed my life.
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1 in
3
Computer Science Grads
were MLH alumni.
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Say hi to Bailey Luu.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Even though she’d never
been to a hackathon, it
sounded like the perfect
place for Bailey to apply
her coding skills.
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If I learned that much in a weekend,
just imagine what I could do with a week!
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I couldn’t have become who I am
today without MLH. Thank you, hacker
community, for nurturing my passion.
Bailey Luu
York University
“
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No matter where you’re
hacking from, you’re a part
of the MLH Community.
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MLH is Doubling Down
on Digital Hackathons.
More events, more resources, more fun.
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September 2022 November 2022
July 2022
January 2023 March 2023 May 2023
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Introducing Jay Patel.
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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Jay was embarrassed to find that
he was the youngest & only
non-professional developer there.
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Jay quickly realized that his
classes weren’t focusing
on practical skills, so his
first event was a Flutter app
bootcamp.
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I wanted to give the students a
platform and expose them to the
power of being a part of a community.
Jay Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology
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82%
Ready to attend 250+
participant events this Fall.
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265+
Weekend-long
2023 Season Hackathons
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MLH’s 2023 Hackathon
Season Schedule is LIVE!
The first 30+ events of the upcoming hackathon
season are officially open for registration. Find
them all on our official calendar:
mlh.io/events
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Introducing your
2023 Season Mascot:
Gene, the Glitchy Giraffe
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Introducing the
MLH PIZZA FUND
Made Possible By:
Bring your community together IRL again.
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Meet Governess Simpson.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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If I couldn’t even get into the major,
how could I succeed in the field?
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I found confidence, reassurance, and
belonging. Now I want to create those
spaces for others in technology. That’s
my calling.
Governess Simpson
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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In a single weekend, BWHacks
attendees were able to see
more engineers who looked
like them than during their
entire undergraduate career.
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59%
Identify as under-
represented in tech
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techtogether.mlh.io
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49%
of hackers want to
organize a hackathon
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hackcon.mlh.io
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Welcome Christos Bisias.
Piraeus, Attiki, Greece
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Christos needed to
find a company who
would take a chance
on him.
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Learn software engineering by doing.
fellowship.mlh.io
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Without even realizing it, I was part of a
team, doing exactly what I would do if I
was working full time as a real Software
Engineer.
Christos Bisias
University of Peloponnese
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500+
Major Contributions to
Open Source Projects
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10,000+
Fellowship Applications
Per Batch
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FAST-TRACK
INTERVIEW
Redeemable for one
fast-track interview for
the MLH Fellowship.
fellowship.mlh.io
ADMIT ONE
MLH Fellowship
Fast-Track Interviews
This season, every member of the top teams
at MLH Hackathons this season will win a
guaranteed interview for the MLH Fellowship.
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Open Source Production Eng. Web3
NEW
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Now, you can choose your own career adventure:
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These inspiring stories are just
the tip of the iceberg.